1988-89 Fleer #13 Muggsy Bogues
About Muggsy Bogues
At 5-foot-3, Muggsy Bogues stands as the shortest player in NBA history, and this 1988-89 Fleer #13 is his rookie card, picturing him with the expansion Charlotte Hornets in their debut season. A four-year point guard at Wake Forest who led the ACC in assists and steals as a senior and won the 1987 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, Bogues went 12th overall to the Washington Bullets in the loaded 1987 draft, then landed in Charlotte via the 1988 expansion draft. He became a face of the young franchise, running the point for ten seasons and finishing top ten in the league in assists six straight years from 1989 to 1995. Across a 14-year career (1987-2001) with the Bullets, Hornets, Warriors, and Raptors he totaled 6,726 assists and 1,369 steals, and even blocked 39 shots, including one on 7-foot Patrick Ewing. Nicknamed "Muggsy" as a kid on Baltimore playgrounds after a diminutive Bowery Boys character, he remains one of the hobby's great underdog stories.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1-6 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 868 | 157 | 430 | 193 | 59 | 29 | 0 |
| SGC | 78 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 2 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-18. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8). The graders do not break out the stickers, so sticker pages carry no table.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1988-89 Fleer Muggsy Bogues card?
It is card #13 of the 132-card 1988-89 Fleer Basketball base set, picturing Muggsy Bogues with the Charlotte Hornets.
Is the 1988-89 Fleer Muggsy Bogues #13 a rookie card?
Yes - #13 carries the rookie-card designation, part of a class of 31 rookie cards in the set led by Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Reggie Miller, Mark Jackson and John Stockton.
How many cards are in the 1988-89 Fleer Basketball set?
132 base cards - 119 players ordered by team, the All-Star subset #120-131 and a checklist - plus the 11-card Super Star Sticker insert, for 143 cards in a master run. There are no variations; three backs carry uncorrected errors (#20, #26, #100).
Sources: Trading Card Database, Cardboard Connection, the PSA price guide, Basketball-Reference, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-08-19.