LaMelo Ball vs. Muggsy Bogues Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Muggsy Bogues and LaMelo Ball, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

LaMelo Ball played 5 years in the NBA, 9 less than Muggsy Bogues, who played 14. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Muggsy Bogues had his rookie season in 1987-88. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
LaMelo Ball 5 0 2020-21 to 2024-25
Muggsy Bogues 14 5 1987-88 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Muggsy Bogues
Season 2020-211987-88
Team Charlotte HornetsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball 51 28.8 15.7 1.2 4.7 5.9 6.1 1.6 0.4 2.8 2.7 5.7 13.2 .436 1.8 5.1 .352 2.5 3.2 .758
difference:+28+8.2+10.7+0.8+3.4+4.2+1.0+0.4-1.5-1.0+3.6+7.8+.046+1.8+4.9+.164+1.8+2.3+.026
Muggsy Bogues 79 20.6 5.0 0.4 1.3 1.7 5.1 1.6 0.0 1.3 1.7 2.1 5.4 .390 0.0 0.2 .188 0.7 0.9 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Muggsy Bogues 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Muggsy Bogues
Season 2021-221988-89
Team Charlotte HornetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball 75 32.3 20.1 1.4 5.2 6.7 7.6 1.6 0.4 3.3 3.2 7.2 16.7 .429 2.9 7.5 .389 2.8 3.2 .872
difference:+4+10.1+14.7+0.7+3.8+4.6+0.2+0.2+0.3-1.7-1.4+4.9+11.4+.003+2.9+7.3+.312+2.0+2.1+.122
Muggsy Bogues 79 22.2 5.4 0.7 1.4 2.1 7.8 1.4 0.1 1.6 1.8 2.3 5.3 .426 0.0 0.2 .077 0.8 1.1 .750
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Muggsy Bogues played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Muggsy Bogues
Season 2022-231989-90
Team Charlotte HornetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball 36 35.2 23.3 1.2 5.3 6.4 8.4 1.3 0.3 3.6 3.3 8.2 20.0 .411 4.0 10.6 .376 2.8 3.4 .836
difference:+45+1.3+13.9+0.6+3.3+3.8+2.3+0.7+0.3-1.8-1.2+4.2+11.8+.080+3.9+10.3+.184+1.5+1.7+.045
Muggsy Bogues 81 33.9 9.4 0.6 2.0 2.6 10.7 2.0 0.0 1.8 2.1 4.0 8.2 .491 0.1 0.3 .192 1.3 1.7 .791
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Muggsy Bogues played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
LaMelo Ball Muggsy Bogues
Season 2023-241990-91
Team Charlotte HornetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball 22 32.3 23.9 1.3 3.8 5.1 8.0 1.8 0.2 3.8 3.6 8.3 19.2 .433 3.2 9.0 .355 4.1 4.7 .865
difference:+59+3.9+16.9+0.6+1.8+2.4+0.3+0.1+0.2-2.3-1.6+5.3+12.7+.027+3.2+8.9+.355+3.0+3.4+.069
Muggsy Bogues 81 28.4 7.0 0.7 2.0 2.7 8.3 1.7 0.0 1.5 2.0 3.0 6.5 .460 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.3 .796
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Muggsy Bogues played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
LaMelo Ball Muggsy Bogues
Season 2024-251991-92
Team Charlotte HornetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMelo Ball 47 32.0 25.2 1.0 3.9 4.9 7.4 1.1 0.3 3.6 3.3 8.6 21.3 .405 3.8 11.2 .339 4.1 4.9 .843
difference:+35+2.0+16.3+0.3+1.7+2.0+1.7+1.0+0.2-1.7-1.4+4.7+13.1+.067+3.8+10.9+.265+3.0+3.4+.060
Muggsy Bogues 82 34.0 8.9 0.7 2.2 2.9 9.1 2.1 0.1 1.9 1.9 3.9 8.2 .472 0.0 0.3 .074 1.1 1.5 .783
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Muggsy Bogues played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Muggsy Bogues played 9 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 1993 to 2001—Muggsy Bogues played in 4 Playoffs.

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