Mario Bates stats

Last played for the Detroit Lions, 2000

Running Back · #31

Age 53 · 6' 2"

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Mario Bates played 7 NFL seasons, 1994 to 2000.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
98
CAR
841
YDS
3,048
AVG
3.6
TD
38
LNG
74
FD
186
FUM
11

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CAR, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 50+ CAR; AVG: 4+ games, 100+ CAR; LNG, FD: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
1994NO111515793.8640313
1995NO162449513.9766502
1996NO141645843.6433324
1997NO121194403.7474222
1998ARI16601652.8615160
1999ARI16722022.8916230
2000DET13311274.1223120

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Career Postseason

GP
2
CAR
15
YDS
35
AVG
2.3
TD
3
LNG
7
FD
4
FUM
0

Per game

Career regular season

GP
98
CAR
8.6
YDS
31.1
AVG
3.6
TD
0.4
LNG
74
FD
1.9
FUM
0.1

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
1994NO1113.752.63.80.5402.80.3
1995NO1615.359.43.90.4663.10.1
1996NO1411.741.73.60.3332.30.3
1997NO129.936.73.70.3741.80.2
1998ARI163.810.32.80.4151.00
1999ARI164.512.62.80.6161.40
2000DET132.49.84.10.2230.90

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
98
PPR
634.5
HALF
602.0
STD
569.5
PPG
6.5

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
1994NO11106.1102.198.19.6
1995NO16166.5157.5148.510.4
1996NO1495.889.382.86.8
1997NO1278.075.573.06.5
1998ARI1654.954.453.93.4
1999ARI1682.680.177.65.2
2000DET1350.643.135.63.9

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
53 yearsJan 16, 1973
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1994
Birthplace
Tucson, AZ
College
Arizona State

Latest performance

Mario Bates

Dec 24 · vs CHI · L 23-20

CAR
1
YDS
2
AVG
2.0
TD
0
LNG
2
FUM
0

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentATTYDSTD
Sun, Dec 24vsCHIL 23-20120
Sun, Dec 17atNYJW 10-73340
Sun, Dec 10atGBL 26-13120
Thu, Nov 30atMINL 24-17130
Thu, Nov 23vsNEW 34-9———
Sun, Nov 19atNYGW 31-218200

What were Mario Bates's career stats?

Mario Bates played 7 seasons for the Saints, the Cardinals and the Lions. He had 841 carries for 3,048 yards, 65 catches for 419 yards and scored 38 touchdowns. His best season was 1995: 951 rushing yards, 7 rushing touchdowns and 3.9 yards per carry.

League leaderboards and awards

7 seasons, 1 postseason, 1994 to 2000

Mario Bates finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

All-time career rank

  • 251st in rushing yards (3,048)
  • 121st in rushing touchdowns (38)

Among the 2,979 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Mario Bates

Playoff games

Mario Bates played 2 games across 1 NFL postseason — 1 won, 1 lost.

Mario Bates's line in each playoff game
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
1998DALW 20-711320
1998MINL 41-21433

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.