Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Muggsy Bogues and John Long

This is the detail of NBA games in which Muggsy Bogues and John Long played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 11 times in NBA games. Muggsy Bogues has a 6-5 winning record over John Long. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Muggsy Bogues:
1987-88 to 2000-01
John Long:
1978-79 to 1996-97
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Muggsy Bogues
6
6
0
John Long
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Muggsy Bogues 6.6 1.7 7.5 2.30.0
John Long 11.5 1.7 1.51.50.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Muggsy Bogues 18 5 17 70
John Long 25 5 5 40
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Muggsy Bogues 3

games
4

games
9

games
7

games
0

games
John Long 8

games
4

games
2

games
2

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
3

games
0

games
2

games
11

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1987
1. Bullets 115   Muggsy Bogues 2 1 6 0 0 0 1 13 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
OT Pacers 111   John Long 23 2 1 0 0 1 1 35 8-12 .667 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Mar. 02, 1988
2. Bullets 111   Muggsy Bogues 12 2 7 3 0 1 2 26 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pacers 102   John Long 13 2 1 3 0 2 2 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 04, 1988
3. Bullets 95   Muggsy Bogues 10 2 1 7 0 2 2 24 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pacers 88   John Long 14 2 2 4 0 1 3 29 4-8 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 17, 1988
4. Bullets 95   Muggsy Bogues 2 0 4 2 0 2 1 26 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pacers 99   John Long 9 5 1 1 0 2 3 23 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 08, 1988
5. Bullets 107   Muggsy Bogues 9 1 7 4 0 2 0 21 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Pacers 100   John Long 13 2 1 1 0 0 3 34 5-11 .455 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1988
6. Hornets 104   Muggsy Bogues 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pacers 115   John Long 25 2 2 2 0 1 1 27 9-15 .600 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Feb. 18, 1989
7. Hornets 119   Muggsy Bogues 12 0 8 3 0 1 4 24 4-5 .800 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pacers 114   John Long 8 0 1 2 0 3 1 12 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 25, 1989
8. Hornets 101   Muggsy Bogues 4 5 17 1 0 1 1 35 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 113   John Long 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 23, 1990
9. Hornets 101   Muggsy Bogues 4 5 10 1 0 1 5 25 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Hawks 106   John Long 17 4 5 3 0 4 2 40 6-19 .316 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Mar. 24, 1990
10. Hornets 109   Muggsy Bogues 18 2 12 2 0 0 3 40 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Hawks 122   John Long 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 22, 1991
11. Hornets 122   Muggsy Bogues 0 1 10 1 0 0 2 19 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 114   John Long 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -