Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Billy Ray Bates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Ray Bates and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Billy Ray Bates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Billy Ray Bates 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Billy Ray Bates 4

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Billy Ray Bates 2

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Billy Ray Bates 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Billy Ray Bates 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Billy Ray Bates 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Billy Ray Bates 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Billy Ray Bates 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Billy Ray Bates 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Billy Ray Bates 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Billy Ray Bates 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Billy Ray Bates 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Billy Ray Bates 11.7

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Billy Ray Bates 1.7

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Billy Ray Bates 1.9

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Billy Ray Bates 0.8

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Billy Ray Bates 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Billy Ray Bates 2,197

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Billy Ray Bates 313

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Billy Ray Bates 352

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Billy Ray Bates 151

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Billy Ray Bates 16

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Billy Ray Bates 187

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Billy Ray Bates .474

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Billy Ray Bates .303

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Billy Ray Bates .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Billy Ray Bates 26.7

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Billy Ray Bates 2.8

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Billy Ray Bates 4.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Billy Ray Bates 1.7

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Billy Ray Bates 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Billy Ray Bates 160

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Billy Ray Bates 17

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Billy Ray Bates 25

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Billy Ray Bates 10

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Billy Ray Bates 2

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Billy Ray Bates 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Billy Ray Bates .545

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Billy Ray Bates .375

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Billy Ray Bates .806

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981)