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Kelvin Cato

Kelvin T. Cato

Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-11 ▪ Weight: 255 lbs.
Born: August 26, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia
High School: Lithonia in Decatur, Georgia
College: Iowa State University
Draft: Dallas Mavericks, 1st round (15th pick, 15th overall), 1997 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 31, 1997

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1997-98 23 POR NBA C 74 8 1007 98 229 .428 0 3 .000 86 125 .688 91 161 252 23 29 94 44 164 282
1998-99 24 POR NBA C 43 0 545 58 129 .450 1 1 1.000 34 67 .507 49 101 150 19 23 56 27 100 151
1999-00 25 HOU NBA C 65 32 1581 216 402 .537 0 4 .000 135 208 .649 102 287 389 26 33 124 71 175 567
2000-01 26 HOU NBA C 35 13 624 64 111 .577 0 0 37 57 .649 47 94 141 11 13 31 25 89 165
2001-02 27 HOU NBA C 75 73 1917 190 326 .583 0 1 .000 113 194 .582 176 349 525 29 40 95 53 208 493
2002-03 28 HOU NBA C 73 5 1247 133 256 .520 0 4 .000 66 124 .532 132 296 428 20 38 85 56 176 332
2003-04 29 HOU NBA PF 69 67 1743 161 360 .447 0 0 96 142 .676 153 319 472 72 52 96 84 203 418
2004-05 30 ORL NBA C 62 50 1525 160 297 .539 0 0 112 143 .783 102 314 416 40 55 82 64 170 432
2005-06 31 TOT NBA C 27 0 333 36 84 .429 0 0 26 35 .743 20 50 70 4 6 12 18 52 98
2005-06 31 ORL NBA C 23 0 299 31 72 .431 0 0 26 35 .743 19 44 63 2 6 10 16 48 88
2005-06 31 DET NBA C 4 0 34 5 12 .417 0 0 0 0 1 6 7 2 0 2 2 4 10
2006-07 32 NYK NBA C 18 0 95 7 22 .318 0 0 8 12 .667 12 19 31 0 3 10 6 10 22
Career NBA 541 248 10617 1123 2216 .507 1 13 .077 713 1107 .644 884 1990 2874 244 292 685 448 1347 2960

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1997-98 23 POR NBA C 74 8 13.6 1.3 3.1 .428 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .688 1.2 2.2 3.4 0.3 0.4 1.3 0.6 2.2 3.8
1998-99 24 POR NBA C 43 0 12.7 1.3 3.0 .450 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.8 1.6 .507 1.1 2.3 3.5 0.4 0.5 1.3 0.6 2.3 3.5
1999-00 25 HOU NBA C 65 32 24.3 3.3 6.2 .537 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.2 .649 1.6 4.4 6.0 0.4 0.5 1.9 1.1 2.7 8.7
2000-01 26 HOU NBA C 35 13 17.8 1.8 3.2 .577 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.6 .649 1.3 2.7 4.0 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.7 2.5 4.7
2001-02 27 HOU NBA C 75 73 25.6 2.5 4.3 .583 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.6 .582 2.3 4.7 7.0 0.4 0.5 1.3 0.7 2.8 6.6
2002-03 28 HOU NBA C 73 5 17.1 1.8 3.5 .520 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.7 .532 1.8 4.1 5.9 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.8 2.4 4.5
2003-04 29 HOU NBA PF 69 67 25.3 2.3 5.2 .447 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.1 .676 2.2 4.6 6.8 1.0 0.8 1.4 1.2 2.9 6.1
2004-05 30 ORL NBA C 62 50 24.6 2.6 4.8 .539 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.3 .783 1.6 5.1 6.7 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.0 2.7 7.0
2005-06 31 TOT NBA C 27 0 12.3 1.3 3.1 .429 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.3 .743 0.7 1.9 2.6 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.9 3.6
2005-06 31 ORL NBA C 23 0 13.0 1.3 3.1 .431 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.5 .743 0.8 1.9 2.7 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.7 2.1 3.8
2005-06 31 DET NBA C 4 0 8.5 1.3 3.0 .417 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.5
2006-07 32 NYK NBA C 18 0 5.3 0.4 1.2 .318 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.7 .667 0.7 1.1 1.7 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.6 1.2
Career NBA 541 248 19.6 2.1 4.1 .507 0.0 0.0 .077 1.3 2.0 .644 1.6 3.7 5.3 0.5 0.5 1.3 0.8 2.5 5.5

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1997-98 23 POR NBA C 74 8 1007 3.5 8.2 .428 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 4.5 .688 3.3 5.8 9.0 0.8 1.0 3.4 1.6 5.9 10.1
1998-99 24 POR NBA C 43 0 545 3.8 8.5 .450 0.1 0.1 1.000 2.2 4.4 .507 3.2 6.7 9.9 1.3 1.5 3.7 1.8 6.6 10.0
1999-00 25 HOU NBA C 65 32 1581 4.9 9.2 .537 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 4.7 .649 2.3 6.5 8.9 0.6 0.8 2.8 1.6 4.0 12.9
2000-01 26 HOU NBA C 35 13 624 3.7 6.4 .577 0.0 0.0 2.1 3.3 .649 2.7 5.4 8.1 0.6 0.7 1.8 1.4 5.1 9.5
2001-02 27 HOU NBA C 75 73 1917 3.6 6.1 .583 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.6 .582 3.3 6.6 9.9 0.5 0.8 1.8 1.0 3.9 9.3
2002-03 28 HOU NBA C 73 5 1247 3.8 7.4 .520 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 3.6 .532 3.8 8.5 12.4 0.6 1.1 2.5 1.6 5.1 9.6
2003-04 29 HOU NBA PF 69 67 1743 3.3 7.4 .447 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.9 .676 3.2 6.6 9.7 1.5 1.1 2.0 1.7 4.2 8.6
2004-05 30 ORL NBA C 62 50 1525 3.8 7.0 .539 0.0 0.0 2.6 3.4 .783 2.4 7.4 9.8 0.9 1.3 1.9 1.5 4.0 10.2
2005-06 31 TOT NBA C 27 0 333 3.9 9.1 .429 0.0 0.0 2.8 3.8 .743 2.2 5.4 7.6 0.4 0.6 1.3 1.9 5.6 10.6
2005-06 31 ORL NBA C 23 0 299 3.7 8.7 .431 0.0 0.0 3.1 4.2 .743 2.3 5.3 7.6 0.2 0.7 1.2 1.9 5.8 10.6
2005-06 31 DET NBA C 4 0 34 5.3 12.7 .417 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 6.4 7.4 2.1 0.0 2.1 2.1 4.2 10.6
2006-07 32 NYK NBA C 18 0 95 2.7 8.3 .318 0.0 0.0 3.0 4.5 .667 4.5 7.2 11.7 0.0 1.1 3.8 2.3 3.8 8.3
Career NBA 541 248 10617 3.8 7.5 .507 0.0 0.0 .077 2.4 3.8 .644 3.0 6.7 9.7 0.8 1.0 2.3 1.5 4.6 10.0

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1997-98 23 POR NBA C 74 1007 13.3 .496 .428 10.9 17.9 14.6 3.6 1.5 6.8 13.4 14.7 105 98 0.7 2.0 2.7 .129
1998-99 24 POR NBA C 43 545 14.5 .476 .453 10.8 20.6 15.9 5.7 2.3 7.7 14.6 15.6 99 90 0.2 1.4 1.6 .144
1999-00 25 HOU NBA C 65 1581 15.9 .574 .537 7.4 19.9 13.8 2.7 1.1 5.1 12.6 15.7 111 102 2.3 2.0 4.2 .128
2000-01 26 HOU NBA C 35 624 13.0 .606 .577 8.9 17.0 13.1 2.8 1.1 3.4 15.5 11.9 115 103 1.0 0.7 1.7 .128
2001-02 27 HOU NBA C 75 1917 15.0 .599 .583 10.4 21.1 15.7 2.5 1.1 3.4 11.4 11.2 122 106 3.6 1.7 5.3 .133
2002-03 28 HOU NBA C 73 1247 15.5 .535 .520 12.5 26.7 19.8 2.6 1.6 4.9 15.3 13.6 107 96 1.3 2.5 3.8 .145
2003-04 29 HOU NBA PF 69 1743 13.2 .495 .447 10.9 20.5 16.0 6.9 1.6 4.2 16.6 13.9 101 95 1.1 3.5 4.6 .127
2004-05 30 ORL NBA C 62 1525 14.9 .600 .539 7.6 22.7 15.3 3.9 1.8 3.8 15.1 12.1 116 103 2.1 2.2 4.3 .137
2005-06 31 TOT NBA C 27 333 9.3 .493 .429 7.6 18.0 12.9 1.9 1.0 2.8 15.3 16.7 96 106 0.0 0.4 0.3 .045
2005-06 31 ORL NBA C 23 299 9.4 .503 .431 8.1 17.7 13.0 1.1 1.1 2.6 15.5 16.4 98 106 0.0 0.3 0.3 .052
2005-06 31 DET NBA C 4 34 7.7 .417 .417 3.5 21.2 12.2 9.7 0.0 4.3 14.3 19.6 82 102 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.013
2006-07 32 NYK NBA C 18 95 12.3 .403 .318 15.2 23.5 19.4 0.0 1.7 8.4 18.0 15.9 88 100 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .036
Career NBA 541 10617 14.4 .548 .507 9.8 21.1 15.6 3.7 1.5 4.6 14.2 13.5 109 100 12.2 16.4 28.6 .129

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1997-98 23 POR NBA C 4 0 58 9 17 .529 0 1 .000 8 11 .727 3 9 12 1 1 7 4 12 26
1998-99 24 POR NBA C 8 0 43 1 9 .111 0 0 4 10 .400 6 1 7 2 1 1 2 13 6
2003-04 29 HOU NBA PF 5 5 148 13 22 .591 0 0 3 7 .429 14 20 34 2 5 4 5 18 29
2005-06 31 DET NBA C 4 0 15 3 5 .600 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 2 6
Career NBA 21 5 264 26 53 .491 0 1 .000 15 28 .536 26 34 60 5 7 12 11 45 67

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1997-98 23 POR NBA C 4 0 14.5 2.3 4.3 .529 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 2.8 .727 0.8 2.3 3.0 0.3 0.3 1.8 1.0 3.0 6.5
1998-99 24 POR NBA C 8 0 5.4 0.1 1.1 .111 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 .400 0.8 0.1 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.6 0.8
2003-04 29 HOU NBA PF 5 5 29.6 2.6 4.4 .591 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.4 .429 2.8 4.0 6.8 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.0 3.6 5.8
2005-06 31 DET NBA C 4 0 3.8 0.8 1.3 .600 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5
Career NBA 21 5 12.6 1.2 2.5 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.3 .536 1.2 1.6 2.9 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.5 2.1 3.2

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1997-98 23 POR NBA C 4 0 58 5.6 10.6 .529 0.0 0.6 .000 5.0 6.8 .727 1.9 5.6 7.4 0.6 0.6 4.3 2.5 7.4 16.1
1998-99 24 POR NBA C 8 0 43 0.8 7.5 .111 0.0 0.0 3.3 8.4 .400 5.0 0.8 5.9 1.7 0.8 0.8 1.7 10.9 5.0
2003-04 29 HOU NBA PF 5 5 148 3.2 5.4 .591 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.7 .429 3.4 4.9 8.3 0.5 1.2 1.0 1.2 4.4 7.1
2005-06 31 DET NBA C 4 0 15 7.2 12.0 .600 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 9.6 16.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 14.4
Career NBA 21 5 264 3.5 7.2 .491 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 3.8 .536 3.5 4.6 8.2 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.5 6.1 9.1

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1997-98 23 POR NBA C 4 58 16.8 .595 .529 5.9 19.9 12.5 2.9 0.9 10.0 15.5 19.7 109 108 0.1 0.0 0.1 .102
1998-99 24 POR NBA C 8 43 -2.0 .224 .111 17.6 2.9 10.1 7.9 1.3 1.9 13.0 17.8 69 106 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.125
2003-04 29 HOU NBA PF 5 148 12.5 .578 .591 11.6 14.8 13.3 2.4 1.8 2.0 16.6 9.8 111 98 0.2 0.2 0.4 .120
2005-06 31 DET NBA C 4 15 23.7 .600 .600 23.6 33.9 28.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.2 139 103 0.1 0.0 0.1 .263
Career NBA 21 264 11.7 .513 .491 12.0 15.0 13.5 3.3 1.5 3.6 14.4 13.7 103 102 0.2 0.3 0.5 .084

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Kelvin Cato 5.3 4.6 4.3 4.2 3.8 2.7 1.7 1.6 0.3 0.1
Steve Johnson 92.0 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.1 2.4 1.7 1.3 0.2 0.0
Matt Geiger 89.4 5.9 4.7 4.5 4.3 2.7 2.6 1.9 1.2 0.7 -0.1
Sam Bowie 87.8 5.7 4.7 4.6 4.3 2.6 2.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1
Greg Ostertag 85.7 5.9 5.0 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.4 2.2 2.1 1.4 0.7
Benoit Benjamin 85.5 5.4 5.1 4.1 4.0 3.0 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.1 0.9
Kevin Duckworth 85.3 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 3.3 2.5 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.5
Zaza Pachulia 84.5 5.0 4.8 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 1.1 0.3
LaSalle Thompson 83.8 5.6 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.4 2.4 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.2
Will Perdue 83.5 4.7 4.7 4.4 3.4 2.5 2.5 2.3 0.5 0.2 -0.1
Alton Lister 83.3 5.5 5.3 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.7 1.9 1.7 0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Kelvin Cato 5.3 4.6 4.3 4.2 3.8 2.7 1.7 1.6 0.3 0.1
Steve Johnson 92.0 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.1 2.4 1.7 1.3 0.2 0.0
Matt Geiger 89.4 5.9 4.7 4.5 4.3 2.7 2.6 1.9 1.2 0.7 -0.1
Sam Bowie 87.8 5.7 4.7 4.6 4.3 2.6 2.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1
Kevin Duckworth 84.8 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 3.3 2.5 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5
Will Perdue 84.5 4.7 4.7 4.4 3.4 2.5 2.5 2.3 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.5
Zaza Pachulia 84.5 5.0 4.8 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 1.1 0.3
Greg Ostertag 83.3 5.9 5.0 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.4 2.2 2.1 1.4 1.3 0.7
LaSalle Thompson 81.4 5.6 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.4 2.4 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.3
Andrew Lang 80.8 5.7 4.9 3.7 3.0 2.9 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.4 0.7 0.4 -0.1
Benoit Benjamin 80.6 5.4 5.1 4.1 4.0 3.0 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1993-94 19 SALABAMA 24 433 49 123 45 79 138 17 16 85 32 60 143 .398 .570 18.0 6.0 5.8 0.7
1995-96 21 IOWAST 27 697 94 187 71 111 209 17 25 71 48 87 259 .503 .640 25.8 9.6 7.7 0.6
1996-97 22 IOWAST 28 801 128 234 0 1 61 113 235 15 26 118 48 81 317 .547 .000 .540 28.6 11.3 8.4 0.5
Career 79 1931 271 544 0 1 177 303 582 49 67 274 128 228 719 .498 .000 .584 24.4 9.1 7.4 0.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Block Pct
1999-00 NBA 5.1 (9)
Defensive Rating
2003-04 NBA 95.1 (10)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (1016)

Transactions

November 1, 1994: Traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves (as a 1997 1st round draft pick) to the Dallas Mavericks for Sean Rooks.

June 25, 1997: Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1997 NBA Draft.

June 25, 1997: Traded by the Dallas Mavericks to the Portland Trail Blazers for Chris Anstey and cash.

October 2, 1999: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers with Stacey Augmon, Ed Gray, Carlos Rogers, Brian Shaw and Walt Williams to the Houston Rockets for Scottie Pippen.

June 29, 2004: Traded by the Houston Rockets with Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley to the Orlando Magic for Reece Gaines, Juwan Howard, Tyronn Lue and Tracy McGrady.

February 15, 2006: Traded by the Orlando Magic with a 2007 1st round draft pick (Rodney Stuckey) to the Detroit Pistons for Carlos Arroyo and Darko Milicic.

October 25, 2006: Signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1997-98 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $999,240
1998-99 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $1,149,000
1999-00 Houston Rockets NBA $1,299,000
2000-01 Houston Rockets NBA $5,330,000
2001-02 Houston Rockets NBA $6,048,000
2002-03 Houston Rockets NBA $6,696,000
2003-04 Houston Rockets NBA $7,344,000
2004-05 Orlando Magic NBA $7,992,000
2005-06 Orlando Magic NBA $8,640,000
2006-07 New York Knicks NBA $1,071,225
Career (may be incomplete) $46,568,465

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