Muggsy Bogues vs. Alex English Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alex English and Muggsy Bogues, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Muggsy Bogues played 14 years in the NBA, 1 less than Alex English, who played 15. Muggsy Bogues had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Alex English had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Muggsy Bogues	14	5	1987-88 to 2000-01
Alex English	15	10	1976-77 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14


Rookie Season
	Muggsy Bogues	Alex English
Season	1987-88	1976-77
Team	Washington Bullets	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+19	+9.8	+0.2	+0.7	+0.4	+1.1	+4.7	+1.3	+0.3		-0.4	+0.1	+0.8	+.087				+0.1	+0.1	+.017
Alex English	60	10.8	5.2	1.1	1.7	2.8	0.4	0.3	0.3	-	1.3	2.2	4.6	.477	-	-	-	0.8	1.0	.767

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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	-
Alex English	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Muggsy Bogues	Alex English
Season	1988-89	1977-78
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bucks Lost West Conf Semis

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+3.3	+4.2	+1.1	+1.7	+2.7	+6.2	+0.9	+0.6	-0.1	-0.4	+1.9	+2.4	+.116				+0.5	+0.6	+.023
Alex English	82	18.9	9.6	1.8	3.1	4.8	1.6	0.5	0.7	1.7	2.2	4.2	7.7	.542	-	-	-	1.3	1.7	.727

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alex English	9	23.1	13.4	1.8	2.9	4.7	1.4	0.7	0.8	1.3	2.2	5.3	8.7	.615	-	-	-	2.8	3.6	.781


Season 3
	Muggsy Bogues	Alex English
Season	1989-90	1978-79
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:		+0.6	+6.6	+2.5	+3.0	+5.5	+7.4	+1.1	+1.0	-0.6	-0.5	+3.0	+5.4	+.020				+0.8	+1.1	+.039
Alex English	81	33.3	16.0	3.1	5.0	8.1	3.3	0.9	1.0	2.4	2.6	7.0	13.6	.511	-	-	-	2.1	2.8	.752

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Alex English played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Muggsy Bogues	Alex English
Season	1990-91	1979-80
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+2.4	+9.9	+2.7	+2.3	+5.1	+5.4	+0.8	+0.8	-1.2	-0.6	+4.1	+7.8	+.037			+.333	+1.6	+2.1	+.007
Alex English	78	30.8	16.9	3.4	4.3	7.8	2.9	0.9	0.8	2.7	2.6	7.1	14.3	.497	0.0	0.1	.333	2.7	3.4	.789

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Alex English played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Muggsy Bogues	Alex English
Season	1991-92	1980-81
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+1	+4.2	+14.9	+2.7	+2.4	+5.1	+5.5	+0.8	+1.1	-1.1	-1.2	+5.6	+11.0	+.022		+0.2	+.526	+3.7	+4.2	+.067
Alex English	81	38.2	23.8	3.4	4.6	8.0	3.6	1.3	1.2	3.0	3.1	9.5	19.2	.494	0.0	0.1	.600	4.8	5.7	.850

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Alex English played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Muggsy Bogues	Alex English
Season	1992-93	1981-82
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	81	35.0	10.0	0.6	3.0	3.7	8.8	2.0	0.1	1.9	2.2	4.1	9.0	.453	0.1	0.3	.231	1.7	2.1	.833
difference:	+1	+1.8	+15.4	+2.0	+1.2	+3.1	+3.5	+0.9	+1.4	-1.3	-1.0	+6.3	+9.9	+.098	+0.1	+0.2	+.231	+2.8	+3.3	+.007
Alex English	82	36.8	25.4	2.6	4.2	6.8	5.3	1.1	1.5	3.2	3.2	10.4	18.9	.551	0.0	0.1	.000	4.5	5.4	.840

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	9	38.4	9.8	0.7	3.3	4.0	7.8	2.7	0.0	1.9	2.3	4.3	9.1	.476	0.0	0.2	.000	1.1	1.6	.714
difference:	+6	+0.9	+9.5	+2.0	+1.7	+3.7	+2.1	+1.7	+1.0	-0.6	-0.3	+4.4	+9.2	+.003		+0.2		+0.9	+0.7	+.143
Alex English	3	39.3	19.3	2.7	5.0	7.7	5.7	1.0	1.0	1.3	2.0	8.7	18.3	.473	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.3	.857


Season 7
	Muggsy Bogues	Alex English
Season	1993-94	1982-83
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	77	35.7	10.8	1.0	3.1	4.1	10.1	1.7	0.0	2.2	1.9	4.6	9.8	.471	0.0	0.2	.167	1.6	2.0	.806
difference:	+5	+0.7	+17.6	+2.2	+1.0	+3.2	+5.3	+0.3	+1.5	-1.0	-1.0	+7.1	+12.8	+.045		+0.1		+3.4	+4.0	+.023
Alex English	82	36.4	28.4	3.2	4.1	7.3	4.8	1.4	1.5	3.2	2.9	11.7	22.6	.516	0.0	0.1	.167	5.0	6.0	.829

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alex English	7	38.6	25.9	2.9	3.4	6.3	6.0	0.6	1.0	3.0	3.0	9.6	21.4	.447	0.0	0.3	.000	6.7	7.6	.887


Season 8
	Muggsy Bogues	Alex English
Season	1994-95	1983-84
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	78	33.7	11.1	0.7	2.6	3.3	8.7	1.3	0.0	1.7	1.9	4.5	9.4	.477	0.1	0.4	.200	2.1	2.3	.889
difference:	+4	+1.3	+15.3	+1.9	+0.4	+2.4	+3.7	+0.3	+1.2	-1.0	-1.2	+6.6	+11.5	+.052	+0.1	+0.3	+.057	+2.2	+2.9	+.065
Alex English	82	35.0	26.4	2.6	3.0	5.7	5.0	1.0	1.2	2.7	3.1	11.1	20.9	.529	0.0	0.1	.143	4.3	5.2	.824

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	4	36.3	8.5	0.8	0.8	1.5	6.3	1.0	0.0	2.3	2.0	3.5	11.3	.311	0.3	0.8	.333	1.3	1.3	1.000
difference:	+1	+4.3	+20.5	+2.4	+4.0	+6.5	+0.7	+0.4	+0.4	-0.9	-1.4	+8.5	+9.1	+.277	+0.3	+0.6	+.333	+3.7	+4.3	+.107
Alex English	5	40.6	29.0	3.2	4.8	8.0	5.6	0.6	0.4	1.4	3.4	12.0	20.4	.588	0.0	0.2	.000	5.0	5.6	.893


Season 9
	Muggsy Bogues	Alex English
Season	1995-96	1984-85
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	6	12.8	2.3	1.0	0.2	1.2	3.2	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.7	1.0	2.7	.375	0.0	0.2	.000	0.3	0.3	1.000
difference:	+75	+23.3	+25.6	+1.5	+2.9	+4.5	+1.0	+0.9	+0.6	-2.1	-2.5	+10.6	+19.7	+.143		+0.1	+.200	+4.4	+5.4	+.171
Alex English	81	36.1	27.9	2.5	3.1	5.7	4.2	1.2	0.6	3.1	3.2	11.6	22.4	.518	0.0	0.1	.200	4.7	5.7	.829

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alex English	14	38.3	30.2	2.6	4.0	6.6	4.5	1.2	0.4	2.1	2.9	11.6	21.7	.536	0.0	0.1	.000	6.9	7.8	.890


Season 10
	Muggsy Bogues	Alex English
Season	1996-97	1985-86
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	65	28.9	8.0	0.4	1.8	2.2	7.2	1.3	0.0	1.7	1.8	3.1	6.8	.460	0.9	2.2	.417	0.8	1.0	.844
difference:	+16	+8.4	+21.8	+2.0	+0.8	+2.8	+3.2	+0.4	+0.4	-1.4	-1.1	+8.6	+16.5	+.044	+0.9	+2.1	+.217	+5.5	+6.3	+.018
Alex English	81	37.3	29.8	2.4	2.6	5.0	4.0	0.9	0.4	3.1	2.9	11.7	23.3	.504	0.0	0.1	.200	6.3	7.3	.862

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	2	28.5	16.0	0.5	1.0	1.5	2.5	0.5	0.0	3.0	1.5	5.5	9.5	.579	3.0	3.5	.857	2.0	2.0	1.000
difference:	+8	+10.9	+11.3	+1.3	+0.7	+2.0	+2.7	+0.1	+0.4	-0.2	-1.4	+5.1	+13.4	+.116	+3.0	+3.4	+.857	+4.1	+5.1	+.141
Alex English	10	39.4	27.3	1.8	1.7	3.5	5.2	0.4	0.4	2.8	2.9	10.6	22.9	.463	0.0	0.1	.000	6.1	7.1	.859


Season 11
	Muggsy Bogues	Alex English
Season	1997-98	1986-87
Team	Charlotte Hornets, Golden State Warriors	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	61	25.7	5.7	0.5	1.7	2.2	5.4	1.1	0.0	1.7	1.0	2.3	5.3	.437	0.1	0.3	.250	1.0	1.1	.897
difference:	+21	+11.9	+22.9	+1.3	+0.7	+2.0	+0.3	+0.2	+0.3	-0.9	-1.6	+9.5	+18.1	+.066	+0.1	+0.1	+.017	+4.0	+4.8	+.053
Alex English	82	37.6	28.6	1.8	2.4	4.2	5.1	0.9	0.3	2.6	2.6	11.8	23.4	.503	0.0	0.2	.267	5.0	5.9	.844

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alex English	3	25.3	18.7	3.3	1.3	4.7	3.3	0.0	0.0	2.7	3.0	8.3	16.3	.510	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.3	.857


Season 12
	Muggsy Bogues	Alex English
Season	1998-99	1987-88
Team	Golden State Warriors	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	36	19.8	5.1	0.4	1.6	2.0	3.7	1.2	0.0	1.3	1.2	2.1	4.3	.494	0.0	0.2	.000	0.9	1.0	.861
difference:	+44	+15.4	+19.9	+1.7	+1.0	+2.7	+1.0	+0.3	+0.3	-1.0	-1.2	+8.4	+17.0	+.001		+0.1		+3.0	+3.7	+.033
Alex English	80	35.2	25.0	2.1	2.6	4.7	4.7	0.9	0.3	2.3	2.4	10.5	21.3	.495	0.0	0.1	.000	3.9	4.7	.828

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alex English	11	39.8	24.3	2.8	2.5	5.4	4.4	0.6	0.3	1.5	3.1	10.5	23.2	.455	0.0	0.3	.000	3.2	3.9	.814


Season 13
	Muggsy Bogues	Alex English
Season	1999-00	1988-89
Team	Toronto Raptors	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	80	21.6	5.1	0.3	1.4	1.7	3.7	0.8	0.1	0.7	1.5	2.0	4.5	.439	0.2	0.6	.333	1.0	1.1	.908
difference:	+2	+14.9	+21.4	+1.5	+0.8	+2.3	+1.0			-1.7	-0.6	+9.3	+18.4	+.052	+0.2	+0.5	+.083	+3.0	+3.5	+.050
Alex English	82	36.5	26.5	1.8	2.2	4.0	4.7	0.8	0.1	2.4	2.1	11.3	22.9	.491	0.0	0.1	.250	4.0	4.6	.858

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	3	29.0	5.3	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.7	1.3	0.0	1.3	1.3	2.0	7.0	.286	1.0	3.0	.333	0.3	1.0	.333
difference:		+7.0	+20.7	+1.7	+0.7	+2.3	+2.0	+1.0		-3.4	-0.7	+8.7	+13.7	+.230	+1.0	+3.0		+4.4	+4.3	+.542
Alex English	3	36.0	26.0	2.7	1.7	4.3	3.7	0.3	0.0	4.7	2.0	10.7	20.7	.516	0.0	0.0	-	4.7	5.3	.875


Season 14
	Muggsy Bogues	Alex English
Season	2000-01	1989-90
Team	Toronto Raptors	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	3	11.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.7	0.7	0.0	1.3	1.0	0.0	0.7	.000	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+77	+16.3	+17.9	+1.5	+1.1	+2.6	+1.1	+0.1	+0.3	-0.1	-0.6	+7.9	+15.5	+.491		+0.2	+.400	+2.0	+2.3
Alex English	80	27.6	17.9	1.5	2.1	3.6	2.8	0.6	0.3	1.2	1.6	7.9	16.2	.491	0.0	0.1	.400	2.0	2.3	.880

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alex English	3	25.3	19.7	1.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	0.7	0.3	0.7	2.0	8.3	14.7	.568	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	3.7	.818

Additional Years

* Alex English played 1 season more than Muggsy Bogues in the NBA.

In that period—his season 15 in 1991—Alex English didn't play in the postseason.

Muggsy Bogues vs. Alex English Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Season 14

14th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years