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Muggsy BoguesCharlotte Hornets · #1
Muggsy Bogues is a retired guard best known with the Charlotte Hornets. At 5-3, the shortest player in NBA history. Career averages: 7.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 55
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Charlotte Hornets · #1 · Guard
Muggsy Bogues
Season avg0.0 pts · 1.0 reb · 1.7 ast · .000 fg
Career avg7.7 pts · 2.6 reb · 7.6 ast · .452 fg
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Scouting report
Muggsy Bogues — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
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Retired standout · guard · Impact 55
Muggsy Bogues is a retired guard best known with the Charlotte Hornets. At 5-3, the shortest player in NBA history. Career averages: 7.7 points, 2.6 r
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OffenseF
DefenseC
Feel / IQC+
Playmaking
Strong creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Muggsy Bogues stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
55Impact index
112Star score
Career scoring average7.7 ppg
Seasons in the index15
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer
Muggsy Bogues — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
0.0 PPG
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Playmaking
1.7 APG
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Rebounding
1.0 RPG
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Shooting
.000 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Muggsy Bogues
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 2001-02 68% confidence
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pts
-1.8–1.8
0.8
reb
-0.1–1.7
1.4
ast
0.6–2.2
9.7
min
proj
34
gp
health
.374
fg%
~base
.205
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 15-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 0.0 → projected 0.0 PPG
Minutes / role
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Development (his trend)
-0.2
Age curve
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Live context
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Net vs last season+0.0 PPG
Everything it reads
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15 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 36 / 80 / 3 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Muggsy Bogues career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 (Washington) | 79 | 20.6 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 5.1 | .390 | .188 |
| 1988-89 (Charlotte) | 79 | 22.2 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 7.8 | .426 | .077 |
| 1989-90 (Charlotte) | 81 | 33.9 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 10.7 | .491 | .192 |
| 1990-91 (Charlotte) | 81 | 28.4 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 8.3 | .460 | .000 |
| 1991-92 (Charlotte) | 82 | 34.0 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 9.1 | .472 | .074 |
| 1992-93 (Charlotte) | 81 | 35.0 | 10.0 | 3.7 | 8.8 | .453 | .231 |
| 1993-94 (Charlotte) | 77 | 35.7 | 10.8 | 4.1 | 10.1 | .471 | .167 |
| 1994-95 (Charlotte) | 78 | 33.7 | 11.1 | 3.3 | 8.7 | .477 | .200 |
| 1995-96 (Charlotte) | 6 | 12.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .375 | .000 |
| 1996-97 (Charlotte) | 65 | 28.9 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 7.2 | .460 | .417 |
| 1997-98 (Charlotte) | 2 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | .400 | |
| 1997-98 (Golden State) | 59 | 26.3 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 5.5 | .437 | .250 |
| 1998-99 (Golden State) | 36 | 19.8 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | .494 | .000 |
| 1999-00 (Toronto) | 80 | 21.6 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 3.7 | .439 | .333 |
| 2000-01 (Toronto) | 3 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | 889 | 28.6 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 7.6 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Charlotte Hornets built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
56–26proj record
#4conf seed
+5.9net rtg
118.9off rtg
113def rtg
99%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Moussa Diabate, Naz Reid.
How his role moves
Projected 56–26, 4th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
55 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV
The Ballad of Muggsy Bogues
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Charlotte Hornets
Turning pro
Drafted 1987 as a Guard.
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Muggsy Bogues is a retired NBA guard. At 5-3, the shortest player in NBA history.
Chapter
He averaged 7.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 7.6 assists over his career.
Where things stand
A retired guard and Charlotte Hornets name.
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Bogues's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
Off the court
Measurables
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Draft
- 1987
- Jersey
- #1
Career
At 5-3, the shortest player in NBA history.
The person
A retired guard and Charlotte Hornets name.
Retired
Charlotte Hornets
Standout
FAQ
Muggsy Bogues — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Muggsy Bogues, answered.
What were Muggsy Bogues's career averages?
Muggsy Bogues averaged 7.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game.
Is Muggsy Bogues in the Hall of Fame?
Muggsy Bogues is a retired guard and a notable pro, though not currently a Hall of Fame inductee.
Muggsy Bogues career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
