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Ed Fleming
Ed Fleming stats, teams and career impact
#246 all-timeCareer averages · 8.6 PPG · 5.2 RPG · 1.9 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Final NBA team
- Minneapolis Lakers
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) · 189 lb (86 kg)
- Born
- July 25, 1933
- Died
- April 10, 2002 (68 yrs old)
- College
- Niagara University
- NBA seasons
- 5 seasons · 1955–56 to 1959–60
Career summaryEd Fleming was a shooting guard who played 5 NBA seasons, from 1955–56 through 1959–60.
- Career PPG
- 8.6
- Career RPG
- 5.2
- Career APG
- 1.9
- #6 in 1955–56
- #246 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Ed Fleming ranks #246 all time
Ed Fleming ranks #246 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #20.0. His full-career value ranks #864, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
292 games · Career Value Rank #864
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Rochester Royals and Minneapolis Lakers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 35.9%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 73.1%FT%
292 career games · 6,186 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Ed Fleming stats by season
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| 1959–60 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 1.4 | +0.42 | MNL | 27 | 0 | 15.3 | 41.8% | — | 76.8% | — | 25.3 |
| 1958–59 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 1.3 | +0.47 | MNL | 71 | 0 | 15.9 | 38.7% | — | 72.1% | #24 | 67.2 |
| 1957–58 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 1.9 | -0.66 | MNL | 72 | 0 | 23.4 | 34.5% | — | 71.0% | #40 | 55.7 |
| 1956–57 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 1.6 | -0.01 | ROC | 51 | 0 | 18.2 | 29.9% | — | 72.8% | #30 | 42.0 |
| 1955–56 | 12.5 | 6.9 | 2.8 | +2.88 | ROC | 71 | 0 | 28.6 | 37.1% | — | 74.5% | #6 | 230.4 |
| Career | 8.6 | 5.2 | 1.9 | — | MNL/ROC | 292 | — | 21.2 | 35.9% | — | 73.1% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
32.3 composite · lower is better
35.9 average league finish
421 total value
Career standing
How Ed Fleming ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score32.3
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 79.5
- Qualified seasons
- 4
- All-time rank
- #246
Strongest seasons
Every season
Ed Fleming advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 1959–60Historical Defense Estimate | MNL | 26 | 27 | 413 | +0.42 | — | — | 25.3 | — | Modeled |
| 1958–59Historical Defense Estimate | MNL | 25 | 71 | 1,132 | +0.47 | 71.3 | #24 | 67.2 | 65th | Modeled |
| 1957–58Historical Defense Estimate | MNL | 24 | 72 | 1,686 | -0.66 | 48.7 | #40 | 55.7 | 50th | Modeled |
| 1956–57Historical Defense Estimate | ROC | 23 | 51 | 927 | -0.01 | 63.3 | #30 | 42.0 | 48th | Modeled |
| 1955–56Historical Defense Estimate | ROC | 22 | 71 | 2,028 | +2.88 | 93.3 | #6 | 230.4 | 89th | Modeled |
Career movement
Ed Fleming's career impact by season
Peak +2.88 in 1955–56 · 5 seasons · 6,186 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutesModeled estimate
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Ed FlemingDave Twardzik
| NBA season | Ed Fleming | Dave Twardzik |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| 2 | -0.0 | 0.5 |
| 3 | -0.7 | 0.2 |
| 4 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| 5 | 0.4 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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88/100 closest-season score · 1955–56 ↔ 1953–54Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →