Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs. Kelvin Cato Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kelvin Cato and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than Kelvin Cato, who played 10. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Kelvin Cato had his rookie season in 1997-98. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	11	5	2013-14 to 2023-24
Kelvin Cato	10	4	1997-98 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Kelvin Cato
Season	2013-14	1997-98
Team	Detroit Pistons	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	80	19.8	5.9	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.7	0.9	0.2	0.4	1.8	2.3	5.8	.396	0.7	2.3	.319	0.6	0.8	.770
Kelvin Cato	74	13.6	3.8	1.2	2.2	3.4	0.3	0.4	1.3	0.6	2.2	1.3	3.1	.428	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	1.7	.688

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kelvin Cato	4	14.5	6.5	0.8	2.3	3.0	0.3	0.3	1.8	1.0	3.0	2.3	4.3	.529	0.0	0.3	.000	2.0	2.8	.727


Season 2
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Kelvin Cato
Season	2014-15	1998-99
Team	Detroit Pistons	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	82	31.5	12.7	0.6	2.5	3.1	1.3	1.1	0.2	1.1	2.0	4.8	11.9	.401	1.9	5.4	.345	1.3	1.9	.696
Kelvin Cato	43	12.7	3.5	1.1	2.3	3.5	0.4	0.5	1.3	0.6	2.3	1.3	3.0	.450	0.0	0.0	1.000	0.8	1.6	.507

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kelvin Cato	8	5.4	0.8	0.8	0.1	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.3	1.6	0.1	1.1	.111	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.3	.400


Season 3
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Kelvin Cato
Season	2015-16	1999-00
Team	Detroit Pistons	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	76	36.7	14.5	0.9	2.8	3.7	1.8	1.4	0.2	1.4	2.2	5.3	12.6	.420	1.5	4.9	.309	2.4	3.0	.811
Kelvin Cato	65	24.3	8.7	1.6	4.4	6.0	0.4	0.5	1.9	1.1	2.7	3.3	6.2	.537	0.0	0.1	.000	2.1	3.2	.649

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	4	40.3	15.3	0.5	3.8	4.3	2.8	1.8	0.3	0.5	1.8	5.5	12.5	.440	3.0	6.8	.444	1.3	1.8	.714
Kelvin Cato	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Kelvin Cato
Season	2016-17	2000-01
Team	Detroit Pistons	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	76	33.3	13.8	0.7	2.5	3.3	2.5	1.2	0.2	1.1	1.6	4.9	12.2	.399	2.0	5.8	.350	2.0	2.4	.832
Kelvin Cato	35	17.8	4.7	1.3	2.7	4.0	0.3	0.4	0.9	0.7	2.5	1.8	3.2	.577	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.6	.649

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kelvin Cato	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Kelvin Cato
Season	2017-18	2001-02
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	74	33.2	13.4	0.8	4.4	5.2	2.2	1.4	0.2	1.3	2.0	4.6	10.8	.426	2.1	5.6	.383	2.1	2.6	.789
Kelvin Cato	75	25.6	6.6	2.3	4.7	7.0	0.4	0.5	1.3	0.7	2.8	2.5	4.3	.583	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	2.6	.582

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kelvin Cato	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Kelvin Cato
Season	2018-19	2002-03
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	82	24.8	11.4	0.6	2.3	2.9	1.3	0.9	0.2	0.8	1.7	4.0	9.2	.430	1.8	5.3	.347	1.7	1.9	.867
Kelvin Cato	73	17.1	4.5	1.8	4.1	5.9	0.3	0.5	1.2	0.8	2.4	1.8	3.5	.520	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	1.7	.532

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kelvin Cato	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Kelvin Cato
Season	2019-20	2003-04
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	69	25.5	9.3	0.6	1.5	2.1	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.9	1.9	3.4	7.3	.467	1.3	3.5	.385	1.1	1.5	.775
Kelvin Cato	69	25.3	6.1	2.2	4.6	6.8	1.0	0.8	1.4	1.2	2.9	2.3	5.2	.447	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.1	.676

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	21	29.0	10.7	0.4	1.7	2.1	1.3	1.0	0.2	0.7	1.9	3.8	9.0	.418	2.1	5.7	.378	1.0	1.3	.815
Kelvin Cato	5	29.2	5.8	2.8	4.0	6.8	0.4	1.0	0.8	1.0	3.6	2.6	4.4	.591	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.4	.429


Season 8
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Kelvin Cato
Season	2020-21	2004-05
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	67	28.4	9.7	0.4	2.3	2.7	1.9	0.9	0.4	1.0	1.7	3.3	7.6	.431	1.8	4.4	.410	1.4	1.7	.866
Kelvin Cato	62	24.6	7.0	1.6	5.1	6.7	0.6	0.9	1.3	1.0	2.7	2.6	4.8	.539	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.3	.783

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	5	29.2	6.2	0.4	2.4	2.8	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.4	3.0	2.2	5.8	.379	0.8	3.8	.211	1.0	1.0	1.000
Kelvin Cato	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Kelvin Cato
Season	2021-22	2005-06
Team	Washington Wizards	Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pistons Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	77	30.2	13.2	0.5	2.9	3.4	1.9	1.1	0.3	1.3	1.8	4.7	10.8	.435	2.1	5.3	.390	1.8	2.0	.890
Kelvin Cato	27	12.3	3.6	0.7	1.9	2.6	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.7	1.9	1.3	3.1	.429	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.3	.743

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kelvin Cato	4	3.8	1.5	0.8	1.0	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.8	1.3	.600	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 10
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Kelvin Cato
Season	2022-23	2006-07
Team	Denver Nuggets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	76	31.3	10.8	0.5	2.3	2.7	2.4	1.5	0.5	1.1	1.9	3.8	8.3	.462	1.8	4.2	.423	1.4	1.6	.824
Kelvin Cato	18	5.3	1.2	0.7	1.1	1.7	0.0	0.2	0.6	0.3	0.6	0.4	1.2	.318	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.7	.667

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	20	33.6	10.6	0.7	2.6	3.3	1.6	1.3	0.7	0.8	2.4	3.7	8.1	.457	1.8	4.6	.380	1.5	1.8	.829
Kelvin Cato	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Kelvin Cato
Season	2023-24	-
Team	Denver Nuggets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets TBD	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	76	31.6	10.1	0.4	2.0	2.4	2.4	1.3	0.6	1.0	2.0	3.6	7.7	.460	1.6	4.1	.406	1.3	1.5	.894
Kelvin Cato	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	11	34.6	8.4	0.5	2.2	2.6	2.5	1.4	0.4	0.9	3.0	2.9	7.2	.405	1.5	4.6	.333	1.0	1.0	1.000
Kelvin Cato	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs. Kelvin Cato Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kelvin Cato and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11