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 | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 541 | 248 | 10621 | 1123 | 2216 | 1 | 13 | 713 | 1107 | 884 | 2874 | 244 | 292 | 685 | 448 | 1345 | 2960 | .507 | .077 | .644 | 19.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 278 | 127 | 5543 | 599 | 1131 | 1 | 6 | 373 | 578 | 465 | 1530 | 126 | 150 | 355 | 212 | 704 | 1572 | .530 | .167 | .645 | 19.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Road | 263 | 121 | 5077 | 524 | 1085 | 0 | 7 | 340 | 529 | 419 | 1344 | 118 | 142 | 330 | 236 | 641 | 1388 | .483 | .000 | .643 | 19.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 337 | 145 | 6508 | 679 | 1371 | 1 | 7 | 465 | 721 | 561 | 1834 | 142 | 185 | 428 | 288 | 854 | 1824 | .495 | .143 | .645 | 19.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| Post | 204 | 103 | 4112 | 444 | 845 | 0 | 6 | 248 | 386 | 323 | 1040 | 102 | 107 | 257 | 160 | 491 | 1136 | .525 | .000 | .642 | 20.2 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 267 | 123 | 5364 | 620 | 1159 | 1 | 6 | 364 | 556 | 431 | 1488 | 138 | 143 | 387 | 232 | 667 | 1605 | .535 | .167 | .655 | 20.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 0.5 |
| Loss | 274 | 125 | 5256 | 503 | 1057 | 0 | 7 | 349 | 551 | 453 | 1386 | 106 | 149 | 298 | 216 | 678 | 1355 | .476 | .000 | .633 | 19.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 0.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 5 | 3 | 135 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 37 | .452 | .692 | 27.0 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 0.6 | |
| November | 98 | 46 | 1829 | 171 | 395 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 196 | 168 | 510 | 33 | 45 | 126 | 88 | 248 | 467 | .433 | .000 | .638 | 18.7 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0.3 | |
| December | 85 | 39 | 1765 | 190 | 363 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 202 | 154 | 499 | 38 | 53 | 121 | 73 | 216 | 511 | .523 | .000 | .649 | 20.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 0.4 | |
| January | 80 | 41 | 1702 | 181 | 329 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 183 | 128 | 478 | 36 | 42 | 94 | 78 | 211 | 487 | .550 | .000 | .683 | 21.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 0.5 | |
| February | 81 | 34 | 1419 | 162 | 310 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 162 | 135 | 408 | 42 | 48 | 85 | 51 | 180 | 424 | .523 | .000 | .617 | 17.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.5 | |
| March | 109 | 54 | 2209 | 238 | 456 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 206 | 155 | 524 | 50 | 67 | 143 | 85 | 285 | 609 | .522 | 1.000 | .641 | 20.3 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 0.5 | |
| April | 79 | 31 | 1504 | 161 | 318 | 0 | 4 | 89 | 140 | 118 | 385 | 40 | 31 | 103 | 68 | 184 | 411 | .506 | .000 | .636 | 19.0 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 0.5 | |
| May | 4 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 14 | .429 | .400 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 0.5 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 54 | 20 | 944 | 103 | 193 | 1 | 5 | 67 | 100 | 80 | 244 | 24 | 30 | 66 | 46 | 128 | 274 | .534 | .200 | .670 | 17.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Monday | 60 | 26 | 1107 | 100 | 234 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 117 | 81 | 307 | 35 | 30 | 68 | 60 | 146 | 276 | .427 | .000 | .650 | 18.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 0.6 | |
| Tuesday | 103 | 51 | 2128 | 222 | 406 | 0 | 2 | 166 | 251 | 189 | 587 | 47 | 62 | 132 | 75 | 272 | 610 | .547 | .000 | .661 | 20.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 0.5 | |
| Wednesday | 82 | 34 | 1628 | 174 | 340 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 132 | 127 | 410 | 42 | 42 | 111 | 68 | 198 | 423 | .512 | .000 | .568 | 19.9 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.5 | |
| Thursday | 52 | 30 | 1124 | 131 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 121 | 81 | 269 | 16 | 30 | 63 | 36 | 123 | 337 | .537 | .620 | 21.6 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 0.3 | ||
| Friday | 94 | 38 | 1737 | 170 | 356 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 174 | 142 | 471 | 39 | 41 | 122 | 75 | 225 | 459 | .478 | .000 | .684 | 18.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.4 | |
| Saturday | 96 | 49 | 1953 | 223 | 443 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 212 | 184 | 586 | 41 | 57 | 123 | 88 | 253 | 581 | .503 | .000 | .637 | 20.3 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 248 | 248 | 6496 | 673 | 1281 | 0 | 5 | 413 | 621 | 515 | 1739 | 163 | 179 | 367 | 265 | 713 | 1759 | .525 | .000 | .665 | 26.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 0.7 |
| Reserve | 293 | 0 | 4125 | 450 | 935 | 1 | 8 | 300 | 486 | 369 | 1135 | 81 | 113 | 318 | 183 | 632 | 1201 | .481 | .125 | .617 | 14.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 0.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 9 | 9 | 379 | 52 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 41 | 34 | 97 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 34 | 127 | .598 | .000 | .561 | 42.1 | 14.1 | 10.8 | 0.4 |
| 30-39 | 81 | 73 | 2675 | 292 | 514 | 0 | 2 | 191 | 272 | 231 | 793 | 74 | 79 | 188 | 107 | 262 | 775 | .568 | .000 | .702 | 33.0 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 0.9 | |
| 20-29 | 176 | 123 | 4281 | 458 | 884 | 0 | 6 | 268 | 421 | 318 | 1086 | 92 | 115 | 253 | 163 | 501 | 1184 | .518 | .000 | .637 | 24.3 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 0.5 | |
| 10-19 | 183 | 41 | 2770 | 274 | 612 | 1 | 3 | 193 | 304 | 259 | 759 | 65 | 80 | 189 | 136 | 462 | 742 | .448 | .333 | .635 | 15.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.4 | |
| 0-9 | 92 | 2 | 515 | 47 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 69 | 42 | 139 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 86 | 132 | .395 | .000 | .551 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 126 | 57 | 2519 | 254 | 536 | 0 | 1 | 151 | 248 | 210 | 687 | 52 | 73 | 176 | 99 | 331 | 659 | .474 | .000 | .609 | 20.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.4 |
| 1 Day | 252 | 128 | 5003 | 533 | 1043 | 1 | 8 | 368 | 554 | 409 | 1352 | 122 | 134 | 305 | 215 | 634 | 1435 | .511 | .125 | .664 | 19.9 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 0.5 | |
| 2 Days | 86 | 39 | 1817 | 197 | 359 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 170 | 146 | 465 | 38 | 44 | 133 | 77 | 215 | 505 | .549 | .000 | .653 | 21.1 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 0.4 | |
| 3+ Days | 67 | 20 | 1071 | 114 | 225 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 118 | 95 | 301 | 27 | 36 | 59 | 50 | 138 | 300 | .507 | .000 | .610 | 16.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 221 | 100 | 4323 | 441 | 895 | 0 | 4 | 317 | 456 | 363 | 1208 | 101 | 107 | 260 | 176 | 517 | 1199 | .493 | .000 | .695 | 19.6 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Western | 320 | 148 | 6298 | 682 | 1321 | 1 | 9 | 396 | 651 | 521 | 1666 | 143 | 185 | 425 | 272 | 828 | 1761 | .516 | .111 | .608 | 19.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 95 | 44 | 1868 | 212 | 402 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 227 | 159 | 507 | 51 | 48 | 113 | 80 | 235 | 580 | .527 | .000 | .687 | 19.7 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| Central | 107 | 47 | 2130 | 209 | 436 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 202 | 183 | 631 | 43 | 54 | 125 | 85 | 250 | 557 | .479 | .000 | .688 | 19.9 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 0.4 | |
| Midwest | 138 | 58 | 2561 | 300 | 577 | 1 | 8 | 170 | 289 | 221 | 687 | 63 | 69 | 181 | 123 | 349 | 771 | .520 | .125 | .588 | 18.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 0.5 | |
| Northwest | 13 | 7 | 264 | 28 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 71 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 29 | 67 | .483 | .524 | 20.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Pacific | 152 | 76 | 3162 | 324 | 638 | 0 | 1 | 183 | 301 | 267 | 833 | 70 | 99 | 204 | 126 | 406 | 831 | .508 | .000 | .608 | 20.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | |
| Southeast | 19 | 9 | 325 | 20 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 70 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 32 | 62 | .351 | .815 | 17.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 0.4 | ||
| Southwest | 17 | 7 | 311 | 30 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 40 | 16 | 75 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 44 | 92 | .625 | .800 | 18.3 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 0.2 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 17 | 10 | 349 | 35 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 115 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 89 | .443 | .760 | 20.5 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 0.4 | |
| Boston | 15 | 5 | 281 | 41 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 41 | 25 | 84 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 112 | .547 | .000 | .732 | 18.7 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 0.3 | |
| Charlotte | 5 | 3 | 90 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 10 | .067 | .800 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 0.2 | ||
| Chicago | 13 | 5 | 261 | 31 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 79 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 32 | 81 | .585 | .792 | 20.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 16 | 6 | 265 | 28 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 68 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 72 | .475 | .762 | 16.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 0.4 | ||
| Dallas | 23 | 10 | 387 | 53 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 59 | 44 | 120 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 43 | 144 | .515 | .644 | 16.8 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 | ||
| Denver | 24 | 11 | 439 | 51 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 51 | 40 | 129 | 13 | 6 | 29 | 14 | 62 | 132 | .586 | .000 | .588 | 18.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.5 | |
| Detroit | 14 | 8 | 296 | 31 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 28 | 21 | 86 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 33 | 80 | .517 | .000 | .643 | 21.2 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 0.4 | |
| Golden State | 22 | 12 | 499 | 66 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 58 | 48 | 140 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 25 | 59 | 166 | .555 | .586 | 22.7 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 0.2 | ||
| Houston | 12 | 2 | 165 | 20 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 56 | .625 | 1.000 | .714 | 13.7 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 0.2 | |
| Indiana | 19 | 8 | 358 | 33 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 44 | 41 | 111 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 51 | 99 | .440 | .750 | 18.9 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 0.2 | ||
| LA Clippers | 26 | 15 | 572 | 64 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 47 | 41 | 145 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 25 | 84 | 153 | .516 | .532 | 22.0 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 22 | 8 | 401 | 34 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 38 | 29 | 95 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 16 | 60 | 90 | .486 | .579 | 18.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.4 | ||
| Memphis | 24 | 13 | 523 | 67 | 114 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 62 | 46 | 155 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 32 | 66 | 167 | .588 | .000 | .532 | 21.8 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 0.6 | |
| Miami | 13 | 5 | 216 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 68 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 45 | .368 | .739 | 16.6 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 0.2 | ||
| Milwaukee | 15 | 5 | 285 | 25 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 73 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 61 | .521 | .000 | .458 | 19.0 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 0.5 | |
| Minnesota | 25 | 10 | 412 | 59 | 114 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 45 | 37 | 113 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 46 | 143 | .518 | .000 | .556 | 16.5 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 0.5 | |
| New Jersey | 17 | 8 | 312 | 39 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 32 | 19 | 75 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 38 | 93 | .565 | .469 | 18.4 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 0.3 | ||
| New Orleans | 13 | 6 | 302 | 26 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 26 | 89 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 34 | 73 | .481 | .656 | 23.2 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 0.5 | ||
| New York | 12 | 6 | 260 | 20 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 64 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 64 | .476 | .857 | 21.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Oklahoma City | 24 | 12 | 440 | 38 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 44 | 44 | 128 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 61 | 106 | .494 | .682 | 18.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Orlando | 12 | 5 | 210 | 21 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 59 | .477 | .000 | .654 | 17.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.7 | |
| Philadelphia | 14 | 9 | 301 | 31 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 43 | 28 | 76 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 40 | 92 | .517 | .698 | 21.5 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 0.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 22 | 12 | 500 | 49 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 46 | 32 | 121 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 8 | 64 | 130 | .533 | .000 | .696 | 22.7 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 0.5 | |
| Portland | 19 | 11 | 457 | 42 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 37 | 45 | 126 | 15 | 10 | 29 | 17 | 47 | 106 | .467 | .595 | 24.0 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Sacramento | 23 | 9 | 426 | 49 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 42 | 40 | 114 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 50 | 121 | .485 | .548 | 18.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.6 | ||
| San Antonio | 26 | 11 | 437 | 29 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 32 | 31 | 117 | 7 | 17 | 36 | 18 | 74 | 76 | .337 | .000 | .563 | 16.8 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 0.3 | |
| Toronto | 13 | 8 | 283 | 32 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 87 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 36 | 84 | .516 | .690 | 21.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Utah | 25 | 10 | 554 | 53 | 99 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 61 | 31 | 114 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 27 | 79 | 148 | .535 | .000 | .689 | 22.1 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 0.4 | |
| Washington | 16 | 5 | 341 | 41 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 34 | 20 | 78 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 38 | 108 | .547 | .765 | 21.3 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 1.0 | ||