Muggsy Bogues vs. Josh Hart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Hart 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, 5 more than Josh Hart, who played 9. Muggsy Bogues had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Josh Hart 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
Josh Hart	9	3	2017-18 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Muggsy Bogues	Josh Hart
Season	1987-88	2017-18
Team	Washington Bullets	Los Angeles Lakers
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:	+16	+2.6	+2.9	+0.3	+2.2	+2.5	+3.8	+0.9	+0.3	-0.6		+0.7	+0.6	+.079	+1.2	+2.9	+.208	+0.3	+0.6	+.082
Josh Hart	63	23.2	7.9	0.7	3.5	4.2	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.7	1.7	2.8	6.0	.469	1.2	3.1	.396	1.0	1.5	.702

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	-
Josh Hart	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Muggsy Bogues	Josh Hart
Season	1988-89	2018-19
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
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:	+12	+3.4	+2.4	+0.2	+1.8	+1.6	+6.4	+0.4	+0.5	-0.7	-0.4	+0.5	+1.6	+.019	+1.4	+3.9	+.259		+0.1	+.062
Josh Hart	67	25.6	7.8	0.5	3.2	3.7	1.4	1.0	0.6	0.9	2.2	2.8	6.9	.407	1.4	4.1	.336	0.8	1.2	.688

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Muggsy Bogues	Josh Hart
Season	1989-90	2019-20
Team	Charlotte Hornets	New Orleans Pelicans
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:	+16	+6.9	+0.7	+0.3	+3.6	+3.9	+9.0	+1.0	+0.4	-0.6	-0.4	+0.5		+.068	+1.8	+5.1	+.150		+0.1	+.052
Josh Hart	65	27.0	10.1	0.9	5.6	6.5	1.7	1.0	0.4	1.2	2.5	3.5	8.2	.423	1.9	5.4	.342	1.3	1.8	.739

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Muggsy Bogues	Josh Hart
Season	1990-91	2020-21
Team	Charlotte Hornets	New Orleans Pelicans
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:	+34	+0.3	+2.2	+0.4	+4.9	+5.3	+6.0	+0.9	+0.3	-0.5	-0.4	+0.2	+0.8	+.021	+1.3	+4.0	+.326	+0.4	+0.6	+.021
Josh Hart	47	28.7	9.2	1.1	6.9	8.0	2.3	0.8	0.3	1.0	2.4	3.2	7.3	.439	1.3	4.1	.326	1.5	1.9	.775

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Muggsy Bogues	Josh Hart
Season	1991-92	2021-22
Team	Charlotte Hornets	New Orleans Pelicans, Portland Trail Blazers
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:	+28	+0.8	+6.0	+0.4	+3.8	+4.3	+5.0	+1.0	+0.1	-0.2	-0.9	+1.4	+2.3	+.032	+1.4	+3.6	+.269	+1.9	+2.4	+.025
Josh Hart	54	33.2	14.9	1.1	6.0	7.2	4.1	1.1	0.2	2.1	2.8	5.3	10.5	.504	1.4	3.9	.343	3.0	3.9	.758

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Muggsy Bogues	Josh Hart
Season	1992-93	2022-23
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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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	+2.7	+0.2	+1.3	+2.9	+4.1	+5.0	+0.8	+0.2	-0.4	-0.4	+0.5	+2.2	+.076	+0.7	+1.9	+.141		+0.2	+.083
Josh Hart	76	32.3	9.8	1.9	5.9	7.8	3.8	1.2	0.3	1.5	2.6	3.6	6.8	.529	0.8	2.2	.372	1.7	2.3	.750

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:	+2	+6.3	+0.6	+0.9	+2.4	+3.4	+5.6	+1.9	+0.3		-1.2	+0.2	+0.6	+.003	+0.9	+2.7	+.313	+0.2	+0.4	+.078
Josh Hart	11	32.1	10.4	1.6	5.7	7.4	2.2	0.8	0.3	1.9	3.5	4.1	8.5	.479	0.9	2.9	.313	1.3	2.0	.636


Season 7
	Muggsy Bogues	Josh Hart
Season	1993-94	2023-24
Team	Charlotte Hornets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East 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:	+4	+2.3	+1.4	+0.6	+3.7	+4.2	+6.0	+0.8	+0.3	-0.7	-0.2	+1.0	+1.4	+.037	+1.0	+3.0	+.143	+0.5	+0.6	+.015
Josh Hart	81	33.4	9.4	1.6	6.8	8.3	4.1	0.9	0.3	1.5	2.1	3.6	8.4	.434	1.0	3.2	.310	1.1	1.4	.791

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Josh Hart	13	42.2	14.5	2.8	8.7	11.5	4.5	1.0	0.8	2.6	3.2	5.1	11.5	.440	1.7	4.5	.373	2.7	3.7	.729


Season 8
	Muggsy Bogues	Josh Hart
Season	1994-95	2024-25
Team	Charlotte Hornets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals

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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:	+1	+3.9	+2.5	+1.4	+4.9	+6.3	+2.8	+0.2	+0.4	-0.4	-0.7	+0.7	+0.6	+.048	+1.0	+2.9	+.133		+0.4	+.113
Josh Hart	77	37.6	13.6	2.1	7.5	9.6	5.9	1.5	0.4	2.1	2.6	5.2	10.0	.525	1.1	3.3	.333	2.1	2.7	.776

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:	+14	+0.6	+3.1	+1.6	+5.5	+7.3	+1.9	+0.1	+0.6	-0.4	-1.4	+0.3	+3.3	+.161	+0.8	+2.2	+.037	+1.6	+2.4	+.224
Josh Hart	18	35.7	11.6	2.4	6.3	8.8	4.4	1.1	0.6	1.9	3.4	3.8	8.0	.472	1.1	3.0	.370	2.9	3.7	.776


Season 9
	Muggsy Bogues	Josh Hart
Season	1995-96	2025-26
Team	Charlotte Hornets	New York Knicks
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:	+5	+6.2	+0.3	+5.0	+7.8	+12.8	+0.2	+0.3		-1.0	-2.3		+5.3	+.250		+2.8		+0.3	+0.3
Josh Hart	1	19.0	2.0	6.0	8.0	14.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	8.0	.125	0.0	3.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 9

Additional Years

* Muggsy Bogues played 5 seasons more than Josh Hart in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 14, from 1997 to 2001—Muggsy Bogues played in two Playoffs.

Muggsy Bogues vs. Josh Hart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Hart 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

Additional Years