Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1984
- Draft
- 1984Rd 1, Pk 18
- College
- Georgia
Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1984
- Draft
- 1984Rd 1, Pk 18
- College
- Georgia
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 11.3
- REB
- 3.4
- AST
- 4.8
- STL
- 1.0
- BLK
- 0.1
- TS%
- 55.0
- MIN
- 27.7
- GP
- 893
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 |  IND | 14.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 52.6 | 31.1 | 80 |
| 1985-86 | IND | 14.2 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 55.8 | 35.9 | 80 |
| 1986-87 | IND | 12.0 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 57.0 | 31.1 | 82 |
| 1987-88 | IND | 13.9 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 57.3 | 34.2 | 80 |
| 1988-89 | IND | 14.3 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 57.2 | 33.6 | 76 |
| 1989-90 | IND | 14.3 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 56.1 | 35.1 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | IND | 12.7 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 57.1 | 28 | 69 |
| 1991-92 | IND | 8.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 52.7 | 21.2 | 82 |
| 1992-93 | IND | 9.5 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 55.4 | 20 | 75 |
| 1993-94 | IND | 6.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 50.2 | 19.1 | 55 |
| 1994-95 | IND | 4.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 55.1 | 12.5 | 55 |
| 1995-96 | BKN | 7.7 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 49.0 | 22.7 | 77 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 7.7
- REB
- 2.3
- AST
- 3.1
- STL
- 0.6
- BLK
- 0.2
- TS%
- 52.5
- MIN
- 20.4
- GP
- 37
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 10,125
- REB
- 3,012
- AST
- 4,293
- STL
- 926
- BLK
- 105
- TO
- 1,795
- FGM
- 3,964
- 3PTM
- 38
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | IND | 1,126 | 323 | 247 | 99 | 8 | 197 | 433 | 0 |
| 1985-86 | IND | 1,136 | 386 | 505 | 131 | 5 | 208 | 436 | 1 |
| 1986-87 | IND | 980 | 334 | 473 | 109 | 18 | 167 | 370 | 2 |
| 1987-88 | IND | 1,111 | 364 | 568 | 115 | 11 | 175 | 442 | 0 |
| 1988-89 | IND | 1,084 | 310 | 494 | 77 | 12 | 192 | 419 | 3 |
| 1989-90 | IND | 1,176 | 322 | 610 | 92 | 10 | 206 | 467 | 12 |
| 1990-91 | IND | 877 | 214 | 369 | 76 | 13 | 137 | 356 | 4 |
| 1991-92 | IND | 726 | 209 | 266 | 56 | 7 | 140 | 294 | 6 |
| 1992-93 | IND | 710 | 169 | 224 | 63 | 9 | 121 | 280 | 7 |
| 1993-94 | IND | 358 | 123 | 173 | 40 | 6 | 87 | 147 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | IND | 251 | 88 | 109 | 27 | 1 | 43 | 93 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | BKN | 590 | 170 | 255 | 41 | 5 | 122 | 227 | 3 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 14.7
- REB
- 4.4
- AST
- 6.2
- STL
- 1.3
- BLK
- 0.1
- TS%
- 55.0
- MIN
- 27.7
- GP
- 893
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | IND | 16.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 52.6 | 31.1 | 80 |
| 1985-86 | IND | 14.2 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 55.8 | 35.9 | 80 |
| 1986-87 | IND | 13.9 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 57.0 | 31.1 | 82 |
| 1987-88 | IND | 14.6 | 4.8 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 57.3 | 34.2 | 80 |
| 1988-89 | IND | 15.3 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 57.2 | 33.6 | 76 |
| 1989-90 | IND | 14.7 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 56.1 | 35.1 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | IND | 16.3 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 57.1 | 28 | 69 |
| 1991-92 | IND | 15.1 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 52.7 | 21.2 | 82 |
| 1992-93 | IND | 17.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 55.4 | 20 | 75 |
| 1993-94 | IND | 12.3 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 50.2 | 19.1 | 55 |
| 1994-95 | IND | 13.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 55.1 | 12.5 | 55 |
| 1995-96 | BKN | 12.2 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 49.0 | 22.7 | 77 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Vern Fleming's career stats?
Vern Fleming played 12 seasons for the Pacers and the Nets. He scored 10,125 points with 3,012 rebounds and 4,293 assists in 893 games — 11.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. His best season was 1989-90: 1,176 points, 322 rebounds and 610 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1984-85 to 1995-96
All-time career rank
- 93rd in assists (4,293)
- 182nd in steals (926)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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