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Michael Bates

Michael Dion Bates

Position: RB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 189 lbs.
Born: December 19, 1969 in Tucson, AZ
College: Arizona

5-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 6th round (150th overall) of the 1992 Draft

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1993 24 SEA RET 16 1 30 603 0 46 20.1 621
1994 25 SEA RET 15 0 26 508 0 38 19.5 616
1995 26 CLE 13 0 9 176 0 38 19.6 176
1996*+ 27 CAR RET 14 0 33 998 1 93 30.2 998
1997* 28 CAR RET 16 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 47 1281 0 56 27.3 1289
1998* 29 CAR RET 14 0 59 1480 1 99 25.1 1480
1999* 30 CAR RET 16 0 52 1287 2 100 24.8 1301
2000* 31 CAR RET 16 0 7 31 0 12 4.4 42 941 1 92 22.4 1023
2001 32 WAS RET 16 0 2 5 0 5 2.5 49 1150 0 41 23.5 1155
2003 34 2TM /RET 9 0 26 686 0 48 26.4 686
NYJ RET 8 0 22 596 0 48 27.1 596
DAL 1 0 4 90 0 30 22.5 90
Career 145 1 10 44 0 12 4.4 373 9110 5 100 24.4 9345
5 yrs CAR 76 0 8 39 0 12 4.9 233 5987 5 100 25.7 6091
2 yrs SEA 31 1 56 1111 0 46 19.8 1237
1 yr CLE 13 0 9 176 0 38 19.6 176
1 yr DAL 1 0 4 90 0 30 22.5 90
1 yr NYJ 8 0 22 596 0 48 27.1 596
1 yr WAS 16 0 2 5 0 5 2.5 49 1150 0 41 23.5 1155

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1993 24 SEA RET 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 RET 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 RET 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 RET 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

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1993 24 SEA RET 16 1 1 2 3 0
1994 25 SEA RET 15 0 3 0 0 0
1996*+ 27 CAR RET 14 0 2 0 0 0
1997* 28 CAR RET 16 0 4 2 0 0
1998* 29 CAR RET 14 0 1 0 0 0
1999* 30 CAR RET 16 0 1 0 0 0
2000* 31 CAR RET 16 0 4 1 0 0
2001 32 WAS RET 16 0 4 2 0 0
Career 145 1 20 7 3 0
5 yrs CAR 76 0 12 3 0 0
2 yrs SEA 31 1 4 2 3 0
1 yr WAS 16 0 4 2 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1994 25 SEA RET 15 0 1 6
1996*+ 27 CAR RET 14 0 1 6
1998* 29 CAR RET 14 0 1 6
1999* 30 CAR RET 16 0 2 12
2000* 31 CAR RET 16 0 1 6
Career 145 1 1 5 36
5 yrs CAR 76 0 5 30
2 yrs SEA 31 1 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1996
1997
1998
1999
2000

1st-team All-Pro

1996

Non-Offensive TDs

1999 NFL 2 (3)
2000 NFL 1 (10)
Career 5 (102)

All-Purpose Yds

Career 9345 (142)

Yds/Touch

Career 23.0 (1)

Kick Returns

1993 NFL 30 (9)
1997 NFL 47 (9)
1998 NFL 59 (2-- 38)
1999 NFL 52 (5-- 93)
2001 NFL 49 (8)
Career 373 (6)

Kick Return Yds

1997 NFL 1281 (5-- 87)
1998 NFL 1480 (3-- 30)
1999 NFL 1287 (5-- 86)
2001 NFL 1150 (6)
Career 9110 (6)

Kick Return TD

1996 NFL 1 (2-- 58)
1998 NFL 1 (4-- 58)
1999 NFL 2 (1-- 13)
2000 NFL 1 (2-- 58)
Career 5 (6)

Long Kick Return

1996 NFL 93 (5)
1998 NFL 99 (6)
1999 NFL 100 (2-- 68)
2000 NFL 92 (7)

Yds/Kick Return

1996 NFL 30.2 (1-- 39)
1997 NFL 27.3 (1)
1998 NFL 25.1 (9)
1999 NFL 24.8 (8)
2003 NFL 27.1 (6)
Career 24.4 (83)

Kick & Punt Returns

Career 383 (26)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1997 NFL 1289 (8)
1998 NFL 1480 (7-- 90)
1999 NFL 1287 (8)
Career 9154 (10)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1996 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1996 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1996 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1996 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1996 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1997 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1997 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1997 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1997 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1998 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1999 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1999 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
2000 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
2000 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1993 24 16 RB 2 126
1994 25 15 RB 17 94
1999 30 16 RB 1 150
2000 31 16 RB 5 124
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