Mario Doniel Bates
Position: RB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 217 lbs.
Born: January 16, 1973 in Victoria, TX
College: Arizona State
Career AV: 20 (4334th overall since 1950)
Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 2nd round (44th overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft.
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| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1994 | 21 | NOR | rb | 24 | 11 | 7 | 151 | 579 | 6 | 40 | 3.8 | 52.6 | 13.7 | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 0 | 14 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 641 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 1995 | 22 | NOR | RB | 24 | 16 | 16 | 244 | 951 | 7 | 66 | 3.9 | 59.4 | 15.3 | 18 | 114 | 6.3 | 0 | 26 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 1065 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| 1996 | 23 | NOR | RB | 24 | 14 | 10 | 164 | 584 | 4 | 33 | 3.6 | 41.7 | 11.7 | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 0 | 15 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 628 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1997 | 24 | NOR | RB | 24 | 12 | 7 | 119 | 440 | 4 | 74 | 3.7 | 36.7 | 9.9 | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 15 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 482 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 25 | ARI | 24 | 16 | 1 | 60 | 165 | 6 | 15 | 2.8 | 10.3 | 3.8 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 179 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 26 | ARI | RET | 24 | 16 | 2 | 72 | 202 | 9 | 16 | 2.8 | 12.6 | 4.5 | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 18 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 236 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000 | 27 | DET | 31 | 13 | 0 | 31 | 127 | 2 | 23 | 4.1 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 15 | 109 | 7.3 | 0 | 17 | 1.2 | 8.4 | 236 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Career | 98 | 43 | 841 | 3048 | 38 | 74 | 3.6 | 31.1 | 8.6 | 65 | 419 | 6.4 | 0 | 26 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 3467 | 38 | 13 | 22 | ||||
| 4 yrs | NOR | 53 | 40 | 678 | 2554 | 21 | 74 | 3.8 | 48.2 | 12.8 | 44 | 262 | 6.0 | 0 | 26 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 2816 | 21 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 2 yrs | CRD | 32 | 3 | 132 | 367 | 15 | 16 | 2.8 | 11.5 | 4.1 | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 0 | 18 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 415 | 15 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1 yr | DET | 13 | 0 | 31 | 127 | 2 | 23 | 4.1 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 15 | 109 | 7.3 | 0 | 17 | 1.2 | 8.4 | 236 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1994 | 21 | NOR | rb | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 20.0 | 661 | |||||
| 1999 | 26 | ARI | RET | 24 | 16 | 2 | 52 | 1231 | 0 | 68 | 23.7 | 1467 | |||||
| Career | 98 | 43 | 53 | 1251 | 0 | 68 | 23.6 | 4718 | |||||||||
| 4 yrs | NOR | 53 | 40 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 20.0 | 2836 | ||||||||
| 2 yrs | CRD | 32 | 3 | 52 | 1231 | 0 | 68 | 23.7 | 1646 | ||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1994 | 21 | NOR | rb | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1995 | 22 | NOR | RB | 24 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1996 | 23 | NOR | RB | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1997 | 24 | NOR | RB | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1999 | 26 | ARI | RET | 24 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 98 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | NOR | 53 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | CRD | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 24 | NOR | RB | 24 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 21 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 41.0 | 21.0 | 1.8 | 158.3 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 41.0 | 0.0 | |
| Career | 98 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 21 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 41.0 | 21.0 | 0.2 | 158.3 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 41.0 | 0.0 |
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21 | NOR | rb | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1995 | 22 | NOR | RB | 24 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1996 | 23 | NOR | RB | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1997 | 24 | NOR | RB | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1998 | 25 | ARI | 24 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1999 | 26 | ARI | RET | 24 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 54 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 27 | DET | 31 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 98 | 43 | 38 | 38 | 228 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | NOR | 53 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 126 | |||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | CRD | 32 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 90 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | DET | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
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