Mario Bates is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Bates in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bates's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Mario Bates
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1994 | 21–22 | NO | 7 | — | 151 | 579 | 6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 62 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 22–23 | NO | 16 | — | 244 | 951 | 7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 114 | 0 | — | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 23–24 | NO | 10 | — | 164 | 584 | 4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 44 | 0 | — | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24–25 | NO | 7 | — | 119 | 440 | 4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 42 | 0 | — | 8.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25–26 | ARI | 1 | — | 60 | 165 | 6 | 2.8 | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 0 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26–27 | ARI | 10 | — | 72 | 202 | 9 | 2.8 | 12.5 | 23 | 31.9 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 71.4% | 6.8 | 4.9 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27–28 | DET | 12 | — | 31 | 127 | 2 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 12 | 38.7 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 109 | 0 | 75.0% | 7.3 | 5.5 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 63 | — | 841 | 3,048 | 38 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 35 | 4.2 | 0 | 27 | 65 | 419 | 0 | 240.7% | 6.4 | 15.5 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
82 career value over replacement — #1399 all-time of 4,649. 13.7/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #44 (Rd 2) · NO · 1994 · +18.6 vs expected KV-H
68actual
49.4 expected · Δ+18.6
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