Kelvin Cato vs. Jordan Poole Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jordan Poole and Kelvin Cato, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Kelvin Cato played 10 years in the NBA, 5 more than Jordan Poole, who played 5. Kelvin Cato had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Jordan Poole had his rookie season in 2019-20. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Kelvin Cato 10 4 1997-98 to 2006-07
Jordan Poole 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kelvin Cato Jordan Poole
Season 1997-982019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato 74 13.6 3.8 1.2 2.2 3.4 0.3 0.4 1.3 0.6 2.2 1.3 3.1 .428 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .688
Jordan Poole 57 22.4 8.8 0.2 1.9 2.1 2.4 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.6 2.9 8.8 .333 1.3 4.6 .279 1.7 2.1 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato 4 14.5 6.5 0.8 2.3 3.0 0.3 0.3 1.8 1.0 3.0 2.3 4.3 .529 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 2.8 .727
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Kelvin Cato Jordan Poole
Season 1998-992020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato 43 12.7 3.5 1.1 2.3 3.5 0.4 0.5 1.3 0.6 2.3 1.3 3.0 .450 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.8 1.6 .507
Jordan Poole 51 19.4 12.0 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.9 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.7 4.0 9.3 .432 1.9 5.4 .351 2.1 2.3 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato 8 5.4 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.6 0.1 1.1 .111 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.3 .400
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Kelvin Cato Jordan Poole
Season 1999-002021-22
Team Houston RocketsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato 65 24.3 8.7 1.6 4.4 6.0 0.4 0.5 1.9 1.1 2.7 3.3 6.2 .537 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.2 .649
Jordan Poole 76 30.0 18.5 0.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 0.8 0.3 2.5 2.7 6.2 13.9 .448 2.8 7.6 .364 3.2 3.5 .925
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato ------- --- ----------
Jordan Poole 22 27.5 17.0 0.5 2.4 2.8 3.8 0.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 5.9 11.5 .508 2.3 5.8 .391 3.0 3.2 .915

Season 4
Kelvin Cato Jordan Poole
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Houston RocketsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato 35 17.8 4.7 1.3 2.7 4.0 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.7 2.5 1.8 3.2 .577 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.6 .649
Jordan Poole 82 30.0 20.4 0.4 2.4 2.7 4.5 0.8 0.3 3.1 2.6 6.7 15.6 .430 2.6 7.8 .336 4.4 5.1 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato ------- --- ----------
Jordan Poole 13 21.8 10.3 0.3 1.8 2.2 3.5 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.5 3.5 10.4 .341 1.2 4.8 .254 2.0 2.6 .765

Season 5
Kelvin Cato Jordan Poole
Season 2001-022023-24
Team Houston RocketsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato 75 25.6 6.6 2.3 4.7 7.0 0.4 0.5 1.3 0.7 2.8 2.5 4.3 .583 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.6 .582
Jordan Poole 78 30.1 17.4 0.4 2.3 2.7 4.4 1.1 0.3 2.4 3.1 6.3 15.2 .413 2.4 7.2 .326 2.5 2.8 .877
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato ------- --- ----------
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kelvin Cato Jordan Poole
Season 2002-03-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato 73 17.1 4.5 1.8 4.1 5.9 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.8 2.4 1.8 3.5 .520 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.7 .532
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato ------- --- ----------
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Kelvin Cato Jordan Poole
Season 2003-04-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato 69 25.3 6.1 2.2 4.6 6.8 1.0 0.8 1.4 1.2 2.9 2.3 5.2 .447 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .676
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato 5 29.2 5.8 2.8 4.0 6.8 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.0 3.6 2.6 4.4 .591 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.4 .429
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Kelvin Cato Jordan Poole
Season 2004-05-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato 62 24.6 7.0 1.6 5.1 6.7 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.0 2.7 2.6 4.8 .539 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.3 .783
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato ------- --- ----------
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Kelvin Cato Jordan Poole
Season 2005-06-
Team Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato 27 12.3 3.6 0.7 1.9 2.6 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.9 1.3 3.1 .429 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .743
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato 4 3.8 1.5 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Kelvin Cato Jordan Poole
Season 2006-07-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato 18 5.3 1.2 0.7 1.1 1.7 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.4 1.2 .318 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .667
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato ------- --- ----------
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------
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