Muggsy Bogues vs. Goran Dragic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Goran Dragic 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

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 Goran Dragic, who played 15. Muggsy Bogues had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Goran Dragic had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Goran Dragic	15	7	2008-09 to 2022-23

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	Goran Dragic
Season	1987-88	2008-09
Team	Washington Bullets	Phoenix Suns
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:	+24	+7.4	+0.5	+0.2		+0.2	+3.1	+1.1	+0.1		-0.1	+0.5	+1.3	+.003	+0.4	+0.8	+.182	+0.2	+0.3	+.015
Goran Dragic	55	13.2	4.5	0.6	1.3	1.9	2.0	0.5	0.1	1.3	1.6	1.6	4.1	.393	0.4	1.0	.370	0.9	1.2	.769

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	-
Goran Dragic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Muggsy Bogues	Goran Dragic
Season	1988-89	2009-10
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf Finals

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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:	+1	+4.2	+2.5	+0.2	+0.3		+4.8	+0.8			-0.2	+0.5	+0.8	+.026	+0.9	+2.2	+.317	+0.7	+0.9	+.014
Goran Dragic	80	18.0	7.9	0.5	1.7	2.1	3.0	0.6	0.1	1.6	1.6	2.8	6.1	.452	0.9	2.4	.394	1.5	2.0	.736

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Goran Dragic	16	14.8	7.6	0.6	1.2	1.8	2.3	0.3	0.1	1.0	1.1	2.7	6.3	.430	0.8	2.5	.325	1.4	1.9	.742


Season 3
	Muggsy Bogues	Goran Dragic
Season	1989-90	2010-11
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets
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:	+11	+16.3	+1.9	+0.1	+0.5	+0.6	+7.8	+1.3	+0.1	-0.1	-0.3	+1.3	+1.9	+.056	+0.7	+1.9	+.169	+0.1	+0.2	+.167
Goran Dragic	70	17.6	7.5	0.5	1.5	2.0	2.9	0.7	0.1	1.7	1.8	2.7	6.3	.435	0.8	2.2	.361	1.2	1.9	.624

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Muggsy Bogues	Goran Dragic
Season	1990-91	2011-12
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Houston Rockets
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:	+15	+1.9	+4.7	+0.1	+0.3	+0.2	+3.0	+0.4	+0.2	-0.9	-0.5	+1.2	+2.6	+.002	+1.0	+3.0	+.337	+1.2	+1.6	+.009
Goran Dragic	66	26.5	11.7	0.8	1.7	2.5	5.3	1.3	0.2	2.4	2.5	4.2	9.1	.462	1.0	3.1	.337	2.3	2.9	.805

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Muggsy Bogues	Goran Dragic
Season	1991-92	2012-13
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Phoenix Suns
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:	+5	+0.5	+5.8	+0.1	+0.1	+0.2	+1.7	+0.5	+0.2	-0.9	-0.9	+1.3	+3.6	+.029	+1.1	+3.3	+.245	+2.1	+2.7	+.035
Goran Dragic	77	33.5	14.7	0.8	2.3	3.1	7.4	1.6	0.3	2.8	2.8	5.2	11.8	.443	1.1	3.6	.319	3.2	4.2	.748

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Muggsy Bogues	Goran Dragic
Season	1992-93	2013-14
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	Most Improved Player
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:	+5	+0.1	+10.3	+0.3	+0.7	+0.5	+2.9	+0.6	+0.2	-0.9	-0.5	+3.2	+5.4	+.052	+1.5	+3.6	+.177	+2.5	+3.4	+.073
Goran Dragic	76	35.1	20.3	0.9	2.3	3.2	5.9	1.4	0.3	2.8	2.7	7.3	14.4	.505	1.6	3.9	.408	4.2	5.5	.760

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
Goran Dragic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Muggsy Bogues	Goran Dragic
Season	1993-94	2014-15
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+1	+1.9	+5.5		+0.6	+0.6	+5.6	+0.7	+0.2		-0.6	+1.8	+3.0	+.030	+1.2	+3.1	+.180	+0.7	+1.0	+.032
Goran Dragic	78	33.8	16.3	1.0	2.5	3.5	4.5	1.0	0.2	2.2	2.5	6.4	12.8	.501	1.2	3.3	.347	2.3	3.0	.774

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 7


Season 8
	Muggsy Bogues	Goran Dragic
Season	1994-95	2015-16
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Heat Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+6	+0.9	+3.0	+0.1	+0.5	+0.5	+2.9	+0.3	+0.2	-0.9	-0.7	+1.3	+2.8		+0.8	+2.4	+.112	+0.4		+.162
Goran Dragic	72	32.8	14.1	0.8	3.1	3.8	5.8	1.0	0.2	2.6	2.6	5.8	12.2	.477	0.9	2.8	.312	1.7	2.3	.727

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:	+10	+2.6	+8.0		+3.3	+3.4	+2.4	+0.6	+0.2	-0.1	-1.3	+3.0	+3.4	+.131	+0.8	+2.5	+.015	+1.1	+1.8	+.233
Goran Dragic	14	33.7	16.5	0.8	4.1	4.9	3.9	0.4	0.2	2.2	3.3	6.5	14.7	.442	1.1	3.3	.348	2.4	3.1	.767


Season 9
	Muggsy Bogues	Goran Dragic
Season	1995-96	2016-17
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Miami Heat
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:	+67	+20.9	+18.0	+0.2	+2.8	+2.6	+2.6	+0.9	+0.2	-1.9	-2.0	+6.3	+12.7	+.100	+1.6	+3.8	+.405	+3.8	+4.9	+.210
Goran Dragic	73	33.7	20.3	0.8	3.0	3.8	5.8	1.2	0.2	2.9	2.7	7.3	15.4	.475	1.6	4.0	.405	4.1	5.2	.790

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 9


Season 10
	Muggsy Bogues	Goran Dragic
Season	1996-97	2017-18
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+10	+2.8	+9.3	+0.3	+1.6	+1.9	+2.4	+0.5	+0.2	-0.5	-0.6	+3.4	+7.5	+.010	+0.6	+1.8	+.047	+2.1	+2.6	+.043
Goran Dragic	75	31.7	17.3	0.7	3.4	4.1	4.8	0.8	0.2	2.2	2.4	6.5	14.3	.450	1.5	4.0	.370	2.9	3.6	.801

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:	+3	+2.7	+2.6	+0.1	+1.0	+1.1	+2.1	+0.5			-1.5	+1.5	+5.5	+.112	+1.4	+0.7	+.476	+1.0	+2.4	+.318
Goran Dragic	5	31.2	18.6	0.6	2.0	2.6	4.6	1.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	7.0	15.0	.467	1.6	4.2	.381	3.0	4.4	.682


Season 11
	Muggsy Bogues	Goran Dragic
Season	1997-98	2018-19
Team	Charlotte Hornets, Golden State Warriors	Miami Heat
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:	+25	+1.8	+8.0	+0.1	+0.8	+0.9	+0.6	+0.3	+0.1	-0.3	-1.3	+2.7	+6.7	+.024	+1.5	+4.3	+.098	+1.2	+1.7	+.115
Goran Dragic	36	27.5	13.7	0.6	2.5	3.1	4.8	0.8	0.1	2.0	2.3	5.0	12.0	.413	1.6	4.6	.348	2.2	2.8	.782

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 11


Season 12
	Muggsy Bogues	Goran Dragic
Season	1998-99	2019-20
Team	Golden State Warriors	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat Lost NBA Finals

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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:	+23	+8.4	+11.1	+0.1	+1.1	+1.2	+1.4	+0.5	+0.2	-1.1	-0.9	+3.3	+8.0	+.053	+2.1	+5.5	+.367	+2.3	+3.2	+.085
Goran Dragic	59	28.2	16.2	0.5	2.7	3.2	5.1	0.7	0.2	2.4	2.1	5.4	12.3	.441	2.1	5.7	.367	3.2	4.2	.776

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Goran Dragic	17	32.5	19.1	0.8	3.3	4.1	4.4	1.0	0.1	2.3	2.9	7.0	15.8	.444	2.2	6.3	.346	2.9	3.6	.803


Season 13
	Muggsy Bogues	Goran Dragic
Season	1999-00	2020-21
Team	Toronto Raptors	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Heat Lost East 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:	+30	+5.1	+8.3	+0.2	+1.5	+1.7	+0.7	+0.1	+0.1	-1.7	-0.8	+2.8	+6.6	+.007	+1.6	+4.3	+.040	+1.0	+1.3	+.080
Goran Dragic	50	26.7	13.4	0.5	2.9	3.4	4.4	0.7	0.2	2.4	2.3	4.8	11.1	.432	1.8	4.9	.373	2.0	2.4	.828

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:	+1	+0.3	+10.7	+0.7	+0.5	+0.2	+1.1	+0.3	+0.5	-0.2	-1.5	+3.8	+6.5	+.140	+1.3	+3.5	+.013	+2.0	+2.0	+.417
Goran Dragic	4	29.3	16.0	0.3	1.5	1.8	2.8	1.0	0.5	1.5	2.8	5.8	13.5	.426	2.3	6.5	.346	2.3	3.0	.750


Season 14
	Muggsy Bogues	Goran Dragic
Season	2000-01	2021-22
Team	Toronto Raptors	Toronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nets Lost East 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:	+18	+12.4	+7.5	+0.6	+1.5	+2.1	+2.4	+0.2	+0.2	-0.3	-1.1	+2.7	+6.5	+.377	+0.8	+2.7	+.254	+1.3	+1.6
Goran Dragic	21	23.7	7.5	0.6	2.5	3.1	4.1	0.9	0.2	1.6	2.1	2.7	7.2	.377	0.8	3.0	.254	1.3	1.6	.818

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Goran Dragic	4	19.8	10.5	1.5	3.0	4.5	1.5	0.8	0.0	1.3	2.8	4.5	8.0	.563	1.0	3.0	.333	0.5	0.5	1.000

Additional Years

* Goran Dragic played 1 season more than Muggsy Bogues in the NBA.

In that period—his season 15 in 2023—Goran Dragic played in the Playoffs.

Muggsy Bogues vs. Goran Dragic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Goran Dragic 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

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