Kelvin Cato vs. Tom Heinsohn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Heinsohn 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.

Tom Heinsohn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelvin Cato: 1997-98 to 2006-07
Tom Heinsohn: 1956-57 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelvin Cato 0 Tom Heinsohn 8

NBA Seasons Kelvin Cato 10 Tom Heinsohn 9

Playoffs Played Kelvin Cato 4 Tom Heinsohn 9

All-Star Games Kelvin Cato 0 Tom Heinsohn 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Tom Heinsohn 4

Rookie of The Year Kelvin Cato 0 Tom Heinsohn 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.5 Tom Heinsohn 18.6

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.3 Tom Heinsohn 8.8

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Tom Heinsohn 2.0

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.3 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 2,960 Tom Heinsohn 12,194

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 2,874 Tom Heinsohn 5,749

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 244 Tom Heinsohn 1,318

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 292 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 685 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Games Kelvin Cato 541 Tom Heinsohn 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .507 Tom Heinsohn .405

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .077 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .644 Tom Heinsohn .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 8.7 (2000) Tom Heinsohn 22.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 7.0 (2002) Tom Heinsohn 10.6 (1960)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Tom Heinsohn 2.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.9 (2005) Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.9 (2000) Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 3.2 Tom Heinsohn 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 2.9 Tom Heinsohn 9.2

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.2 Tom Heinsohn 2.1

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.3 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.6 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 67 Tom Heinsohn 2,058

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 60 Tom Heinsohn 954

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 5 Tom Heinsohn 215

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 7 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 12 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Games Kelvin Cato 21 Tom Heinsohn 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .491 Tom Heinsohn .402

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .000 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .536 Tom Heinsohn .743

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.5 (1998) Tom Heinsohn 24.7 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.8 (2004) Tom Heinsohn 11.7 (1957)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.4 (2004) Tom Heinsohn 2.9 (1959)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.8 (1998) Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.