Billy Ray Bates vs. Dwyane Wade Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwyane Wade 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.

Dwyane Wade

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Dwyane Wade: 2003-04 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Dwyane Wade 3

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Dwyane Wade 16

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Dwyane Wade 13

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Dwyane Wade 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Billy Ray Bates 0 Dwyane Wade 1

All-NBA First Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Dwyane Wade 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Dwyane Wade 8

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Dwyane Wade 3

Scoring Leader Billy Ray Bates 0 Dwyane Wade 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Dwyane Wade 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Dwyane Wade 4.7

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Dwyane Wade 5.4

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Dwyane Wade 1.5

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Dwyane Wade 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Dwyane Wade 23,165

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Dwyane Wade 4,933

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Dwyane Wade 5,701

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Dwyane Wade 1,620

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Dwyane Wade 885

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Dwyane Wade 1,054

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Dwyane Wade .480

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Dwyane Wade .293

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Dwyane Wade .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Dwyane Wade 30.2 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Dwyane Wade 6.4 (2011)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Dwyane Wade 7.5 (2007)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Dwyane Wade 2.2 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Dwyane Wade 1.3 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Dwyane Wade 22.3

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Dwyane Wade 5.2

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Dwyane Wade 4.9

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Dwyane Wade 1.5

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Dwyane Wade 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Dwyane Wade 3,954

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Dwyane Wade 928

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Dwyane Wade 870

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Dwyane Wade 273

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Dwyane Wade 175

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Dwyane Wade 177

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Dwyane Wade .474

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Dwyane Wade .338

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Dwyane Wade .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Dwyane Wade 33.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Dwyane Wade 7.1 (2011)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Dwyane Wade 6.8 (2010)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Dwyane Wade 2.2 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Dwyane Wade 1.6 (2010)