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Vern Fleming
Vern Fleming stats, teams and career impact
#554 all-timeCareer averages · 11.3 PPG · 3.4 RPG · 4.8 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- Final NBA team
- New Jersey Nets
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) · 185 lb (84 kg)
- Born
- February 4, 1962 (64 yrs old)
- College
- Georgia
- NBA seasons
- 12 seasons · 1984–85 to 1995–96
Career summaryVern Fleming was a point guard who played 12 NBA seasons, from 1984–85 through 1995–96.
- Career PPG
- 11.3
- Career RPG
- 3.4
- Career APG
- 4.8
- #31 in 1987–88
- #554 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Vern Fleming ranks #554 all time
Vern Fleming ranks #554 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #39.7. His full-career value ranks #452, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
893 games · Career Value Rank #452
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Indiana Pacers and New Jersey Nets
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 49.8%FG%
- Three-point
- 18.1%3P%
- Free throw
- 76.4%FT%
893 career games · 24,721 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
Vern Fleming stats by season
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| 1995–96 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 3.3 | -2.05 | NJN | 77 | 3 | 22.7 | 43.3% | 10.7% | 75.1% | #222 | -1.7 |
| 1994–95 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | -0.43 | IND | 55 | 1 | 12.5 | 49.5% | 0.0% | 72.2% | #137 | 20.1 |
| 1993–94 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | -2.47 | IND | 55 | 5 | 19.1 | 46.2% | 0.0% | 73.6% | #236 | -9.6 |
| 1992–93 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 3.0 | -0.15 | IND | 75 | 8 | 20.0 | 50.5% | 19.4% | 72.6% | #117 | 55.7 |
| 1991–92 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | -2.54 | IND | 82 | 6 | 21.2 | 48.2% | 22.2% | 73.7% | #236 | -19.4 |
| 1990–91 | 12.7 | 3.1 | 5.3 | +0.68 | IND | 69 | 45 | 28.0 | 53.1% | 22.2% | 72.9% | #82 | 107.1 |
| 1989–90 | 14.3 | 3.9 | 7.4 | -0.37 | IND | 82 | 82 | 35.1 | 50.8% | 35.3% | 78.2% | #127 | 94.8 |
| 1988–89 | 14.3 | 4.1 | 6.5 | -0.34 | IND | 76 | 69 | 33.6 | 51.5% | 13.0% | 79.9% | #115 | 87.3 |
| 1987–88 | 13.9 | 4.5 | 7.1 | +2.17 | IND | 80 | 80 | 34.2 | 52.3% | 0.0% | 80.2% | #31 | 232.4 |
| 1986–87 | 12.0 | 4.1 | 5.8 | +2.13 | IND | 82 | 82 | 31.1 | 50.9% | 20.0% | 78.8% | #31 | 216.7 |
| 1985–86 | 14.2 | 4.8 | 6.3 | +1.32 | IND | 80 | 77 | 35.9 | 50.6% | 16.7% | 74.5% | #57 | 200.4 |
| 1984–85 | 14.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 | -1.45 | IND | 80 | 65 | 31.1 | 47.0% | 0.0% | 76.7% | #157 | 29.7 |
| Career | 11.3 | 3.4 | 4.8 | — | IND/NJN | 893 | — | 27.7 | 49.8% | 18.1% | 76.4% | — | — |
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.
60.3 composite · lower is better
63.2 average league finish
1,013 total value
Career standing
How Vern 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 Score60.3
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
- 290.0
- Qualified seasons
- 12
- All-time rank
- #554
Strongest seasons
Every season
Vern 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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| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 33 | 77 | 1,747 | -2.05 | 32.0 | #222 | -1.7 | 32nd | Broad |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 32 | 55 | 686 | -0.43 | 56.0 | #137 | 20.1 | 46th | Standard |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 31 | 55 | 1,053 | -2.47 | 19.2 | #236 | -9.6 | 18th | Broad |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 30 | 75 | 1,503 | -0.15 | 60.7 | #117 | 55.7 | 55th | Broad |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 29 | 82 | 1,737 | -2.54 | 18.7 | #236 | -19.4 | 16th | Broad |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 28 | 69 | 1,929 | +0.68 | 72.2 | #82 | 107.1 | 70th | Broad |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 27 | 82 | 2,876 | -0.37 | 56.1 | #127 | 94.8 | 68th | Broad |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 26 | 76 | 2,552 | -0.34 | 56.7 | #115 | 87.3 | 65th | Broad |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 25 | 80 | 2,733 | +2.17 | 88.0 | #31 | 232.4 | 89th | Broad |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 24 | 82 | 2,549 | +2.13 | 88.3 | #31 | 216.7 | 89th | Broad |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 23 | 80 | 2,870 | +1.32 | 78.0 | #57 | 200.4 | 87th | Broad |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | IND | 22 | 80 | 2,486 | -1.45 | 38.3 | #157 | 29.7 | 44th | Broad |
Career movement
Vern Fleming's career impact by season
Peak +2.17 in 1987–88 · 12 seasons · 24,721 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.
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Career comparison
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Vern FlemingRicky Rubio
| NBA season | Vern Fleming | Ricky Rubio |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.5 | 0.3 |
| 2 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| 3 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 5 | -0.3 | 1.9 |
| 6 | -0.4 | 0.9 |
| 7 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| 8 | -2.5 | -0.9 |
| 9 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| 10 | -2.5 | -0.5 |
| 11 | -0.4 | -1.2 |
| 12 | -2.1 | -2.8 |
NBA season number
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