Kelvin Cato vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone 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.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelvin Cato: 1997-98 to 2006-07
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelvin Cato 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Kelvin Cato 10 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Kelvin Cato 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Kelvin Cato 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kelvin Cato 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Kelvin Cato 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Kelvin Cato 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.3 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 2,960 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 2,874 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 244 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 292 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 685 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Kelvin Cato 541 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .507 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .077 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .644 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 8.7 (2000) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 7.0 (2002) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.9 (2005) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.9 (2000) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 3.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 2.9 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.6 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 67 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 60 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 5 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 7 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 12 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Kelvin Cato 21 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .491 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .000 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .536 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.5 (1998) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.8 (2004) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.4 (2004) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.8 (1998) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)