Ed Fleming

Ed Fleming
Personal information
BornJuly 25, 1933
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DiedApril 10, 2002(2002-04-10) (aged 68)
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolWestinghouse
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
CollegeNiagara (1951–1955)
NBA draft1955: 3rd round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Rochester Royals
Playing career1955–1964
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number7, 3, 70, 50
Career history
1955–1957Rochester Royals
1957–1960Minneapolis Lakers
1959–1962Wilkes-Barre Barons
1963–1964Sunbury Mercurys
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points2,511 (8.6 ppg)
Rebounds1,532 (5.2 rpg)
Assists544 (1.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Edward Rufus Fleming (July 25, 1933 – April 10, 2002) was an American professional basketball player.[1] Fleming was selected in the 1955 NBA draft by the Rochester Royals after a collegiate career at Niagara.[1] Although he played in both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL), his career totals for NBA games only are 2,511 points, 1,532 rebounds and 544 assists in five seasons.[1]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1955–56 Rochester 71 28.6 .371 .745 6.9 2.8 12.5
1956–57 Rochester 51 18.2 .299 .728 3.6 1.6 7.0
1957–58 Minneapolis 72* 23.4 .345 .710 6.8 1.9 8.8
1958–59 Minneapolis 71 15.9 .387 .721 4.0 1.3 6.5
1959–60 Minneapolis 27 15.3 .418 .768 3.2 1.4 6.8
Career 292 21.2 .359 .731 5.2 1.9 8.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1959 Minneapolis 13* 13.7 .351 .880 3.0 1.4 5.8

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ed Fleming NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2023.


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