Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Muggsy Bogues and Purvis Short

This is the detail of NBA games in which Muggsy Bogues and Purvis Short 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.

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They faced each other a total of 6 times in NBA games. Purvis Short has a 5-1 winning record over Muggsy Bogues. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Muggsy Bogues:
1987-88 to 2000-01
Purvis Short:
1978-79 to 1989-90
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Muggsy Bogues
1
1
0
Purvis Short
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Muggsy Bogues 7.5 2.0 7.3 1.30.0
Purvis Short 18.2 2.8 1.00.80.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Muggsy Bogues 13 5 14 40
Purvis Short 33 6 2 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Muggsy Bogues 1

game
2

games
6

games
3

games
0

games
Purvis Short 5

games
3

games
0

games
2

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

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1

game
0

games
1

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5

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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
%
Jan. 02, 1988
1. Bullets 100   Muggsy Bogues 13 2 14 4 0 2 2 38 5-14 .357 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 111   Purvis Short 16 0 2 2 1 2 2 23 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 20, 1988
2. Bullets 109   Muggsy Bogues 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 115   Purvis Short 33 4 1 1 0 0 5 36 14-22 .636 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1988
3. Hornets 104   Muggsy Bogues 6 0 7 2 0 3 6 24 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 108   Purvis Short 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 13 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 26, 1988
4. Hornets 95   Muggsy Bogues 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 16 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 97   Purvis Short 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 05 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 1990
5. Hornets 101   Muggsy Bogues 11 2 10 1 0 0 1 31 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nets 109   Purvis Short 29 6 2 2 0 0 4 40 13-24 .542 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 26, 1990
6. Hornets 97   Muggsy Bogues 13 5 7 1 0 3 4 28 5-6 .833 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nets 83   Purvis Short 23 5 1 0 0 2 3 41 11-19 .579 0-0 - 1-2 .500