Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Players > B > Michael Bates
News: s-r blog:Search Our Pro Football Data Using the P-F-R Play Index
Michael Bates
Michael Dion Bates
Position: RB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 189 lbs.
Born: December 19, 1969 in Tucson, AZ
College: Arizona (school history)
Drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 6th round (150th overall) of the 1992 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 6 (8397th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Other SR Links: Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
Our primary support comes from users like you. Sponsor this page for $10. Your message will replace this ad.
Player News
- Bloggers! Put your articles here for free. See the Sports Reference Linker for details.
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | AV | ||
| 1993 | 24 | SEA | KR | 81 | 16 | 1 | 30 | 603 | 0 | 46 | 20.1 | 621 | 0 | |||||
| 1994 | 25 | SEA | KR | 81 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 508 | 0 | 38 | 19.5 | 616 | 1 | |||||
| 1995 | 26 | CLE | 83 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 176 | 0 | 38 | 19.6 | 176 | 0 | ||||||
| 1996*+ | 27 | CAR | KR | 82 | 14 | 0 | 33 | 998 | 1 | 93 | 30.2 | 998 | 1 | |||||
| 1997* | 28 | CAR | KR | 82 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 47 | 1281 | 0 | 56 | 27.3 | 1289 | 0 |
| 1998* | 29 | CAR | KR | 82 | 14 | 0 | 59 | 1480 | 1 | 99 | 25.1 | 1480 | 1 | |||||
| 1999* | 30 | CAR | KR | 24 | 16 | 0 | 52 | 1287 | 2 | 100 | 24.8 | 1301 | 2 | |||||
| 2000* | 31 | CAR | KR | 24 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 4.4 | 42 | 941 | 1 | 92 | 22.4 | 1023 | 1 |
| 2001 | 32 | WAS | KR | 20 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 49 | 1150 | 0 | 41 | 23.5 | 1155 | 0 |
| 2003 | 34 | 2TM | 9 | 0 | 26 | 686 | 0 | 48 | 26.4 | 686 | 0 | |||||||
| DAL | 29 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 0 | 30 | 22.5 | 90 | 0 | ||||||||
| NYJ | KR | 20 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 596 | 0 | 48 | 27.1 | 596 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 145 | 1 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 12 | 4.4 | 373 | 9110 | 5 | 100 | 24.4 | 9345 | 6 | ||||
| 5 yrs | CAR | 76 | 0 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 12 | 4.9 | 233 | 5987 | 5 | 100 | 25.7 | 6091 | 5 | |||
| 2 yrs | SEA | 31 | 1 | 56 | 1111 | 0 | 46 | 19.8 | 1237 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | CLE | 13 | 0 | 9 | 176 | 0 | 38 | 19.6 | 176 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | DAL | 1 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 0 | 30 | 22.5 | 90 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | NYJ | 8 | 0 | 22 | 596 | 0 | 48 | 27.1 | 596 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | WAS | 16 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 49 | 1150 | 0 | 41 | 23.5 | 1155 | 0 | |||
| Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1993 | 24 | SEA | KR | 81 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 25 | SEA | KR | 81 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 1 | 40 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 7 | -2.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 108 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999* | 30 | CAR | KR | 24 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000* | 31 | CAR | KR | 24 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 23 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 51 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 145 | 1 | 12 | 158 | 13.2 | 1 | 40 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 191 | 1 | 20 | ||||
| 5 yrs | CAR | 76 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 23 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 65 | 0 | 12 | |||
| 2 yrs | SEA | 31 | 1 | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 1 | 40 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 126 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1993 | 24 | SEA | KR | 81 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1994 | 25 | SEA | KR | 81 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1996*+ | 27 | CAR | KR | 82 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1997* | 28 | CAR | KR | 82 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1998* | 29 | CAR | KR | 82 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1999* | 30 | CAR | KR | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2000* | 31 | CAR | KR | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2001 | 32 | WAS | KR | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 145 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | CAR | 76 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | SEA | 31 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | WAS | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 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 | 25 | SEA | KR | 81 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1996*+ | 27 | CAR | KR | 82 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1998* | 29 | CAR | KR | 82 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1999* | 30 | CAR | KR | 24 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2000* | 31 | CAR | KR | 24 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 145 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 36 | |||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | CAR | 76 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | SEA | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
|
First-Team All-Pro
|
All-Purpose Yds
|
||
|
Yds/Touch
|
|||
|
Kick & Punt Returns
|
All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1996 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1996 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1996 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1996 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1997 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1997 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1997 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1997 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1998 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1999 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1999 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 2000 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 2000 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
A Sports Reference Site:
About PFR |
Found a bug or have a suggestion?
Privacy Statement |
Conditions & Terms of Service |
Use of Data
Partner With: FantasyPlayers.com.
Partner of USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties.