Muggsy Bogues vs. Malik Monk Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Malik Monk 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, 6 more than Malik Monk, who played 8. Muggsy Bogues had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Malik Monk 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
Malik Monk 8 1 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Muggsy Bogues Malik Monk
Season 1987-882017-18
Team Washington BulletsCharlotte Hornets
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:+16+7.0+1.7+0.3+0.4+0.7+3.7+1.3+0.1-0.5-0.7+0.3+1.3+.030+1.3+3.7+.154+0.2+0.3+.058
Malik Monk 63 13.6 6.7 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.0 2.4 6.7 .360 1.3 3.9 .342 0.5 0.6 .842
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 -
Malik Monk DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Muggsy Bogues Malik Monk
Season 1988-892018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsCharlotte Hornets
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:+6+5.0+3.5+0.5+0.3+0.2+6.2+0.9+0.2-0.4-0.3+0.8+2.7+.039+1.5+4.3+.253+0.4+0.3+.132
Malik Monk 73 17.2 8.9 0.2 1.7 1.9 1.6 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.1 8.0 .387 1.5 4.5 .330 1.2 1.4 .882
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Malik Monk played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Muggsy Bogues Malik Monk
Season 1989-902019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsCharlotte Hornets
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:+26+12.6+0.9+0.1+0.4+0.3+8.6+1.5+0.3-0.4-0.8+0.1+0.7+.057+1.0+3.4+.092+0.2+0.1+.029
Malik Monk 55 21.3 10.3 0.5 2.4 2.9 2.1 0.5 0.3 1.4 1.3 3.9 8.9 .434 1.1 3.7 .284 1.5 1.8 .820
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Malik Monk played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Muggsy Bogues Malik Monk
Season 1990-912020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsCharlotte Hornets
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:+39+7.5+4.7+0.4+0.1+0.3+6.2+1.2+0.1-0.2-0.9+1.1+3.0+.026+2.0+4.9+.401+0.3+0.4+.023
Malik Monk 42 20.9 11.7 0.3 2.1 2.4 2.1 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.1 4.1 9.5 .434 2.0 5.0 .401 1.4 1.7 .819
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Malik Monk played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Muggsy Bogues Malik Monk
Season 1991-922021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Lakers
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:+6+5.9+4.9+0.2+0.7+0.5+6.2+1.3+0.3-0.3-0.1+1.2+2.7+.001+2.3+5.5+.317+0.1+.012
Malik Monk 76 28.1 13.8 0.5 2.9 3.4 2.9 0.8 0.4 1.6 1.8 5.1 10.9 .473 2.3 5.8 .391 1.2 1.5 .795
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Malik Monk played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Muggsy Bogues Malik Monk
Season 1992-932022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf SemisKings 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 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+12.7+3.5+0.2+0.8+1.1+4.9+1.4+0.2-0.6+0.5+1.3+.005+1.8+4.9+.128+0.7+0.6+.056
Malik Monk 77 22.3 13.5 0.4 2.2 2.6 3.9 0.6 0.3 1.9 1.6 4.6 10.3 .448 1.9 5.2 .359 2.4 2.7 .889
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
difference:+2+9.1+9.2+0.2+1.3+1.4+4.2+2.0+0.4-0.1-0.2+1.1+4.2+.067+1.9+5.4+.333+5.2+5.4+.184
Malik Monk 7 29.3 19.0 0.9 4.6 5.4 3.6 0.7 0.4 2.0 2.1 5.4 13.3 .409 1.9 5.6 .333 6.3 7.0 .898

Season 7
Muggsy Bogues Malik Monk
Season 1993-942023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+5+9.7+4.6+0.6+0.5+1.2+5.0+1.1+0.5-0.1-0.3+0.9+2.6+.028+2.1+5.7+.183+0.8+0.8+.023
Malik Monk 72 26.0 15.4 0.4 2.6 2.9 5.1 0.6 0.5 2.1 2.2 5.5 12.4 .443 2.1 5.9 .350 2.4 2.8 .829
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Muggsy Bogues nor Malik Monk played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8
Muggsy Bogues Malik Monk
Season 1994-952024-25
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+13+2.1+6.1+0.2+0.7+0.5+3.1+0.4+0.6-0.7-0.5+1.8+5.0+.038+2.0+6.2+.125+0.3+0.4+.024
Malik Monk 65 31.6 17.2 0.5 3.3 3.8 5.6 0.9 0.6 2.4 2.4 6.3 14.4 .439 2.1 6.6 .325 2.4 2.7 .865
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Malik Monk DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Muggsy Bogues played 6 seasons more than Malik Monk in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 14, from 1996 to 2001—Muggsy Bogues played in two Playoffs.

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