| Date | Transaction |
| 02-28-2012 | B.W. Bates has retired from football. |
| 08-31-2009 | The Miami Cobras have waived B.W. Bates. |
| 05-03-2009 | The Miami Cobras have moved B.W. Bates to the active roster. The Miami Cobras have moved Frank Foster to the inactive roster. |
| 05-03-2009 | The Miami Cobras have acquired B.W. Bates from the waiver wire. |
| 08-25-2008 | The Miami Cobras have waived B.W. Bates. |
| 08-10-2008 | The Miami Cobras have moved B.W. Bates to the active roster. The Miami Cobras have moved Reggie Elmendorf to the inactive roster. |
| 08-10-2008 | The Miami Cobras have acquired B.W. Bates from the waiver wire. |
| 09-10-2007 | The Miami Cobras have waived B.W. Bates. |
| 09-09-2007 | The Miami Cobras have moved Fifth Power to the active roster. The Miami Cobras have moved B.W. Bates to the inactive roster. |
| 11-20-2006 | The Miami Cobras have acquired B.W. Bates from the waiver wire. |
| 09-04-2006 | The Miami Cobras have waived B.W. Bates. |
| 09-04-2006 | The Miami Cobras have moved Pete Cercone, Sam Booth, Derrick Griffen, Reggie Elmendorf, and Merwin Etelman to the active roster. The Miami Cobras have moved B.W. Bates, Ricky Reynolds, Lake Jungmichel, Ted Moore, and Jim Esiason to the inactive roster. |
| 08-07-2006 | The Miami Cobras have moved B.W. Bates to the active roster. The Miami Cobras have moved Reggie Elmendorf to the inactive roster. |
| 08-07-2006 | The Miami Cobras have acquired B.W. Bates from the waiver wire. |
| 08-22-2005 | The Edmonton Frostbite have waived B.W. Bates. |
| 08-22-2005 | The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Mike Boso, Jack Walker, Todd Garden, Charlie Griggs, Roland Means, Peter Aldridge, and John Lethridge to the active roster. The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Clark Cheatham, Jim Cooper, B.W. Bates, Lotta Sanzotta, James Hugasian, and Jim Poole to the inactive roster. |
| 08-08-2005 | The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Kerry Bolden, Lotta Sanzotta, Jim Poole, Bill Douglas, Jake Curcillo, Curly D'Agostino, B.W. Bates, Carmen House, Clark Cheatham, and Pat McCullum to the active roster. The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Charlie Griggs, Petey Fletcher, John Lethridge, Roland Means, Peter Aldridge, Mark Zaeske, Rob Beasley, David Talbott, Jack Walker, Doug Birlem, and Todd Garden to the inactive roster. |
| 05-01-2005 | The Edmonton Frostbite have acquired B.W. Bates from the waiver wire. |
| 08-29-2004 | The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Doug Birlem to the active roster. The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Kerry Bolden to the inactive roster. |
| 08-29-2004 | The Edmonton Frostbite have waived B.W. Bates. |
| 08-23-2004 | The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Todd Garden, John Lethridge, Mike Boso, and Jack Walker to the active roster. The Edmonton Frostbite have moved B.W. Bates, Mike Shegog, Clark Cheatham, and James Hugasian to the inactive roster. |
| 05-02-2004 | The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Troy Lofton, B.W. Bates, Jim Brown, Shotgun Weddin, Garry Carter, Kerry Bolden, Robert Eller, Mike Shegog, and John Sabados to the active roster. The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Todd Garden, Petey Fletcher, Mike Boso, Paul Jones, Rob Beasley, Don Diggs, David Talbott, Ray Fishel, and Captain Flagler to the inactive roster. |
| 11-30-2003 | The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Jack Walker to the active roster. The Edmonton Frostbite have moved B.W. Bates to the inactive roster. |
| 11-17-2003 | The Edmonton Frostbite have moved B.W. Bates to the active roster. The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Jack Walker to the inactive roster. |
| 09-22-2003 | The Edmonton Frostbite have acquired B.W. Bates from the waiver wire. |
| 09-14-2003 | The Montreal Mastodon have automatically waived B.W. Bates to comply with the 53-man roster limit. |
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