Muggsy Bogues vs. Keldon Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keldon Johnson 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, 8 more than Keldon Johnson, who played 6. Muggsy Bogues had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Keldon Johnson had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Keldon Johnson 6 0 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Muggsy Bogues Keldon Johnson
Season 1987-882019-20
Team Washington BulletsSan Antonio Spurs
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:+62+2.9+4.1+0.2+1.5+1.7+4.2+0.8+0.1-0.5-0.1+1.0+0.2+.206+0.8+1.1+.403+1.4+1.7+.011
Keldon Johnson 17 17.7 9.1 0.6 2.8 3.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.6 3.1 5.2 .596 0.8 1.3 .591 2.1 2.6 .795
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 -
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Muggsy Bogues Keldon Johnson
Season 1988-892020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Antonio Spurs
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:+10+6.3+7.4+0.6+3.2+3.9+6.0+0.8+0.2-0.5-0.3+2.6+4.9+.053+0.9+2.4+.254+1.3+1.7+.010
Keldon Johnson 69 28.5 12.8 1.3 4.6 6.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.1 4.9 10.2 .479 0.9 2.6 .331 2.1 2.8 .740
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Muggsy Bogues Keldon Johnson
Season 1989-902021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Antonio Spurs
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:+6+2.0+7.6+0.5+3.0+3.5+8.6+1.2+0.2-0.6-0.1+2.3+5.3+.025+2.0+5.0+.206+1.1+1.4+.035
Keldon Johnson 75 31.9 17.0 1.1 5.0 6.1 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.0 6.3 13.5 .466 2.1 5.3 .398 2.4 3.1 .756
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Muggsy Bogues Keldon Johnson
Season 1990-912022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Antonio Spurs
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:+18+4.3+15.0+0.2+2.2+2.3+5.4+1.0+0.2-0.6+5.0+11.2+.008+2.1+6.4+.329+2.8+3.9+.047
Keldon Johnson 63 32.7 22.0 0.9 4.2 5.0 2.9 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.0 8.0 17.7 .452 2.1 6.5 .329 3.9 5.2 .749
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Muggsy Bogues Keldon Johnson
Season 1991-922023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Antonio Spurs
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:+13+4.5+6.8+0.7+1.9+2.6+6.3+1.4+0.2-0.5-0.3+1.8+4.3+.018+1.8+5.0+.272+1.4+1.7+.009
Keldon Johnson 69 29.5 15.7 1.4 4.1 5.5 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.2 5.7 12.5 .454 1.8 5.3 .346 2.5 3.2 .792
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Muggsy Bogues Keldon Johnson
Season 1992-932024-25
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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:+4+11.1+2.7+0.9+0.4+1.1+7.2+1.4+0.2-0.9-0.7+0.7+1.0+.029+1.0+3.3+.087+0.2+0.4+.060
Keldon Johnson 77 23.9 12.7 1.5 3.4 4.8 1.6 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.5 4.8 10.0 .482 1.1 3.6 .318 1.9 2.5 .773
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
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Muggsy Bogues played 8 seasons more than Keldon Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 14, from 1994 to 2001—Muggsy Bogues played in 3 Playoffs.

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