Jake BatesDetroit Lions · #39
Jake Bates — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.
Where he stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees him
Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.
| Season | G | FGM | XPM | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | 26 | 64 | 142 |
| 2025 | 17 | 27 | 54 | 135 |
| Career | 34 | 53 | 118 | 277 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Detroit Lions built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
Jake Bates is a Kicker for the Detroit Lions, in his 3rd NFL season.
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Jake Bates is a Detroit Lions kicker, an undrafted find.
Chapter
Across 2 seasons (2024–2025) he has made 53 field goals and scored 277 points.
Chapter
Most recently he scored 135 points on 27 field goals in 2025.
Where things stand
Where Bates goes from here.
Off the court
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Weight
- 205 lbs
- Born
- Tomball, TX
- Age
- 27
- Jersey
- #39
