Kelvin Cato vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond 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.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelvin Cato: 1997-98 to 2006-07
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelvin Cato 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kelvin Cato 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kelvin Cato 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kelvin Cato 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kelvin Cato 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 2,960 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 2,874 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 244 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 292 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 685 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kelvin Cato 541 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .507 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .077 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .644 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 8.7 (2000) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 7.0 (2002) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.9 (2005) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.9 (2000) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 3.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 2.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.6 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 67 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 60 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 5 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 7 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 12 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kelvin Cato 21 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .491 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .536 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.5 (1998) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.8 (2004) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.4 (2004) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.8 (1998) Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

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.