Kelvin Cato vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Kelvin Cato that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kelvin Cato

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelvin Cato: 1997-98 to 2006-07
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelvin Cato 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kelvin Cato 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kelvin Cato 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kelvin Cato 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kelvin Cato 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kelvin Cato 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Kelvin Cato 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Kelvin Cato 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kelvin Cato 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 2,960 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 2,874 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 244 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 292 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 685 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kelvin Cato 541 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .507 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .077 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .644 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 8.7 (2000) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 7.0 (2002) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.9 (2005) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.9 (2000) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 3.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 2.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 67 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 60 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 7 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 12 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kelvin Cato 21 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .491 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .536 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.5 (1998) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.8 (2004) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.4 (2004) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.8 (1998) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.