LaMelo Ball vs. Muggsy Bogues: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare LaMelo Ball and Muggsy Bogues all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where LaMelo Ball, with a career spanning 5 seasons from 2021 to 2025, and Muggsy Bogues, with 14 seasons played from 1988 to 2001, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

LaMelo Ball vs. Muggsy Bogues
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
LaMelo Ball Muggsy Bogues LaMelo Ball Muggsy Bogues
Points
+300th
+300th
DNP
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
DNP
+300th
Assists
+300th
25th
DNP
+300th
Steals
+300th
69th
DNP
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
DNP
+300th
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LaMelo Ball vs. Muggsy Bogues
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
LaMelo Ball Muggsy Bogues LaMelo Ball Muggsy Bogues
Points
--
+300th
DNP
+300th
Rebounds
--
+300th
DNP
+300th
Assists
--
22nd
DNP
75th
Steals
--
72nd
DNP
31st
Blocks
--
+300th
DNP
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Muggsy Bogues Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
4,859 vs. 6,8581,999
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,379 vs. 2,318939
Assists
+300th
25th
+275 1,710 vs. 6,7265,016
Steals
+300th
69th
+231 340 vs. 1,3691,029
Blocks
+300th
+300th
76 vs. 3937
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
289 vs. 534245
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,090 vs. 1,784694
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
1,716 vs. 2,8451,129
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
4,073 vs. 6,2102,137
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
705 vs. 106599
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,934 vs. 3811,553
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
722 vs. 1,062340
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
863 vs. 1,284421

Games and Years:

LaMelo Ball Muggsy Bogues Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
287th
+13 231 vs. 889658
Seasons
+300th
190th
+110 5 vs. 149

Rankings by Points Scored:

LaMelo Ball Muggsy Bogues Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
276th
-
2 vs. 02
50+ point games
76th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Muggsy Bogues Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 170170
Rebounds
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 5151
Assists
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 107107
Steals
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 3333
Blocks
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 00
Offensive Rebounds
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 1313
Defensive Rebounds
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 3838
Field Goals Made
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 7070
Field Goals Attempted
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 167167
3-Pointers Made
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 1010
3-Pointers Attempted
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 2121
Free Throws Made
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 2020
Free Throws Attempted
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 2626

Games and Years:

LaMelo Ball Muggsy Bogues Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 1919
Playoffs
DNP
+300th
0 vs. 55

Rankings by Points Scored:

LaMelo Ball Muggsy Bogues Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
DNP
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Muggsy Bogues Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
+300th
21.03 vs. 7.7113.32
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
5.97 vs. 2.613.36
Assists per game
--
22nd
7.40 vs. 7.570.16
Steals per game
--
72nd
1.47 vs. 1.540.07
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.33 vs. 0.040.29
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
1.25 vs. 0.600.65
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
4.72 vs. 2.012.71
Field Goals Made per game
--
+300th
7.43 vs. 3.204.23
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
+300th
17.63 vs. 6.9910.65
3-Pointers Made per game
5th
+300th
+295 3.05 vs. 0.122.93
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
8.37 vs. 0.437.94
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
3.13 vs. 1.191.93
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
3.74 vs. 1.442.29

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LaMelo Ball Muggsy Bogues Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 8.958.95
Rebounds per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 2.682.68
Assists per game
DNP
75th
0.00 vs. 5.635.63
Steals per game
DNP
31st
0.00 vs. 1.741.74
Blocks per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.000.00
Offensive Rebounds per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.680.68
Defensive Rebounds per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 2.002.00
Field Goals Made per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 3.683.68
Field Goals Attempted per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 8.798.79
3-Pointers Made per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.530.53
3-Pointers Attempted per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 1.111.11
Free Throws Made per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 1.051.05
Free Throws Attempted per game
DNP
+300th
0.00 vs. 1.371.37

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.