Muggsy Bogues vs. Joe Fulks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Fulks and Muggsy Bogues 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

Muggsy Bogues

vs.

Joe Fulks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Muggsy Bogues: 1987-88 to 2000-01
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Muggsy Bogues 0 Joe Fulks 1

NBA Seasons Muggsy Bogues 14 Joe Fulks 8

Playoffs Played Muggsy Bogues 5 Joe Fulks 6

All-Star Games Muggsy Bogues 0 Joe Fulks 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Muggsy Bogues 0 Joe Fulks 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Muggsy Bogues 0 Joe Fulks 4

Scoring Leader Muggsy Bogues 0 Joe Fulks 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Muggsy Bogues 7.7 Joe Fulks 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Muggsy Bogues 2.6 Joe Fulks 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Muggsy Bogues 7.6 Joe Fulks 1.2

Steals Per Game Muggsy Bogues 1.5 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Muggsy Bogues 0.0 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Muggsy Bogues 6,858 Joe Fulks 8,003

Total Rebounds Muggsy Bogues 2,318 Joe Fulks 1,379 *

Total Assists Muggsy Bogues 6,726 Joe Fulks 587

Total Steals Muggsy Bogues 1,369 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Muggsy Bogues 39 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Muggsy Bogues 889 Joe Fulks 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Muggsy Bogues .458 Joe Fulks .302

3-Point Percentage Muggsy Bogues .278 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Muggsy Bogues .827 Joe Fulks .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Muggsy Bogues 11.1 (1995) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Muggsy Bogues 4.1 (1994) Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Muggsy Bogues 10.7 (1990) Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Muggsy Bogues 2.1 (1992) Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Muggsy Bogues 0.1 (1989) Joe Fulks - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Muggsy Bogues 8.9 Joe Fulks 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Muggsy Bogues 2.7 Joe Fulks 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Muggsy Bogues 5.6 Joe Fulks 0.4

Steals Per Game Muggsy Bogues 1.7 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Muggsy Bogues 0.0 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Muggsy Bogues 170 Joe Fulks 588

Total Rebounds Muggsy Bogues 51 Joe Fulks 28 *

Total Assists Muggsy Bogues 107 Joe Fulks 11

Total Steals Muggsy Bogues 33 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Muggsy Bogues 0 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Muggsy Bogues 19 Joe Fulks 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Muggsy Bogues .419 Joe Fulks .258

3-Point Percentage Muggsy Bogues .476 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Muggsy Bogues .769 Joe Fulks .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Muggsy Bogues 16.0 (1997) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Muggsy Bogues 4.0 (1993) Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Muggsy Bogues 7.8 (1993) Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Muggsy Bogues 2.7 (1993) Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Muggsy Bogues 0.0 (2000) Joe Fulks - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.