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Billy Ray Bates

Billy Ray Bates (Billy Ray, Dunk)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-4    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: May 31, 1956 in Kosciusko, Mississippi
High School: McAdams in Camden, Mississippi
College: Kentucky State University

Drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 3rd round (3rd pick, 47th overall) of the 1978 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 23 POR NBA 16 235 72 146 .493 8 19 .421 28 39 .718 13 16 29 31 14 2 20 26 180
1980-81 24 POR NBA 77 1560 439 902 .487 14 54 .259 170 199 .854 71 86 157 196 82 6 149 120 1062
1981-82 25 POR NBA 75 0 1229 327 692 .473 12 41 .293 166 211 .787 53 55 108 111 41 5 93 100 832
1982-83 26 TOT NBA 19 3 304 55 145 .379 2 5 .400 11 22 .500 11 8 19 14 14 3 12 19 123
1982-83 26 WSB NBA 15 3 277 53 129 .411 2 5 .400 10 20 .500 10 8 18 14 13 3 12 18 118
1982-83 26 LAL NBA 4 0 27 2 16 .125 0 0 1 2 .500 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5
Career NBA 187 3 3328 893 1885 .474 36 119 .303 375 471 .796 148 165 313 352 151 16 274 265 2197

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 23 POR NBA 16 14.7 4.5 9.1 .493 0.5 1.2 .421 1.8 2.4 .718 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.9 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.6 11.3
1980-81 24 POR NBA 77 20.3 5.7 11.7 .487 0.2 0.7 .259 2.2 2.6 .854 0.9 1.1 2.0 2.5 1.1 0.1 1.9 1.6 13.8
1981-82 25 POR NBA 75 0 16.4 4.4 9.2 .473 0.2 0.5 .293 2.2 2.8 .787 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.3 11.1
1982-83 26 TOT NBA 19 3 16.0 2.9 7.6 .379 0.1 0.3 .400 0.6 1.2 .500 0.6 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.0 6.5
1982-83 26 WSB NBA 15 3 18.5 3.5 8.6 .411 0.1 0.3 .400 0.7 1.3 .500 0.7 0.5 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.8 1.2 7.9
1982-83 26 LAL NBA 4 0 6.8 0.5 4.0 .125 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 .500 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3
Career NBA 187 3 17.8 4.8 10.1 .474 0.2 0.6 .303 2.0 2.5 .796 0.8 0.9 1.7 1.9 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.4 11.7

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 23 POR NBA 16 235 11.0 22.4 .493 1.2 2.9 .421 4.3 6.0 .718 2.0 2.5 4.4 4.7 2.1 0.3 3.1 4.0 27.6
1980-81 24 POR NBA 77 1560 10.1 20.8 .487 0.3 1.2 .259 3.9 4.6 .854 1.6 2.0 3.6 4.5 1.9 0.1 3.4 2.8 24.5
1981-82 25 POR NBA 75 0 1229 9.6 20.3 .473 0.4 1.2 .293 4.9 6.2 .787 1.6 1.6 3.2 3.3 1.2 0.1 2.7 2.9 24.4
1982-83 26 TOT NBA 19 3 304 6.5 17.2 .379 0.2 0.6 .400 1.3 2.6 .500 1.3 0.9 2.3 1.7 1.7 0.4 1.4 2.3 14.6
1982-83 26 WSB NBA 15 3 277 6.9 16.8 .411 0.3 0.6 .400 1.3 2.6 .500 1.3 1.0 2.3 1.8 1.7 0.4 1.6 2.3 15.3
1982-83 26 LAL NBA 4 0 27 2.7 21.3 .125 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.7 .500 1.3 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 6.7
Career NBA 187 3 3328 9.7 20.4 .474 0.4 1.3 .303 4.1 5.1 .796 1.6 1.8 3.4 3.8 1.6 0.2 3.0 2.9 23.8

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1979-80 23 POR NBA 16 235 24.1 .552 .521 6.0 7.6 6.8 23.8 2.9 0.5 10.9 32.0 112 104 0.7 0.3 0.9
1980-81 24 POR NBA 77 1560 19.3 .537 .494 4.9 6.0 5.5 19.0 2.4 0.2 13.1 28.9 106 107 2.4 1.2 3.6
1981-82 25 POR NBA 75 1229 17.8 .530 .481 4.9 5.0 4.9 13.9 1.6 0.2 10.6 29.4 107 111 1.8 0.6 2.4
1982-83 26 TOT NBA 19 304 8.4 .398 .386 4.0 2.9 3.5 7.2 2.2 0.6 7.2 22.6 86 103 -0.4 0.4 0.0
1982-83 26 WSB NBA 15 277 9.9 .428 .419 4.0 3.2 3.6 7.9 2.3 0.6 8.0 22.4 89 102 -0.2 0.4 0.1
1982-83 26 LAL NBA 4 27 -7.3 .148 .125 4.3 0.0 2.1 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 24.7 44 111 -0.2 0.0 -0.2
Career NBA 187 3328 18.1 .525 .483 4.9 5.5 5.2 16.4 2.1 0.3 11.6 28.7 105 108 4.4 2.5 6.9

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1979-80 23 POR NBA 3 104 31 59 2 7 11 14 2 10 12 5 1 15 13 75 .525 .286 .786 34.7 25.0 3.3 4.0
1980-81 24 POR NBA 3 115 35 62 1 1 14 17 3 7 13 5 1 11 11 85 .565 1.000 .824 38.3 28.3 2.3 4.3
Career NBA 6 219 66 121 3 8 25 31 5 17 25 10 2 26 24 160 .545 .375 .806 36.5 26.7 2.8 4.2

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1979-80 23 POR NBA 3 104 21.8 .576 .542 2.1 9.0 5.5 21.1 2.5 0.6 18.7 33.1 105 109 0.2 0.1 0.2
1980-81 24 POR NBA 3 115 24.5 .612 .573 2.9 4.2 3.5 20.0 2.2 0.5 13.7 30.0 115 107 0.4 0.1 0.5
Career NBA 6 219 23.2 .594 .558 2.5 6.5 4.4 20.5 2.3 0.5 16.2 31.4 110 108 0.6 0.1 0.7

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Free Throw Pct

1980-81 NBA .854 (10)

Transactions

June 9, 1978: Drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 3rd round (47th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

June 25, 1979: Signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.

February 21, 1980: Signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers.

September 20, 1982: Waived by the Portland Trail Blazers.

September 29, 1982: Signed as a free agent with the Washington Bullets.

December 1, 1982: Waived by the Washington Bullets.

April 6, 1983: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

April 16, 1983: Released by the Los Angeles Lakers.

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