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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

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1974-75 18 KENTUCKYST 26 341 91 194 20 34 100 202 .469 .588 13.1 7.8 3.8
1975-76 19 KENTUCKYST 27 626 132 220 23 31 169 287 .600 .742 23.2 10.6 6.3
1976-77 20 KENTUCKYST 30 920 283 515 121 156 314 687 .550 .776 30.7 22.9 10.5
1977-78 21 KENTUCKYST 24 217 361 113 138 196 547 .601 .819 22.8 8.2
Career 107 1887 723 1290 277 359 779 1723 .560 .772 22.7 16.1 7.3

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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