Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kelvin Cato and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kelvin Cato and Karl Malone played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 27 times in NBA games. Karl Malone has a 17-10 winning record over Kelvin Cato, including a 6-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kelvin Cato

vs.

Karl Malone


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kelvin Cato: 1997-98 to 2006-07
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

27 Games played

19 in Regular Season

8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Kelvin Cato	10	8	2
Karl Malone	17	11	6

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Kelvin Cato	5.4	3.9	0.3	0.5	1.4
Karl Malone	21.7	9.0	4.4	1.4	0.5

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Kelvin Cato	15	12	2	2	8
Karl Malone	33	17	9	3	3

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Kelvin Cato	0 games	3 games	0 games	4 games	13 games
Karl Malone	27 games	24 games	26 games	19 games	4 games
Both had same stat	0 games	0 games	1 game	4 games	10 games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1997-98 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 05, 1997
1.	Trail Blazers	94	Kelvin Cato	9	6	0	0	8	1	1	19	3-5	.600	0-0	-	3-3	1.000
	Jazz	77	Karl Malone	24	12	3	0	0	1	2	39	9-18	.500	0-0	-	6-9	.667
	Dec. 27, 1997
2.	Trail Blazers	102	Kelvin Cato	0	3	0	0	4	1	4	14	0-2	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Jazz	91	Karl Malone	24	11	6	2	3	1	1	42	7-21	.333	0-0	-	10-13	.769
	Jan. 16, 1998
3.	Trail Blazers	96	Kelvin Cato	2	1	0	0	1	0	4	17	0-1	.000	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Jazz	86	Karl Malone	23	15	5	1	0	4	3	40	9-24	.375	0-0	-	5-5	1.000
	Apr. 01, 1998
4.	Trail Blazers	89	Kelvin Cato	4	2	1	0	3	2	6	25	2-4	.500	0-0	-	0-1	.000
	Jazz	98	Karl Malone	29	8	2	0	0	2	5	40	9-18	.500	0-0	-	11-12	.917


1998-99 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 02, 1999
5.	Trail Blazers	102	Kelvin Cato	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	12	0-0	-	0-0	-	1-2	.500
2OT	Jazz	100	Karl Malone	20	7	9	3	1	7	5	50	7-16	.438	0-0	-	6-7	.857
	Mar. 12, 1999
6.	Trail Blazers	77	Kelvin Cato	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	12	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Jazz	91	Karl Malone	21	9	5	3	1	2	2	38	10-19	.526	0-0	-	1-1	1.000
	Apr. 23, 1999
7.	Trail Blazers	85	Kelvin Cato	6	4	0	0	0	2	6	13	3-5	.600	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Jazz	96	Karl Malone	25	9	1	1	0	4	4	42	6-12	.500	0-0	-	13-13	1.000


1999 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	May. 18, 1999
8.	Trail Blazers	83	Kelvin Cato	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	14	0-0	-	0-0	-	1-4	.250
	Jazz	93	Karl Malone	25	12	5	3	0	4	3	41	6-15	.400	0-0	-	13-17	.765
	May. 20, 1999
9.	Trail Blazers	84	Kelvin Cato	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	00	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Jazz	81	Karl Malone	23	17	6	0	1	1	3	38	7-14	.500	0-0	-	9-12	.750
	May. 25, 1999
10.	Trail Blazers	71	Kelvin Cato	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0-2	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Jazz	88	Karl Malone	23	8	3	1	2	4	5	39	11-21	.524	0-0	-	1-2	.500


1999-00 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 04, 1999
11.	Rockets	82	Kelvin Cato	6	3	0	1	2	0	4	19	1-4	.250	0-0	-	4-6	.667
	Jazz	98	Karl Malone	21	8	5	3	2	6	4	37	8-12	.667	0-0	-	5-7	.714
	Mar. 09, 2000
12.	Rockets	82	Kelvin Cato	15	3	0	1	0	1	2	27	6-9	.667	0-0	-	3-5	.600
	Jazz	101	Karl Malone	16	7	4	0	1	3	1	28	6-12	.500	0-0	-	4-6	.667
	Apr. 09, 2000
13.	Rockets	99	Kelvin Cato	7	7	1	0	0	2	2	35	2-4	.500	0-1	.000	3-4	.750
	Jazz	90	Karl Malone	20	5	4	2	0	1	1	35	8-19	.421	0-0	-	4-4	1.000


2000-01 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 27, 2001
14.	Rockets	109	Kelvin Cato	10	3	0	0	2	1	0	25	3-4	.750	0-0	-	4-5	.800
	Jazz	86	Karl Malone	15	4	2	0	0	0	1	26	5-14	.357	0-0	-	5-5	1.000
	Apr. 09, 2001
15.	Rockets	81	Kelvin Cato	6	6	2	1	0	1	2	22	2-4	.500	0-0	-	2-4	.500
	Jazz	96	Karl Malone	26	8	7	0	1	1	3	33	8-16	.500	0-0	-	10-11	.909


2001-02 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 10, 2002
16.	Rockets	79	Kelvin Cato	6	3	0	0	1	1	6	29	3-3	1.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Jazz	83	Karl Malone	30	10	6	2	0	1	2	38	11-23	.478	0-1	.000	8-10	.800
	Mar. 10, 2002
17.	Rockets	95	Kelvin Cato	8	4	0	0	4	1	3	28	4-4	1.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Jazz	92	Karl Malone	21	10	4	1	0	0	3	41	8-22	.364	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Mar. 26, 2002
18.	Rockets	105	Kelvin Cato	15	6	0	2	3	1	6	36	5-7	.714	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Jazz	109	Karl Malone	23	7	4	1	1	4	4	36	9-18	.500	0-2	.000	5-6	.833


2002-03 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 23, 2002
19.	Rockets	91	Kelvin Cato	6	3	0	0	0	0	1	14	2-3	.667	0-1	.000	2-2	1.000
	Jazz	96	Karl Malone	31	9	6	2	0	1	3	41	14-26	.538	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Feb. 11, 2003
20.	Rockets	101	Kelvin Cato	6	4	0	2	0	1	2	13	2-2	1.000	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
OT	Jazz	103	Karl Malone	33	5	9	3	0	2	3	45	13-23	.565	0-0	-	7-8	.875
	Feb. 12, 2003
21.	Rockets	106	Kelvin Cato	2	2	0	0	1	1	3	11	0-1	.000	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Jazz	76	Karl Malone	13	4	3	1	0	0	2	29	4-12	.333	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Apr. 09, 2003
22.	Rockets	73	Kelvin Cato	7	9	1	0	2	0	2	25	3-7	.429	0-0	-	1-5	.200
	Jazz	94	Karl Malone	10	7	4	1	0	1	1	29	2-10	.200	0-0	-	6-12	.500


2004 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 17, 2004
23.	Rockets	71	Kelvin Cato	6	5	0	1	2	1	2	26	3-7	.429	0-0	-	0-1	.000
	Lakers	72	Karl Malone	7	11	4	3	0	4	3	38	3-14	.214	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Apr. 19, 2004
24.	Rockets	84	Kelvin Cato	2	2	1	0	0	1	6	16	1-5	.200	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	98	Karl Malone	17	8	4	1	0	1	2	38	7-12	.583	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Apr. 23, 2004
25.	Rockets	102	Kelvin Cato	4	8	0	1	1	0	2	28	2-2	1.000	0-0	-	0-2	.000
	Lakers	91	Karl Malone	18	11	2	2	0	1	4	38	9-18	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Apr. 25, 2004
26.	Rockets	88	Kelvin Cato	12	7	1	2	1	0	3	43	5-6	.833	0-0	-	2-3	.667
OT	Lakers	92	Karl Malone	30	13	1	3	0	2	4	47	11-17	.647	0-0	-	8-11	.727
	Apr. 28, 2004
27.	Rockets	78	Kelvin Cato	5	12	0	1	0	3	5	33	2-2	1.000	0-0	-	1-1	1.000
	Lakers	97	Karl Malone	18	9	5	0	0	3	3	32	7-14	.500	0-0	-	4-10	.400