Billy Ray Bates vs. Enes Kanter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Enes Kanter 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.

Enes Kanter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Enes Kanter: 2011-12 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Enes Kanter 0

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Enes Kanter 11

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Enes Kanter 6

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Enes Kanter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Enes Kanter 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Enes Kanter 7.8

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Enes Kanter 0.9

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Enes Kanter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Enes Kanter 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Enes Kanter 8,349

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Enes Kanter 5,822

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Enes Kanter 638

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Enes Kanter 296

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Enes Kanter 363

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Enes Kanter 748

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Enes Kanter .548

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Enes Kanter .289

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Enes Kanter .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Enes Kanter 15.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Enes Kanter 11.0 (2021)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Enes Kanter 1.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Enes Kanter 0.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Enes Kanter 0.7 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Enes Kanter 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Enes Kanter 5.9

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Enes Kanter 0.6

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Enes Kanter 0.3

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Enes Kanter 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Enes Kanter 450

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Enes Kanter 346

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Enes Kanter 33

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Enes Kanter 16

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Enes Kanter 30

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Enes Kanter 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Enes Kanter .514

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Enes Kanter .211

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Enes Kanter .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Enes Kanter 11.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Enes Kanter 9.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Enes Kanter 1.2 (2019)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Enes Kanter 0.7 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Enes Kanter 1.0 (2012)