Muggsy Bogues vs. De'Aaron Fox Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of De'Aaron Fox 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

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, 6 more than De'Aaron Fox, who played 8. Muggsy Bogues had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while De'Aaron Fox had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
De'Aaron Fox 8 1 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Muggsy Bogues De'Aaron Fox
Season 1987-882017-18
Team Washington BulletsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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:+6+7.2+6.6+0.1+1.0+1.1+0.7+0.6+0.3-1.1-0.5+2.4+5.5+.022+0.6+1.9+.119+1.2+1.8+.061
De'Aaron Fox 73 27.8 11.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.4 2.2 4.5 10.9 .412 0.6 2.1 .307 1.9 2.7 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 -
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Muggsy Bogues De'Aaron Fox
Season 1988-892018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
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%
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:+2+9.2+11.9+0.2+1.8+1.7+0.5+0.2+0.5-1.2-0.7+3.9+8.3+.032+1.1+2.7+.294+2.9+4.0+.023
De'Aaron Fox 81 31.4 17.3 0.5 3.2 3.8 7.3 1.6 0.6 2.8 2.5 6.2 13.6 .458 1.1 2.9 .371 3.7 5.1 .727
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Muggsy Bogues De'Aaron Fox
Season 1989-902019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
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%
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:+30+1.9+11.7+0.1+1.2+1.2+3.9+0.5+0.5-1.3-0.7+3.7+7.8+.011+1.0+3.3+.100+3.4+5.0+.086
De'Aaron Fox 51 32.0 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.8 6.8 1.5 0.5 3.1 2.8 7.7 16.0 .480 1.1 3.6 .292 4.7 6.7 .705
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Muggsy Bogues De'Aaron Fox
Season 1990-912020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
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%
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:+23+6.7+18.2+0.1+0.9+0.8+1.1+0.2+0.5-1.5-0.9+6.1+12.6+.017+1.8+5.4+.322+4.1+5.9+.077
De'Aaron Fox 58 35.1 25.2 0.6 2.9 3.5 7.2 1.5 0.5 3.0 2.9 9.1 19.1 .477 1.8 5.5 .322 5.2 7.2 .719
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5

Muggsy Bogues De'Aaron Fox
Season 1991-922021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
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%
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:+23+1.3+14.3+0.3+1.3+1.0+3.5+0.9+0.3-0.9-1.0+4.8+10.3+.001+1.3+3.9+.223+3.3+4.4+.033
De'Aaron Fox 59 35.3 23.2 0.4 3.5 3.9 5.6 1.2 0.4 2.8 2.9 8.7 18.5 .473 1.3 4.2 .297 4.4 5.9 .750
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Muggsy Bogues De'Aaron Fox
Season 1992-932022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Clutch Player of the Year
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf SemisKings 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 TOPF 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:+8+1.6+15.0+0.1+0.6+0.5+2.7+0.9+0.2-0.6-0.2+5.2+9.2+.059+1.5+4.7+.093+3.0+3.9+.053
De'Aaron Fox 73 33.4 25.0 0.5 3.6 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.3 2.5 2.4 9.3 18.2 .512 1.6 5.0 .324 4.7 6.0 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+0.2+17.6+1.0+0.4+1.4+0.1+0.6+0.6-2.1-1.0+5.7+14.5+.052+3.0+8.8+.333+3.3+4.3+.042
De'Aaron Fox 7 38.6 27.4 1.7 3.7 5.4 7.7 2.1 0.6 4.0 3.3 10.0 23.6 .424 3.0 9.0 .333 4.4 5.9 .756

Season 7

Muggsy Bogues De'Aaron Fox
Season 1993-942023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+3+0.2+15.8+0.1+0.6+0.5+4.5+0.3+0.4-0.4-0.7+5.1+11.1+.006+2.9+7.6+.202+2.6+3.7+.068
De'Aaron Fox 74 35.9 26.6 0.9 3.7 4.6 5.6 2.0 0.4 2.6 2.6 9.7 20.9 .465 2.9 7.8 .369 4.2 5.7 .738
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8

Muggsy Bogues De'Aaron Fox
Season 1994-952024-25
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+16+2.4+12.4+0.2+1.3+1.5+2.4+0.2+0.4-1.1-0.7+4.2+9.4+.014+1.8+5.7+.110+2.1+2.8+.062
De'Aaron Fox 62 36.1 23.5 0.9 3.9 4.8 6.3 1.5 0.4 2.8 2.6 8.7 18.8 .463 1.9 6.1 .310 4.2 5.1 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Muggsy Bogues played 6 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 14, from 1996 to 2001—Muggsy Bogues played in two Playoffs.