Muggsy Bogues vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James and Muggsy Bogues that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Muggsy Bogues

vs.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Muggsy Bogues: 1987-88 to 2000-01
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Muggsy Bogues 0 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Muggsy Bogues 14 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Muggsy Bogues 5 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Muggsy Bogues 0 Gene James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Muggsy Bogues 7.7 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Muggsy Bogues 2.6 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Muggsy Bogues 7.6 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Muggsy Bogues 1.5 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Muggsy Bogues 0.0 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Muggsy Bogues 6,858 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Muggsy Bogues 2,318 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Muggsy Bogues 6,726 Gene James 95

Total Steals Muggsy Bogues 1,369 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Muggsy Bogues 39 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Muggsy Bogues 889 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Muggsy Bogues .458 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Muggsy Bogues .278 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Muggsy Bogues .827 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Muggsy Bogues 11.1 (1995) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Muggsy Bogues 4.1 (1994) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Muggsy Bogues 10.7 (1990) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Muggsy Bogues 2.1 (1992) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Muggsy Bogues 0.1 (1989) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Muggsy Bogues 8.9 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Muggsy Bogues 2.7 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Muggsy Bogues 5.6 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Muggsy Bogues 1.7 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Muggsy Bogues 0.0 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Muggsy Bogues 170 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Muggsy Bogues 51 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Muggsy Bogues 107 Gene James 2

Total Steals Muggsy Bogues 33 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Muggsy Bogues 0 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Muggsy Bogues 19 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Muggsy Bogues .419 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Muggsy Bogues .476 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Muggsy Bogues .769 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Muggsy Bogues 16.0 (1997) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Muggsy Bogues 4.0 (1993) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Muggsy Bogues 7.8 (1993) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Muggsy Bogues 2.7 (1993) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Muggsy Bogues 0.0 (2000) Gene James - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.