Kelvin Cato vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood 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.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelvin Cato: 1997-98 to 2006-07
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelvin Cato 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Kelvin Cato 10 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Kelvin Cato 4 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Kelvin Cato 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kelvin Cato 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.5 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.3 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.3 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 2,960 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 2,874 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 244 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 292 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 685 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Kelvin Cato 541 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .507 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .077 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .644 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 8.7 (2000) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 7.0 (2002) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.9 (2005) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.9 (2000) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 3.2 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 2.9 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.2 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.3 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.6 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 67 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 60 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 5 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 7 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 12 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Kelvin Cato 21 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .491 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .000 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .536 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.5 (1998) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.8 (2004) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.4 (2004) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.8 (1998) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.