Mario Bates
Mario Doniel Bates
Born: January 16, 1973
Victoria, TX USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 217
College: Arizona St.
High School: Amphitheater (Tucson, AZ)
Career: 1994-2000
Drafted: 1994 in Round 2, #44 overall by the New Orleans Saints
Mario Bates played from 1994 to 2000 during his career with the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints. Bates ran for 3,048 yards in his career on 841 attempts, scoring 38 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 65 passes for 419 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 158.3 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 151 | 579 | 3.8 | 40 | 6 |
| 1995 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 244 | 951 | 3.9 | 66 | 7 |
| 1996 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 164 | 584 | 3.6 | 33 | 4 |
| 1997 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 119 | 440 | 3.7 | 74 | 4 |
| 1998 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 60 | 165 | 2.8 | 15 | 6 |
| 1999 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 72 | 202 | 2.8 | 16 | 9 |
| 2000 | NFL Detroit Lions | 31 | 127 | 4.1 | 23 | 2 |
| Totals | 841 | 3048 | 3.6 | 74 | 38 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 18 | 114 | 6.3 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Detroit Lions | 15 | 109 | 7.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 65 | 419 | 6.4 | 26 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 52 | 1231 | 23.7 | 68 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 1251 | 23.6 | 68 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1994 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1995 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1996 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1997 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1998 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1999 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| 2000 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 11 | 7 |
| 1995 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 1996 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 10 |
| 1997 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 7 |
| 1998 | NFL | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 1 |
| 1999 | NFL | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 2 |
| 2000 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 0 |
