Vern Fleming vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Vern Fleming 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

Vern Fleming

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Fleming: 1984-85 to 1995-96
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Fleming 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Vern Fleming 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Vern Fleming 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Vern Fleming 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vern Fleming 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Vern Fleming 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Fleming 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Vern Fleming 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Fleming 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Vern Fleming 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Vern Fleming 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Fleming 11.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Vern Fleming 3.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Vern Fleming 4.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Vern Fleming 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Fleming 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Fleming 10,125 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Vern Fleming 3,012 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Vern Fleming 4,293 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Vern Fleming 926 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Vern Fleming 105 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Vern Fleming 893 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Fleming .498 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Vern Fleming .181 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vern Fleming .764 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Fleming 14.3 (1990) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Fleming 4.8 (1986) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Vern Fleming 7.4 (1990) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vern Fleming 1.6 (1986) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Fleming 0.2 (1987) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Fleming 7.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Vern Fleming 2.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Vern Fleming 3.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Vern Fleming 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Fleming 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Fleming 284 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Vern Fleming 86 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Vern Fleming 114 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Vern Fleming 22 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Vern Fleming 7 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Vern Fleming 37 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Fleming .466 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Vern Fleming .143 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vern Fleming .771 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Fleming 13.3 (1990) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Fleming 6.5 (1987) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Vern Fleming 6.0 (1990) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vern Fleming 1.0 (1992) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Fleming 0.6 (1991) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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, this player has no data for the stat.