Cavet was born in McGregor, Texas, in December 1889. He was the son of Henry J. Cavet and Emma Earl Cobb. At the time of the 1900 United States Census, Cavet was living with his grandparents, parents, three younger brothers, and a younger sister on the family farm in the Justice Precinct of McLennan County, Texas.\n', '

Cavet appeared in 49 games for the Detroit Tigers, 22 as a starter and 27 as a relief pitcher. He had a career record of 11–9 with eight complete games, one shutout, and an earned run average of 2.98 in 226-1/3 innings. His best year was 1914 when he played in 31 games, pitched 151-1/3 innings and had an ERA of 2.44. He was among the American League leaders in 1914 in both games finished (13) and hit batsmen (9).\n', '

On September 15, 1914, Cavet was the pitcher when Nap Lajoie hit his 3,000th hit to become the third player to reach that mark. Honus Wagner and Cap Anson reached the mark before Lajoie. Cavet and the Tigers won the game 2–1.\n', '

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