Billy Ray Bates vs. Joe Dumars Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Dumars and Billy Ray Bates that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Joe Dumars

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Joe Dumars 2

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Joe Dumars 14

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Joe Dumars 10

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Joe Dumars 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Billy Ray Bates 0 Joe Dumars 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Joe Dumars 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Joe Dumars 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Joe Dumars 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Joe Dumars 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Joe Dumars 2.2

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Joe Dumars 4.5

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Joe Dumars 0.9

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Joe Dumars 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Joe Dumars 16,401

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Joe Dumars 2,203

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Joe Dumars 4,612

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Joe Dumars 902

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Joe Dumars 83

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Joe Dumars 1,018

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Joe Dumars .460

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Joe Dumars .382

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Joe Dumars .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Joe Dumars 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Joe Dumars 2.3

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Joe Dumars 4.6

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Joe Dumars 0.8

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Joe Dumars 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Joe Dumars 1,752

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Joe Dumars 257

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Joe Dumars 512

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Joe Dumars 91

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Joe Dumars 6

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Joe Dumars 112

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Joe Dumars .462

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Joe Dumars .358

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Joe Dumars .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992)