Larry Bird vs. Ed Fleming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Fleming and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Ed Fleming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Ed Fleming: 1955-56 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Ed Fleming 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Ed Fleming 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Ed Fleming 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Ed Fleming 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Ed Fleming 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Ed Fleming 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Ed Fleming 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Ed Fleming 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Ed Fleming 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Ed Fleming 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Ed Fleming 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Ed Fleming 5.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Ed Fleming 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Ed Fleming - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Ed Fleming - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Ed Fleming 2,511

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Ed Fleming 1,532

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Ed Fleming 544

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Ed Fleming - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Ed Fleming - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Ed Fleming 292

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Ed Fleming .359

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Ed Fleming - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Ed Fleming .731

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Ed Fleming 12.5 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Ed Fleming 6.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Ed Fleming 2.8 (1956)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Ed Fleming - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Ed Fleming - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Ed Fleming 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Ed Fleming 3.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Ed Fleming 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Ed Fleming - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Ed Fleming - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Ed Fleming 76

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Ed Fleming 39

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Ed Fleming 18

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Ed Fleming - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Ed Fleming - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Ed Fleming 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Ed Fleming .351

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Ed Fleming - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Ed Fleming .880

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Ed Fleming 5.8 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Ed Fleming 3.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Ed Fleming 1.4 (1959)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Ed Fleming - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Ed Fleming - n/a **

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.