Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kelvin Cato and Shaquille O'Neal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kelvin Cato and Shaquille O'Neal 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 28 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 18-10 winning record over Kelvin Cato, including a 7-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kelvin Cato:
1997-98 to 2006-07
Shaquille O'Neal:
1992-93 to 2010-11
28 Games played
19 in Regular Season
9 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kelvin Cato
10
8
2
Shaquille O'Neal
18
11
7

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kelvin Cato 4.6 4.5 0.3 0.71.4
Shaquille O'Neal 24.4 10.9 2.90.72.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kelvin Cato 12 12 1 26
Shaquille O'Neal 39 19 7 25
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kelvin Cato 0

games
1

game
0

games
10

games
5

games
Shaquille O'Neal 28

games
27

games
25

games
10

games
18

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
3

games
8

games
5

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
%
Feb. 04, 1998
1. Trail Blazers 115   Kelvin Cato 10 3 0 0 1 1 5 15 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 122   Shaquille O'Neal 21 10 2 0 2 3 3 39 10-17 .588 0-0 - 1-9 .111
Feb. 10, 1998
2. Trail Blazers 117   Kelvin Cato 3 5 0 1 0 0 3 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 105   Shaquille O'Neal 31 12 1 2 2 3 5 35 12-26 .462 0-0 - 7-13 .538
Mar. 11, 1998
3. Trail Blazers 107   Kelvin Cato 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 9 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 121   Shaquille O'Neal 33 6 0 0 4 4 2 38 13-24 .542 0-0 - 7-14 .500
1998 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 24, 1998
4. Trail Blazers 102   Kelvin Cato 2 3 0 0 3 3 4 11 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 104   Shaquille O'Neal 30 7 3 2 3 5 3 41 13-20 .650 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Apr. 26, 1998
5. Trail Blazers 99   Kelvin Cato 10 2 0 1 1 1 3 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 108   Shaquille O'Neal 19 9 2 0 2 3 3 37 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-11 .455
Apr. 28, 1998
6. Trail Blazers 99   Kelvin Cato 7 3 1 0 2 0 2 13 2-3 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 94   Shaquille O'Neal 36 16 4 1 1 4 1 42 16-23 .696 0-0 - 4-12 .333
Apr. 30, 1998
7. Trail Blazers 99   Kelvin Cato 7 4 0 0 1 0 3 14 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 110   Shaquille O'Neal 31 15 5 1 4 4 3 40 13-17 .765 0-0 - 5-9 .556
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 13, 1999
8. Trail Blazers 113   Kelvin Cato 10 3 1 2 6 2 6 17 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 86   Shaquille O'Neal 24 14 2 0 0 1 5 33 9-16 .563 0-0 - 6-13 .462
Apr. 21, 1999
9. Trail Blazers 88   Kelvin Cato 0 5 0 0 1 1 4 14 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 82   Shaquille O'Neal 25 13 3 1 0 1 4 42 10-19 .526 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Apr. 29, 1999
10. Trail Blazers 89   Kelvin Cato 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 108   Shaquille O'Neal 38 12 2 2 3 1 0 39 12-19 .632 0-0 - 14-17 .824
May. 05, 1999
11. Trail Blazers 91   Kelvin Cato 2 8 1 2 4 0 3 30 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 119   Shaquille O'Neal 18 9 5 0 1 2 2 32 5-13 .385 0-0 - 8-11 .727
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1999
12. Rockets 88   Kelvin Cato 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 89   Shaquille O'Neal 6 7 1 0 1 1 1 15 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 30, 2000
13. Rockets 89   Kelvin Cato 8 2 0 1 4 1 2 20 2-3 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 83   Shaquille O'Neal 27 19 0 0 0 3 5 40 12-27 .444 0-0 - 3-8 .375
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 2000
14. Rockets 94   Kelvin Cato 0 4 0 2 0 1 2 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 99   Shaquille O'Neal 25 12 6 1 1 2 4 43 9-17 .529 0-0 - 7-22 .318
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 2001
15. Rockets 97   Kelvin Cato 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 22 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Lakers 98   Shaquille O'Neal 30 13 2 1 2 1 3 43 13-24 .542 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Dec. 20, 2001
16. Rockets 101   Kelvin Cato 3 9 1 1 1 0 2 25 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Lakers 107   Shaquille O'Neal 16 14 4 1 4 4 3 39 6-16 .375 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Mar. 03, 2002
17. Rockets 79   Kelvin Cato 0 3 0 1 0 1 4 15 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 95   Shaquille O'Neal 36 14 7 0 2 3 2 34 15-21 .714 0-0 - 6-11 .545
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 2003
18. Rockets 108   Kelvin Cato 4 5 1 0 0 1 3 15 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Lakers 104   Shaquille O'Neal 31 13 4 0 0 2 4 47 13-26 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 26, 2003
19. Rockets 93   Kelvin Cato 6 4 0 1 1 0 3 18 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 39 5 2 1 3 3 3 44 16-26 .615 0-0 - 7-8 .875
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2003
20. Rockets 99   Kelvin Cato 5 8 1 1 3 3 4 35 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 87   Shaquille O'Neal 22 10 2 0 3 2 3 42 5-12 .417 0-0 - 12-18 .667
Feb. 11, 2004
21. Rockets 102   Kelvin Cato 4 7 0 1 1 0 4 28 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 87   Shaquille O'Neal 24 9 4 1 4 3 6 40 5-12 .417 0-0 - 14-19 .737
Mar. 03, 2004
22. Rockets 93   Kelvin Cato 8 4 1 0 1 1 2 28 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 96   Shaquille O'Neal 28 7 1 1 5 2 5 40 13-18 .722 0-0 - 2-13 .154
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   Shaquille O'Neal 20 17 3 0 2 5 4 45 8-17 .471 0-0 - 4-14 .286
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   Shaquille O'Neal 7 7 4 0 4 0 4 33 3-9 .333 0-0 - 1-3 .333
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   Shaquille O'Neal 25 11 3 2 2 0 5 44 10-16 .625 0-0 - 5-14 .357
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   Shaquille O'Neal 17 12 3 1 2 2 5 48 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-11 .273
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   Shaquille O'Neal 12 9 5 0 4 4 4 40 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-2 .000
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 2007
28. Knicks 116   Kelvin Cato 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Heat 96   Shaquille O'Neal 11 4 1 1 4 1 2 15 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-7 .429