MARIO BATESBates, Mario DonielHeight: 6-2 Weight: 227 Born: January 16, 1973 Victoria, TX High School: Amphitheater (Tucson, AZ) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Arizona State | Lettered |
| 1992 | Arizona State | Played |
| 1993 | Arizona State | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (44th overall) 1994 New Orleans Saints |
| Relatives: Son of Marion Bates; brother of Marion Bates; brother of Michael Bates |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1994 NO NFL | 24 | RB | 11 | 7 |
| 1995 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1995 NO NFL | 24 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 1996 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1996 NO NFL | 24 | RB | 14 | 10 |
| 1997 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1997 NO NFL | 24 | RB | 12 | 7 |
| 1998 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)1998 ARI NFL | 24 | RB | 16 | 1 |
| 1999 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)1999 ARI NFL | 24 | RB | 16 | 2 |
| 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL | 31 | RB | 13 | 0 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 98 | 43 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/24/1994 | 1994 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1994 NO NFL |
| Signed | 7/6/1994 | 1994 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1994 NO NFL |
| Free Agent | 2/14/1997 | 1996 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1996 NO NFL |
| Signed | 6/12/1997 | 1997 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1997 NO NFL |
| Free Agent | 2/13/1998 | 1997 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1997 NO NFL |
| Signed | 3/6/1998 | 1998 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)1998 ARI NFL |
| Released | 8/24/2000 | 2000 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2000 ARI NFL |
| Signed | 8/29/2000 | 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/2/2001 | 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1994 NO NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1995 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1995 NO NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1996 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1996 NO NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1997 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1997 NO NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1998 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)1998 ARI NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1999 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)1999 ARI NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 228 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1994 NO NFL | 151 | 579 | 3.8 | 40 | 6 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1995 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1995 NO NFL | 244 | 951 | 3.9 | 66t | 7 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1996 NO NFL | 164 | 584 | 3.6 | 33 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1997 NO NFL | 119 | 440 | 3.7 | 74t | 4 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)1998 ARI NFL | 60 | 165 | 2.8 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)1999 ARI NFL | 72 | 202 | 2.8 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL | 31 | 127 | 4.1 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 841 | 3048 | 3.6 | 74t | 38 | 186 | 14 | 4 | 11 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1997 NO NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1994 NO NFL | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1995 NO NFL | 18 | 114 | 6.3 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1996 NO NFL | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1997 NO NFL | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)1998 ARI NFL | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)1999 ARI NFL | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 34 | 6.8 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL | 20 | 15 | 75.0 | 109 | 7.3 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 27 | 65 | 74.1 | 419 | 6.4 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1994 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)1999 ARI NFL | 52 | 0 | 1231 | 23.7 | 68 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 2 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 53 | 0 | 1251 | 23.6 | 68 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 2 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1994 NO NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1995 NO NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1996 NO NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1997 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)1999 ARI NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)1999 ARI NFL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)1999 ARI NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
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