Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Muggsy Bogues Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Muggsy Bogues and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Muggsy Bogues

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Muggsy Bogues: 1987-88 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Muggsy Bogues 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Muggsy Bogues 14

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Muggsy Bogues 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Muggsy Bogues 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Muggsy Bogues 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Muggsy Bogues 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Muggsy Bogues 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Muggsy Bogues 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Muggsy Bogues 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Muggsy Bogues 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Muggsy Bogues 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Muggsy Bogues 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Muggsy Bogues 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Muggsy Bogues 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Muggsy Bogues 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Muggsy Bogues 2.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Muggsy Bogues 7.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Muggsy Bogues 1.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Muggsy Bogues 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Muggsy Bogues 6,858

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Muggsy Bogues 2,318

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Muggsy Bogues 6,726

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Muggsy Bogues 1,369

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Muggsy Bogues 39

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Muggsy Bogues 889

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Muggsy Bogues .458

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Muggsy Bogues .278

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Muggsy Bogues .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Muggsy Bogues 11.1 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Muggsy Bogues 4.1 (1994)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Muggsy Bogues 10.7 (1990)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Muggsy Bogues 2.1 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Muggsy Bogues 0.1 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Muggsy Bogues 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Muggsy Bogues 2.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Muggsy Bogues 5.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Muggsy Bogues 1.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Muggsy Bogues 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Muggsy Bogues 170

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Muggsy Bogues 51

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Muggsy Bogues 107

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Muggsy Bogues 33

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Muggsy Bogues 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Muggsy Bogues 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Muggsy Bogues .419

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Muggsy Bogues .476

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Muggsy Bogues .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Muggsy Bogues 16.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Muggsy Bogues 4.0 (1993)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Muggsy Bogues 7.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Muggsy Bogues 2.7 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Muggsy Bogues 0.0 (2000)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.