Elgin Baylor vs. Vern Fleming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Fleming and Elgin Baylor that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Vern Fleming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Vern Fleming: 1984-85 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Vern Fleming 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Vern Fleming 12

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Vern Fleming 7

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Vern Fleming 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Vern Fleming 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Vern Fleming 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Vern Fleming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Vern Fleming 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Vern Fleming 3.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Vern Fleming 4.8

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vern Fleming 1.0

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vern Fleming 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Vern Fleming 10,125

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Vern Fleming 3,012

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Vern Fleming 4,293

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vern Fleming 926

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vern Fleming 105

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Vern Fleming 893

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Vern Fleming .498

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vern Fleming .181

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Vern Fleming .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Vern Fleming 14.3 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Vern Fleming 4.8 (1986)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Vern Fleming 7.4 (1990)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vern Fleming 1.6 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vern Fleming 0.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Vern Fleming 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Vern Fleming 2.3

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Vern Fleming 3.1

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vern Fleming 0.6

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vern Fleming 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Vern Fleming 284

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Vern Fleming 86

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Vern Fleming 114

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vern Fleming 22

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vern Fleming 7

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Vern Fleming 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Vern Fleming .466

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vern Fleming .143

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Vern Fleming .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Vern Fleming 13.3 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Vern Fleming 6.5 (1987)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Vern Fleming 6.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vern Fleming 1.0 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vern Fleming 0.6 (1991)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.