Michael Bates

Michael Dion Bates

Position: RB

5-10, 189lb (178cm, 85kg)

Born: December 19, 1969 in Victoria, TX

College: Arizona (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 6 (9901st overall since 1960)

High School: Amphitheater (AZ)

Draft: Seattle Seahawks in the 6th round (150th overall) of the 1992 NFL Draft.

Relatives: Brother Mario Bates

SUMMARY

Career

145

373

Yds

9110

Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd	AV	Awards
1993	24	SEA		81	16	1						30	603	0	46	20.1	624	0
1994	25	SEA		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		82	14	0						33	998	1	93	30.2	998	1	AP1, PB
1997*	28	CAR		82	16	0	1	8	0	8	8.0	47	1281	0	56	27.3	1289	0	AP2, PB
1998*	29	CAR		82	14	0						59	1480	1	99	25.1	1480	1	PB
1999*	30	CAR		24	16	0						52	1287	2	100	24.8	1301	2	PB
2000*	31	CAR		24	16	0	7	31	0	12	4.4	42	941	1	92	22.4	1023	1	PB
2001	32	WAS		20	16	0	2	5	0	5	2.5	49	1150	0	41	23.5	1155	0
2002		Missed season - Injured (broken ankle)
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		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	9348	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	1240	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

Kick & Punt Returns Table
				Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1996*+	27	CAR		2	0						9	214	0	51	23.8	214
2003	34	DAL	RB	1	0						7	172	0	41	24.6	172
Career				3							16	386	0	51	24.1	386
1 yr		CAR		2	0						9	214	0	51	23.8	214
1 yr		DAL		1	0						7	172	0	41	24.6	172

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Receiving & Rushing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Receiving & Rushing Table
					Games		Receiving											Rushing								Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Rush	Yds	TD	1D	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1993	24	SEA		81	16	1	3	1	6	6.0	0		6	0.1	0.4	33.3%	2.0	2	12	0		6	6.0	0.8	0.1	3	6.0	18	0	1
1994	25	SEA		81	15	0	17	5	112	22.4	1	4	40	0.3	7.5	29.4%	6.6	2	-4	0	1	7	-2.0	-0.3	0.1	7	15.4	108	1	3
1995	26	CLE		83	13	0	1	0	0		0		0	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.0									0		0	0	0
1996*+	27	CAR		82	14	0		0	0		0		0	0.0	0.0	0.0%										0		0	0	2
1997*	28	CAR		82	16	0		0	0		0		0	0.0	0.0	0.0%										0		0	0	4
1998*	29	CAR		82	14	0	0	0	0		0		0	0.0	0.0	0.0%										0		0	0	1
1999*	30	CAR		24	16	0	1	1	2	2.0	0	0	2	0.1	0.1	100.0%	2.0	3	12	0	1	12	4.0	0.8	0.2	4	3.5	14	0	1
2000*	31	CAR		24	16	0	8	5	38	7.6	0	1	23	0.3	2.4	62.5%	4.8	5	13	0	0	8	2.6	0.8	0.3	10	5.1	51	0	4
2001	32	WAS		20	16	0	0	0	0		0		0	0.0	0.0	0.0%										0		0	0	4
2002		Missed season - Injured (broken ankle)
Career					145	1	30	12	158	13.2	1	5	40	0.1	1.1	40.0%	5.3	12	33	0	2	12	2.8	0.2	0.1	24	8.0	191	1	20
5 yrs		CAR			76	0	9	6	40	6.7	0	1	23	0.1	0.5	66.7%	4.4	8	25	0	1	12	3.1	0.3	0.1	14	4.6	65	0	12
2 yrs		SEA			31	1	20	6	118	19.7	1	4	40	0.2	3.8	30.0%	5.9	4	8	0	1	7	2.0	0.3	0.1	10	12.6	126	1	4
1 yr		CLE			13	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.0									0		0	0	0
1 yr		DAL			1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0.0	0.0											0		0	0	0
1 yr		NYJ			8	0	0	0	0		0		0	0.0	0.0											0		0	0	0
1 yr		WAS			16	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0.0	0.0											0		0	0	4

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
1993	24	SEA		81	16	1						0	1	2	3	0	0.0
1994	25	SEA		81	15	0						0	3	0	0	0	0.0
1996*+	27	CAR		82	14	0						0	2	0	0	0	0.0
1997*	28	CAR		82	16	0						0	4	2	0	0	0.0
1998*	29	CAR		82	14	0						0	1	0	0	0	0.0
1999*	30	CAR		24	16	0						0	1	0	0	0	0.0	11	10	1	1
2000*	31	CAR		24	16	0						0	4	1	0	0	0.0	12	11	1	0
2001	32	WAS		20	16	0						0	4	2	0	0	0.0	17	15	2	0
2003	34	2TM			9	0											0.0	2	2	0	0
		NYJ		20	8	0											0.0	2	2	0	0
Career					145	1						0	20	7	3	0	0.0	42	38	4	1
5 yrs		CAR			76	0						0	12	3	0	0	0.0	23	21	2	1
2 yrs		SEA			31	1						0	4	2	3	0	0.0
1 yr		CLE			13	0											0.0
1 yr		DAL			1	0											0.0
1 yr		NYJ			8	0											0.0			0	0
1 yr		WAS			16	0						0	4	2	0	0	0.0	17	15	2	0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	No.	G	GS	RecTD	KR TD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1994	25	SEA	81	15	0	1		1		6	0.4
1996*+	27	CAR	82	14	0		1	1		6	0.4
1998*	29	CAR	82	14	0		1	1		6	0.4
1999*	30	CAR	24	16	0		2	2		12	0.8
2000*	31	CAR	24	16	0		1	1		6	0.4
Career				145		1	5	6	0	36	.2
5 yrs		CAR		76	0		5	5	0	30	.4
2 yrs		SEA		31	1	1		1	0	6	.2
1 yr		CLE		13	0				0	0	0.0
1 yr		DAL		1	0				0	0	0.0
1 yr		NYJ		8	0				0	0	0.0
1 yr		WAS		16	0				0	0	0.0

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