Kelvin Cato vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton 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.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelvin Cato: 1997-98 to 2006-07
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelvin Cato 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Kelvin Cato 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Kelvin Cato 4 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Kelvin Cato 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kelvin Cato 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Kelvin Cato 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Kelvin Cato 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Kelvin Cato 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 2,960 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 2,874 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 244 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 292 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 685 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Kelvin Cato 541 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .507 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .077 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .644 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 8.7 (2000) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 7.0 (2002) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.9 (2005) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.9 (2000) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 3.2 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 2.9 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.2 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.3 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.6 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 67 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 60 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 5 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 7 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 12 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Kelvin Cato 21 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .491 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .000 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .536 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.5 (1998) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.8 (2004) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.4 (2004) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.8 (1998) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)