Larry Bird vs. Vern Fleming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern 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.

Vern Fleming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Vern Fleming: 1984-85 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Vern Fleming 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Vern Fleming 12

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Vern Fleming 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Vern Fleming 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Vern Fleming 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Vern Fleming 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Vern Fleming 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Vern Fleming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Vern Fleming 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Vern Fleming 3.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Vern Fleming 4.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Vern Fleming 1.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Vern Fleming 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Vern Fleming 10,125

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Vern Fleming 3,012

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Vern Fleming 4,293

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Vern Fleming 926

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Vern Fleming 105

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Vern Fleming 893

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Vern Fleming .498

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Vern Fleming .181

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Vern Fleming .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Vern Fleming 14.3 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Vern Fleming 4.8 (1986)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Vern Fleming 7.4 (1990)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Vern Fleming 1.6 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Vern Fleming 0.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Vern Fleming 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Vern Fleming 2.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Vern Fleming 3.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Vern Fleming 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Vern Fleming 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Vern Fleming 284

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Vern Fleming 86

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Vern Fleming 114

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Vern Fleming 22

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Vern Fleming 7

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Vern Fleming 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Vern Fleming .466

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Vern Fleming .143

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Vern Fleming .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Vern Fleming 13.3 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Vern Fleming 6.5 (1987)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Vern Fleming 6.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Vern Fleming 1.0 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Vern Fleming 0.6 (1991)