| Full name: | Willie Bates |
| Born: | 19th November 1855, Lascelles Hall, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England |
| Died: | 8th January 1900, Lepton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break |
| Relations: | Son: WE Bates |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1881/82-1886/87); Yorkshire (Main FC: 1877-1887); All teams |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Articles: | Brief profile of Willie Bates |
| A profile of Billy Bates | |
| Pictures: | Last resting place of Willie Bates |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1881/82-1886/87) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England | 15 | 26 | 2 | 656 | 64 | 27.33 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1881/82-1886/87) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 2364 | 282 | 821 | 50 | 7-28 | 16.42 | 4 | 1 | 47.28 | 2.08 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1877-1887/88) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 299 | 495 | 20 | 10249 | 144* | 21.57 | 10 | 47 | 238 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1877-1887/88) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 42852 | 4755 | 14979 | 874 | 8-21 | 17.13 | 52 | 10 | 49.02 | 2.09 |