Muggsy Bogues vs. Lance Stephenson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lance Stephenson 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, 4 more than Lance Stephenson, who played 10. Muggsy Bogues had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Lance Stephenson had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Lance Stephenson	10	6	2010-11 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Muggsy Bogues	Lance Stephenson
Season	1987-88	2010-11
Team	Washington Bullets	Indiana Pacers
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:	+67	+11.0	+1.9	+0.3	+0.1	+0.2	+3.3	+1.3			-0.5	+1.0	+2.1	+.057		+0.2	+.188	+0.2	+0.3	+.002
Lance Stephenson	12	9.6	3.1	0.1	1.4	1.5	1.8	0.3	0.0	1.3	1.2	1.1	3.3	.333	0.0	0.4	.000	0.9	1.2	.786

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	-
Lance Stephenson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Muggsy Bogues	Lance Stephenson
Season	1988-89	2011-12
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+37	+11.7	+2.9	+0.4	+0.4	+0.8	+6.7	+0.9		-0.7	-1.1	+1.2	+2.3	+.050	+0.1	+0.5	+.056	+0.6	+0.7	+.279
Lance Stephenson	42	10.5	2.5	0.3	1.0	1.3	1.1	0.5	0.1	0.9	0.7	1.1	3.0	.376	0.1	0.7	.133	0.2	0.4	.471

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lance Stephenson	4	3.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	2.3	.222	0.3	0.5	.500	0.3	0.5	.500


Season 3
	Muggsy Bogues	Lance Stephenson
Season	1989-90	2012-13
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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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:	+3	+4.7	+0.6		+1.3	+1.3	+7.8	+1.0	+0.2	-0.4		+0.5	+0.5	+.031	+0.7	+2.1	+.138	+0.3	+0.2	+.139
Lance Stephenson	78	29.2	8.8	0.6	3.3	3.9	2.9	1.0	0.2	1.4	2.1	3.5	7.7	.460	0.8	2.4	.330	1.0	1.5	.652

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lance Stephenson	19	35.4	9.4	0.7	6.8	7.6	3.3	1.2	0.1	1.9	2.5	3.6	8.9	.408	0.9	3.4	.281	1.2	1.9	.622


Season 4
	Muggsy Bogues	Lance Stephenson
Season	1990-91	2013-14
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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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:	+3	+6.9	+6.8	+0.5	+3.9	+4.5	+3.7	+1.0	+0.1	-1.2	-0.5	+2.5	+4.7	+.031	+1.1	+3.0	+.352	+0.7	+1.2	+.085
Lance Stephenson	78	35.3	13.8	1.2	5.9	7.2	4.6	0.7	0.1	2.7	2.5	5.5	11.2	.491	1.1	3.1	.352	1.8	2.5	.711

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lance Stephenson	19	37.1	13.6	1.3	5.6	6.9	4.2	0.8	0.2	2.4	2.9	5.3	11.6	.455	1.3	3.5	.358	1.8	2.6	.714


Season 5
	Muggsy Bogues	Lance Stephenson
Season	1991-92	2014-15
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Charlotte Hornets
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:	+21	+8.2	+0.7	+0.1	+1.7	+1.6	+5.2	+1.5		-0.2	-0.3	+0.5	+0.8	+.096	+0.3	+1.4	+.097		+0.3	+.156
Lance Stephenson	61	25.8	8.2	0.6	3.9	4.5	3.9	0.6	0.1	2.1	2.2	3.4	9.0	.376	0.3	1.7	.171	1.1	1.8	.627

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Lance Stephenson played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Muggsy Bogues	Lance Stephenson
Season	1992-93	2015-16
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis	Grizzlies 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	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:	+12	+15.1	+1.7		+0.3	+0.5	+6.9	+1.4		-0.5	-0.2	+0.8	+2.1	+.028	+0.3	+0.8	+.154	+0.4	+0.5	+.049
Lance Stephenson	69	19.9	8.3	0.6	2.7	3.2	1.9	0.6	0.1	1.4	2.0	3.3	6.9	.481	0.4	1.1	.385	1.3	1.6	.784

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:	+5	+14.6	+3.2	+0.4	+2.0	+2.5	+6.0	+2.4		-1.1	-0.2	+1.5	+1.9	+.047	+0.5	+1.1	+.400	+0.1	+0.3	+.086
Lance Stephenson	4	23.8	13.0	0.3	1.3	1.5	1.8	0.3	0.0	0.8	2.5	5.8	11.0	.523	0.5	1.3	.400	1.0	1.3	.800


Season 7
	Muggsy Bogues	Lance Stephenson
Season	1993-94	2016-17
Team	Charlotte Hornets	New Orleans Pelicans, Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+59	+15.6	+4.0	+0.8	+0.4	+1.2	+6.8	+1.4	+0.2	-0.8	-0.1	+1.6	+3.1	+.021	+0.3	+0.9	+.133	+1.2	+1.3	+.191
Lance Stephenson	18	20.1	6.8	0.2	2.7	2.9	3.3	0.3	0.2	1.4	1.8	3.0	6.7	.450	0.3	1.1	.300	0.4	0.7	.615

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Muggsy Bogues	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lance Stephenson	4	26.8	16.0	0.3	5.0	5.3	2.8	0.5	0.0	1.0	2.8	6.8	13.3	.509	1.8	4.5	.389	0.8	1.0	.750


Season 8
	Muggsy Bogues	Lance Stephenson
Season	1994-95	2017-18
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+4	+11.1	+1.9	+0.1	+1.8	+1.9	+5.8	+0.7	+0.2	-0.1	-0.3	+0.8	+0.8	+.050	+0.7	+2.4	+.089	+1.1	+0.8	+.228
Lance Stephenson	82	22.6	9.2	0.8	4.4	5.2	2.9	0.6	0.2	1.6	2.2	3.7	8.6	.427	0.8	2.8	.289	1.0	1.5	.661

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:	+3	+15.0	+1.9	+0.4	+1.5	+1.2	+3.4	+0.7	+0.1	-1.0	-0.9	+0.8	+2.0	+.151	+0.8	+2.9	+.025	+0.6		+.444
Lance Stephenson	7	21.3	10.4	0.4	2.3	2.7	2.9	0.3	0.1	1.3	2.9	4.3	9.3	.462	1.1	3.7	.308	0.7	1.3	.556


Season 9
	Muggsy Bogues	Lance Stephenson
Season	1995-96	2018-19
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
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:	+62	+3.7	+4.9	+0.5	+2.5	+2.0	+1.1	+0.3	+0.1	-0.3	-0.9	+1.7	+3.7	+.051	+1.1	+2.7	+.371	+0.4	+0.8	+.315
Lance Stephenson	68	16.5	7.2	0.5	2.7	3.2	2.1	0.6	0.1	1.3	1.6	2.7	6.4	.426	1.1	2.9	.371	0.7	1.1	.685

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Lance Stephenson played in the postseason in their season 9

Note: Lance Stephenson didn't play in 2019-20 and 2020-21.


Season 10
	Muggsy Bogues	Lance Stephenson
Season	1996-97	2021-22
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Atlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers
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:	+19	+11.2	+0.3	+0.1	+0.7	+0.6	+3.6	+0.8	+0.1	-0.1	-0.3	+0.1	+0.2	+.005	+0.3	+0.2	+.117	+0.6	+0.7	+.056
Lance Stephenson	46	17.7	8.3	0.3	2.5	2.8	3.6	0.5	0.1	1.6	2.1	3.2	7.0	.455	0.6	2.0	.300	1.4	1.7	.788

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
Lance Stephenson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years

* Muggsy Bogues played 4 seasons more than Lance Stephenson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 14, from 1998 to 2001—Muggsy Bogues played in one postseason.

Muggsy Bogues vs. Lance Stephenson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lance Stephenson 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

Additional Years