Kelvin Cato vs. Wes Unseld Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wes Unseld 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, 3 less than Wes Unseld, who played 13. Kelvin Cato had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Wes Unseld had his rookie season in 1968-69. 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
Wes Unseld 13 12 1968-69 to 1980-81

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kelvin Cato Wes Unseld
Season 1997-981968-69
Team Portland Trail BlazersBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBullets Lost East Div 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 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
Wes Unseld 82 36.2 13.8 - - 18.2 2.6 - - - 3.4 5.2 10.9 .476 - - - 3.4 5.6 .605
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
Wes Unseld 4 41.3 18.8 - - 18.5 1.3 - - - 3.5 7.5 14.3 .526 - - - 3.8 4.8 .789

Season 2

Kelvin Cato Wes Unseld
Season 1998-991969-70
Team Portland Trail BlazersBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsBullets Lost East Div 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 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
Wes Unseld 82 39.4 16.2 - - 16.7 3.5 - - - 3.0 6.4 12.4 .518 - - - 3.3 5.2 .638
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
Wes Unseld 7 41.3 10.4 - - 23.6 3.4 - - - 3.6 4.1 10.0 .414 - - - 2.1 2.7 .789

Season 3

Kelvin Cato Wes Unseld
Season 1999-001970-71
Team Houston RocketsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost NBA 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 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
Wes Unseld 74 39.2 14.1 - - 16.9 4.0 - - - 3.2 5.7 11.4 .501 - - - 2.7 4.1 .657
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato ------- --- ----------
Wes Unseld 18 42.2 13.2 - - 18.8 3.8 - - - 3.3 5.3 11.6 .462 - - - 2.6 4.5 .568

Season 4

Kelvin Cato Wes Unseld
Season 2000-011971-72
Team Houston RocketsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East 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
Wes Unseld 76 41.7 13.0 - - 17.6 3.7 - - - 2.9 5.4 10.8 .498 - - - 2.3 3.6 .629
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato ------- --- ----------
Wes Unseld 6 44.3 12.3 - - 12.5 4.2 - - - 3.7 5.3 10.8 .492 - - - 1.7 3.2 .526

Season 5

Kelvin Cato Wes Unseld
Season 2001-021972-73
Team Houston RocketsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East 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 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
Wes Unseld 79 39.1 12.5 - - 15.9 4.4 - - - 2.1 5.3 10.8 .493 - - - 1.9 2.7 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato ------- --- ----------
Wes Unseld 5 40.2 9.8 - - 15.2 3.4 - - - 2.4 4.0 9.6 .417 - - - 1.8 3.8 .474

Season 6

Kelvin Cato Wes Unseld
Season 2002-031973-74
Team Houston RocketsCapital Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East 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 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
Wes Unseld 56 30.8 5.9 2.7 6.5 9.2 2.8 1.0 0.3 - 2.2 2.6 5.9 .438 - - - 0.6 1.0 .655
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato ------- --- ----------
Wes Unseld 7 42.4 10.1 3.1 9.0 12.1 3.9 0.6 0.1 - 2.1 4.4 9.0 .492 - - - 1.3 2.1 .600

Season 7

Kelvin Cato Wes Unseld
Season 2003-041974-75
Team Houston RocketsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdBullets Lost NBA 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 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
Wes Unseld 73 39.8 9.2 4.4 10.4 14.8 4.1 1.6 0.9 - 2.5 3.7 7.5 .502 - - - 1.7 2.5 .685
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
Wes Unseld 17 43.2 10.7 3.8 12.4 16.2 3.8 0.9 1.2 - 2.3 4.2 7.6 .546 - - - 2.4 3.6 .656

Season 8

Kelvin Cato Wes Unseld
Season 2004-051975-76
Team Orlando MagicWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East 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 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
Wes Unseld 78 37.5 9.6 3.5 9.8 13.3 5.2 1.1 0.8 - 2.6 4.1 7.3 .561 - - - 1.5 2.5 .585
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato ------- --- ----------
Wes Unseld 7 44.3 7.0 3.7 8.4 12.1 4.0 0.9 0.6 - 2.7 2.6 5.6 .462 - - - 1.9 3.4 .542

Season 9

Kelvin Cato Wes Unseld
Season 2005-061976-77
Team Orlando Magic, Detroit PistonsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsBullets Lost East 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 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
Wes Unseld 82 34.9 7.8 3.0 7.7 10.7 4.4 1.1 0.5 - 3.1 3.3 6.7 .490 - - - 1.2 2.0 .602
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 -
Wes Unseld 9 40.9 7.4 2.7 9.0 11.7 4.9 0.9 0.7 - 3.6 3.3 6.0 .556 - - - 0.8 1.3 .583

Season 10

Kelvin Cato Wes Unseld
Season 2006-071977-78
Team New York KnicksWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
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 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
Wes Unseld 80 33.1 7.6 3.6 8.4 11.9 4.1 1.2 0.6 2.2 2.9 3.2 6.1 .523 - - - 1.2 2.2 .538
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato ------- --- ----------
Wes Unseld 18 37.6 9.4 4.0 8.0 12.0 4.4 0.9 0.4 2.0 3.4 3.9 7.4 .530 - - - 1.5 2.6 .587

Season 11

Kelvin Cato Wes Unseld
Season -1978-79
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bullets Lost NBA 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 ------- --- ----------
Wes Unseld 77 31.2 10.9 3.6 7.2 10.8 4.1 0.9 0.5 2.0 2.6 4.5 7.8 .577 - - - 2.0 3.1 .643
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato ------- --- ----------
Wes Unseld 19 38.7 10.3 4.7 8.6 13.3 3.4 0.9 0.7 1.6 3.5 4.1 8.3 .494 - - - 2.1 3.4 .609

Season 12

Kelvin Cato Wes Unseld
Season -1979-80
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bullets Lost East 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 ------- --- ----------
Wes Unseld 82 36.3 9.7 4.1 9.3 13.3 4.5 0.8 0.7 1.9 3.0 4.0 7.8 .513 0.0 0.0 .500 1.7 2.5 .665
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato ------- --- ----------
Wes Unseld 2 43.5 9.0 3.5 10.5 14.0 3.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 3.5 7.0 .500 0.0 0.5 .000 2.0 3.0 .667

Season 13

Kelvin Cato Wes Unseld
Season -1980-81
Team -Washington Bullets
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 ------- --- ----------
Wes Unseld 63 32.3 8.0 3.3 7.4 10.7 2.7 0.8 0.6 1.5 2.7 3.6 6.8 .524 0.0 0.1 .500 0.9 1.4 .640
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelvin Cato ------- --- ----------
Wes Unseld ------- --- ----------