Kelvin Cato
- Seasons
- 1997-98 to 2006-07
- Position
- C
- Height
- 6′11″
- Weight
- 255 lb
- Born
- Aug 26, 1974
- College
- University of South Alabama, Iowa State
- Draft
- 1997, round 1, pick 15
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.4
- True shooting
- .548
- Effective FG
- .507
- Usage rate
- 13.5
- Win shares
- 28.6
- WS per 48
- .129
- Box plus/minus
- -0.3
- VORP
- 4.6
- Best season, WS
- 5.3
- Best season, BPM
- 0.7
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | POR | 23 | 74 | 1,007 | 13.3 | .496 | .428 | 14.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | .129 | -3.2 | 2.6 | -0.6 | 0.4 | 105 | 98 |
| 1998-99 | POR | 24 | 43 | 545 | 14.5 | .476 | .453 | 15.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | .144 | -3.3 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 99 | 90 |
| 1999-00 | HOU | 25 | 65 | 1,581 | 15.9 | .574 | .537 | 15.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 4.2 | .128 | -1.2 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 111 | 102 |
| 2000-01 | HOU | 26 | 35 | 624 | 13.0 | .606 | .577 | 11.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .128 | -2.0 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 0.1 | 115 | 103 |
| 2001-02 | HOU | 27 | 75 | 1,917 | 15.0 | .599 | .583 | 11.2 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 5.3 | .133 | -1.0 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 122 | 106 |
| 2002-03 | HOU | 28 | 73 | 1,247 | 15.5 | .535 | .520 | 13.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | .145 | -1.7 | 1.5 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 107 | 96 |
| 2003-04 | HOU | 29 | 69 | 1,743 | 13.2 | .495 | .447 | 13.9 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | .127 | -2.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 101 | 95 |
| 2004-05 | ORL | 30 | 62 | 1,525 | 14.9 | .600 | .539 | 12.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.3 | .137 | -0.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 116 | 103 |
| 2005-06 | 2+ teams | 31 | 27 | 333 | 9.3 | .493 | .429 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .045 | -4.9 | -0.3 | -5.2 | -0.3 | 96 | 106 |
| 2006-07 | NYK | 32 | 18 | 95 | 12.3 | .403 | .318 | 15.9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .036 | -3.7 | 0.9 | -2.8 | 0.0 | 88 | 100 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.