Muggsy Bogues vs. Elton Brand Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Elton Brand 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 / 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, 3 less than Elton Brand, who played 17. Muggsy Bogues had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Elton Brand had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Elton Brand	17	5	1999-00 to 2015-16

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	Elton Brand
Season	1987-88	1999-00
Team	Washington Bullets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
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:	+2	+16.4	+15.1	+3.9	+4.4	+8.3	+3.2	+0.8	+1.6	-1.5	-1.5	+5.7	+10.7	+.092		+0.2		+3.8	+5.7	+.099
Elton Brand	81	37.0	20.1	4.3	5.7	10.0	1.9	0.8	1.6	2.8	3.2	7.8	16.1	.482	0.0	0.0	-	4.5	6.6	.685

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	-
Elton Brand	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Muggsy Bogues	Elton Brand
Season	1988-89	2000-01
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+5	+17.1	+14.7	+3.2	+4.8	+8.0	+4.6	+0.4	+1.5	-1.4	-1.5	+5.5	+11.1	+.050		+0.2		+3.7	+5.3	+.042
Elton Brand	74	39.3	20.1	3.9	6.2	10.1	3.2	1.0	1.6	3.0	3.3	7.8	16.4	.476	0.0	0.0	-	4.5	6.4	.708

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Elton Brand played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Muggsy Bogues	Elton Brand
Season	1989-90	2001-02
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
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:	+1	+3.9	+8.8	+4.4	+4.6	+9.0	+8.3	+1.0	+2.0	-0.4	-1.1	+2.7	+4.4	+.036	+0.1	+0.3		+3.6	+4.9	+.049
Elton Brand	80	37.8	18.2	5.0	6.6	11.6	2.4	1.0	2.0	2.2	3.2	6.7	12.6	.527	0.0	0.0	-	4.9	6.6	.742

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Elton Brand played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Muggsy Bogues	Elton Brand
Season	1990-91	2002-03
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	Blocks Leader
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:	+19	+11.2	+11.5	+3.9	+4.8	+8.6	+5.8	+0.6	+2.5	-1.1	-1.3	+4.3	+8.0	+.042		+0.1		+2.8	+4.4	+.111
Elton Brand	62	39.6	18.5	4.6	6.8	11.3	2.5	1.1	2.5	2.6	3.3	7.3	14.5	.502	0.0	0.0	-	3.9	5.7	.685

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Elton Brand played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Muggsy Bogues	Elton Brand
Season	1991-92	2003-04
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Clippers
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:	+13	+4.7	+11.1	+3.2	+4.2	+7.4	+5.8	+1.2	+2.1	-0.9	-1.4	+3.1	+6.0	+.021		+0.3		+4.9	+6.2	+.010
Elton Brand	69	38.7	20.0	3.9	6.4	10.3	3.3	0.9	2.2	2.8	3.3	7.0	14.2	.493	0.0	0.0	-	6.0	7.7	.773

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Elton Brand played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Muggsy Bogues	Elton Brand
Season	1992-93	2004-05
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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:		+2.0	+10.0	+3.1	+2.9	+5.8	+6.2	+1.2	+2.0	-0.4	-0.8	+3.7	+6.4	+.050	+0.1	+0.3		+2.8	+3.9	+.081
Elton Brand	81	37.0	20.0	3.7	5.9	9.5	2.6	0.8	2.1	2.3	3.0	7.8	15.4	.503	0.0	0.0	-	4.5	6.0	.752

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
Elton Brand	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Muggsy Bogues	Elton Brand
Season	1993-94	2005-06
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Clippers 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:	+2	+3.5	+13.9	+2.0	+3.9	+5.9	+7.5	+0.7	+2.5		-1.0	+5.0	+8.4	+.056		+0.2		+4.0	+5.2	+.031
Elton Brand	79	39.2	24.7	3.0	7.0	10.0	2.6	1.0	2.5	2.2	2.9	9.6	18.2	.527	0.0	0.0	-	5.6	7.2	.775

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elton Brand	12	43.1	25.4	4.3	6.0	10.3	4.0	0.9	2.6	2.4	2.8	10.3	18.8	.551	0.0	0.1	.000	4.8	6.3	.750


Season 8
	Muggsy Bogues	Elton Brand
Season	1994-95	2006-07
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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:	+2	+4.8	+9.4	+2.7	+3.4	+6.0	+5.8	+0.3	+2.2	-0.8	-1.1	+3.6	+5.7	+.056	+0.1	+0.4		+2.3	+3.5	+.128
Elton Brand	80	38.5	20.5	3.4	6.0	9.3	2.9	1.0	2.2	2.5	3.0	8.1	15.1	.533	0.0	0.0	-	4.4	5.8	.761

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
Elton Brand	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Muggsy Bogues	Elton Brand
Season	1995-96	2007-08
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+2	+21.5	+15.3	+1.6	+5.2	+6.8	+1.2	+0.1	+1.9	-1.1	-1.9	+5.5	+11.6	+.081		+0.2		+4.3	+5.6	+.213
Elton Brand	8	34.3	17.6	2.6	5.4	8.0	2.0	0.4	1.9	2.1	2.6	6.5	14.3	.456	0.0	0.0	-	4.6	5.9	.787

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Elton Brand played in the postseason in their season 9


Season 10
	Muggsy Bogues	Elton Brand
Season	1996-97	2008-09
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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:	+36	+2.8	+5.8	+2.3	+4.3	+6.6	+5.9	+0.7	+1.6	-0.6	-0.9	+2.5	+5.8	+.013	+0.9	+2.2		+1.7	+2.7	+.168
Elton Brand	29	31.7	13.8	2.7	6.1	8.8	1.3	0.6	1.6	2.3	2.7	5.6	12.6	.447	0.0	0.0	-	2.5	3.7	.676

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
Elton Brand	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Muggsy Bogues	Elton Brand
Season	1997-98	2009-10
Team	Charlotte Hornets, Golden State Warriors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+15	+4.5	+7.4	+1.9	+2.0	+3.9	+4.0		+1.1		-2.1	+3.1	+6.0	+.043	+0.1	+0.3		+1.3	+2.0	+.159
Elton Brand	76	30.2	13.1	2.4	3.7	6.1	1.4	1.1	1.1	1.7	3.1	5.4	11.3	.480	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.1	.738

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Elton Brand played in the postseason in their season 11


Season 12
	Muggsy Bogues	Elton Brand
Season	1998-99	2010-11
Team	Golden State Warriors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+45	+14.9	+9.9	+2.5	+3.8	+6.3	+2.2	+0.1	+1.3	-0.1	-1.8	+4.1	+7.8	+.018		+0.2		+1.7	+2.4	+.081
Elton Brand	81	34.7	15.0	2.9	5.4	8.3	1.5	1.1	1.3	1.2	3.0	6.2	12.1	.512	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	3.4	.780

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elton Brand	5	37.0	15.6	2.4	6.0	8.4	0.6	0.4	1.2	0.8	4.2	6.8	12.4	.548	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.6	.769


Season 13
	Muggsy Bogues	Elton Brand
Season	1999-00	2011-12
Team	Toronto Raptors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+20	+7.3	+5.9	+2.1	+3.3	+5.5	+2.1	+0.2	+1.5	-0.4	-1.4	+2.8	+5.2	+.055	+0.2	+0.6		+0.4	+0.8	+.175
Elton Brand	60	28.9	11.0	2.4	4.7	7.2	1.6	1.0	1.6	1.1	2.9	4.8	9.7	.494	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	1.9	.733

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:	+10	+1.6	+3.3	+0.7	+2.2	+2.8	+1.2	+0.5	+1.5	-0.8	-1.5	+1.5	+0.6	+.179	+1.0	+3.0		+1.2	+1.5	+.292
Elton Brand	13	27.4	8.6	1.7	3.2	4.8	0.5	0.8	1.5	0.5	2.8	3.5	7.6	.465	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.5	.625


Season 14
	Muggsy Bogues	Elton Brand
Season	2000-01	2012-13
Team	Toronto Raptors	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+69	+9.9	+7.2	+1.8	+3.2	+5.0	+0.7		+1.3	-0.5	-1.7	+3.1	+5.9	+.473		+0.3		+0.9	+1.3
Elton Brand	72	21.2	7.2	1.8	4.2	6.0	1.0	0.7	1.3	0.8	2.7	3.1	6.6	.473	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.3	.710

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Elton Brand played in the postseason in their season 14

Additional Years

* Elton Brand played 3 seasons more than Muggsy Bogues in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 15 to 17, from 2014 to 2016—Elton Brand played in two Playoffs.

Muggsy Bogues vs. Elton Brand Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Elton Brand 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