Kelvin Cato vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed 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.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelvin Cato: 1997-98 to 2006-07
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelvin Cato 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Kelvin Cato 10 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Kelvin Cato 4 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Kelvin Cato 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kelvin Cato 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Kelvin Cato 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kelvin Cato 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Kelvin Cato 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Kelvin Cato 0 Willis Reed 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 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.3 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.3 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 2,960 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 2,874 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 244 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 292 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 685 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Kelvin Cato 541 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .507 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .077 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .644 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 8.7 (2000) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 7.0 (2002) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.9 (2005) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.9 (2000) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 3.2 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 2.9 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.2 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.3 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.6 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 67 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 60 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 5 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 7 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 12 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Kelvin Cato 21 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .491 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .536 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.5 (1998) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.8 (2004) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.4 (2004) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.8 (1998) Willis Reed 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.