Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Vern Fleming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Fleming and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Vern Fleming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Vern Fleming: 1984-85 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Vern Fleming 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Vern Fleming 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Vern Fleming 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Vern Fleming 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Vern Fleming 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Vern Fleming 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Vern Fleming 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Vern Fleming 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Vern Fleming 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Vern Fleming 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Vern Fleming 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Vern Fleming 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Vern Fleming 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Vern Fleming 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Vern Fleming 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Vern Fleming 3.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Vern Fleming 4.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Vern Fleming 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Vern Fleming 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Vern Fleming 10,125

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Vern Fleming 3,012

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Vern Fleming 4,293

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Vern Fleming 926

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Vern Fleming 105

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Vern Fleming 893

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Vern Fleming .498

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Vern Fleming .181

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Vern Fleming .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Vern Fleming 14.3 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Vern Fleming 4.8 (1986)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Vern Fleming 7.4 (1990)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Vern Fleming 1.6 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Vern Fleming 0.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Vern Fleming 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Vern Fleming 2.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Vern Fleming 3.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Vern Fleming 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Vern Fleming 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Vern Fleming 284

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Vern Fleming 86

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Vern Fleming 114

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Vern Fleming 22

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Vern Fleming 7

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Vern Fleming 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Vern Fleming .466

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Vern Fleming .143

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Vern Fleming .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Vern Fleming 13.3 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Vern Fleming 6.5 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Vern Fleming 6.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Vern Fleming 1.0 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Vern Fleming 0.6 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.