Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Kelvin Cato

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Kelvin Cato 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. Kobe Bryant 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
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Kelvin Cato:
1997-98 to 2006-07
28 Games played
19 in Regular Season
9 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
18
11
7
Kelvin Cato
10
8
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 21.6 4.7 4.9 1.20.5
Kelvin Cato 5.0 4.8 0.40.71.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 52 11 13 53
Kelvin Cato 12 12 2 26
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 26

games
11

games
26

games
12

games
3

games
Kelvin Cato 2

games
12

games
1

game
5

games
13

games
Both had same stat 0

games
5

games
1

game
11

games
12

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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. 08, 1997
1. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 19 2 1 1 0 3 3 25 6-14 .429 1-3 .333 6-8 .750
Trail Blazers 105   Kelvin Cato 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 07 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 1998
2. Lakers 122   Kobe Bryant 26 4 4 3 1 1 4 29 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 13-13 1.000
Trail Blazers 115   Kelvin Cato 10 3 0 0 1 1 5 15 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 10, 1998
3. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 17 4 2 1 1 1 4 30 6-13 .462 2-3 .667 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 117   Kelvin Cato 3 5 0 1 0 0 3 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 11, 1998
4. Lakers 121   Kobe Bryant 13 2 2 0 0 1 2 20 4-10 .400 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Trail Blazers 107   Kelvin Cato 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 9 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1998 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 24, 1998
5. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 15 1 4 1 2 0 5 27 4-9 .444 1-1 1.000 6-9 .667
Trail Blazers 102   Kelvin Cato 2 3 0 0 3 3 4 11 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 26, 1998
6. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 4 3 4 0 1 1 2 25 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 99   Kelvin Cato 10 2 0 1 1 1 3 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Apr. 28, 1998
7. Lakers 94   Kobe Bryant 4 5 0 0 0 1 3 16 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 99   Kelvin Cato 7 3 1 0 2 0 2 13 2-3 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 30, 1998
8. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 22 3 4 0 1 1 4 36 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 99   Kelvin Cato 7 4 0 0 1 0 3 14 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 13, 1999
9. Lakers 86   Kobe Bryant 20 0 2 0 0 2 1 39 7-19 .368 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Trail Blazers 113   Kelvin Cato 10 3 1 2 6 2 6 17 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 21, 1999
10. Lakers 82   Kobe Bryant 22 6 4 2 1 6 4 45 7-15 .467 2-5 .400 6-7 .857
Trail Blazers 88   Kelvin Cato 0 5 0 0 1 1 4 14 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 29, 1999
11. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 15 6 7 2 2 6 2 38 5-11 .455 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Trail Blazers 89   Kelvin Cato 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 05, 1999
12. Lakers 119   Kobe Bryant 11 5 1 0 0 1 2 22 4-5 .800 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 91   Kelvin Cato 2 8 1 2 4 0 3 30 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2000
13. Lakers 83   Kobe Bryant 17 4 5 1 0 2 3 41 6-22 .273 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 89   Kelvin Cato 8 2 0 1 4 1 2 20 2-3 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 2000
14. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 45 4 3 1 0 1 1 44 20-26 .769 1-1 1.000 4-6 .667
Rockets 94   Kelvin Cato 0 4 0 2 0 1 2 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-2 .000
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 2001
15. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 31 3 5 1 0 2 3 49 13-27 .481 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
OT Rockets 97   Kelvin Cato 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 22 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 20, 2001
16. Lakers 107   Kobe Bryant 27 5 5 1 1 2 3 42 9-26 .346 1-1 1.000 8-8 1.000
Rockets 101   Kelvin Cato 3 9 1 1 1 0 2 25 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Dec. 30, 2001
17. Lakers 114   Kobe Bryant 16 2 11 0 0 1 2 31 7-17 .412 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 90   Kelvin Cato 7 5 0 0 1 0 0 25 2-3 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 2003
18. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 22 11 9 3 0 4 5 49 5-21 .238 2-6 .333 10-12 .833
OT Rockets 108   Kelvin Cato 4 5 1 0 0 1 3 15 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 18, 2003
19. Lakers 106   Kobe Bryant 52 8 7 0 3 5 4 54 19-38 .500 3-9 .333 11-11 1.000
2OT Rockets 99   Kelvin Cato 7 6 2 0 1 1 2 18 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 26, 2003
20. Lakers 96   Kobe Bryant 31 9 5 1 0 5 2 44 10-22 .455 0-1 .000 11-12 .917
Rockets 93   Kelvin Cato 6 4 0 1 1 0 3 18 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2003
21. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 23 8 6 2 0 3 4 43 9-26 .346 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Rockets 99   Kelvin Cato 5 8 1 1 3 3 4 35 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 11, 2004
22. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 14 1 3 0 0 1 3 36 4-7 .571 4-5 .800 2-2 1.000
Rockets 102   Kelvin Cato 4 7 0 1 1 0 4 28 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 03, 2004
23. Lakers 96   Kobe Bryant 18 8 13 0 0 4 2 46 7-19 .368 0-5 .000 4-4 1.000
Rockets 93   Kelvin Cato 8 4 1 0 1 1 2 28 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2004 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 2004
24. Lakers 72   Kobe Bryant 16 5 6 5 0 0 2 43 4-19 .211 1-4 .250 7-8 .875
Rockets 71   Kelvin Cato 6 5 0 1 2 1 2 26 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Apr. 19, 2004
25. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 36 4 4 1 0 1 3 45 9-20 .450 2-6 .333 16-17 .941
Rockets 84   Kelvin Cato 2 2 1 0 0 1 6 16 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 2004
26. Lakers 91   Kobe Bryant 21 7 6 3 1 1 4 43 7-20 .350 0-3 .000 7-8 .875
Rockets 102   Kelvin Cato 4 8 0 1 1 0 2 28 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 25, 2004
27. Lakers 92   Kobe Bryant 18 6 5 2 0 3 4 50 7-21 .333 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
OT Rockets 88   Kelvin Cato 12 7 1 2 1 0 3 43 5-6 .833 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 28, 2004
28. Lakers 97   Kobe Bryant 31 6 10 3 0 1 3 41 12-21 .571 1-4 .250 6-6 1.000
Rockets 78   Kelvin Cato 5 12 0 1 0 3 5 33 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000