RB · 9 seasons · 1993 – 2003
Michael Bates ranks 2379th of 2,385 running backs by career fantasy value, accumulated over 9 seasons from 1993 to 2003 (0.3 fantasy points per game). His best year was 1994: 15.3 fantasy value, 291st that season and 18589th of 7,008 player-seasons on record. Two lenses disagree by 3,106 places on this career: 3738th by raw fantasy points, 6844th by value over replacement.
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | ½PPR | Z | VORP | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | SEA | 16 | 2.3 | -0.99 | -119 | #389 | #24,166 |
| 1994★ | SEA | 15 | 15.3 | -0.65 | -112 | #291 | #18,589 |
| 1995 | CLE | 13 | 0.0 | -0.83 | -121 | #450 | #26,155 |
| 1996 | CAR | 14 | -2.0 | -0.94 | -121 | #489 | #28,960 |
| 1998 | CAR | 14 | 0.0 | -0.84 | -111 | #449 | #26,155 |
| 1999 | CAR | 16 | 13.9 | -0.80 | -126 | #360 | #19,032 |
| 2000 | CAR | 16 | 13.6 | -0.74 | -116 | #336 | #19,137 |
| 2001 | WAS | 16 | 0.0 | -0.94 | -135 | #468 | #26,155 |
| 2003 | DAL | 9 | 0.0 | -0.97 | -127 | #495 | #26,155 |
★ Best season by ½PPR points