Pat Fleming (born 1948) is an American professional pocket billiards player and the founder of Accu-Stats Video Productions. Fleming is the fifty-third inductee into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame, recognized in the Meritorious Service category on June 12, 2008. In 1983, Fleming invented the Total Performance Average (TPA), a statistical performance analysis system, which is currently the standard metric for professionals.
Pat Fleming at 2004 Glass City Open in Toledo, Ohio
CareerEdit
As a child, Fleming had a keen interest in statistics. At the age of nine, when he began learning the game of pocket billiards, he made detailed records of his runs, how much he played, and his practice time. His love of statistics is how he came to create the Accu-Stats score-keeping system, which is still used today to measure the accuracy of pool games.[1]
Pat Fleming played straight pool in the 1970s and early 1980s. He has made many contributions to cue sport, but his most notable contributions is the creation and continuing development of Accu-Stats Video Productions, based in Butler, New Jersey.[2] Accu-Stats Video Productions has videotaped more than 1,000 tournament matches and preserved performances by the world’s greatest pool and billiards players since the mid-1980s.[2] Fleming started the enterprise to document matches for statistical analysis. Now, the Accu-Stats Total Performance Average has become a widely known and recognized measure of pool performance level. Fleming started to offer videotapes of those famous performances and players for sale to players and fans of pocket billiards.[2] Today, the VHS tapes and DVDs are invaluable as entertainment and training tools, along with the most complete video record of two generations of famous pool players.[2]
The BCA Hall of Fame Board held a general election deciding if Allen Hopkins and Fleming would be inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame for their careers and their work in early April 2008.[3] The Board has a total of 52 members. Those members are current Hall of Fame members, billiard industry promoters and historians, and members of the billiard media.[3] As it was voted that Hopkins and Fleming would be inducted, they became the fifty-second and fifty-third industry figures inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame, which was established in 1966.[3] Fleming and Hopkins were inducted to the BCA Hall of Fame during the induction ceremony on June 12, 2008, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.[3]
TitlesEdit
1979 Eastern States 14.1 Championship
ReferencesEdit
^"Welcome to Hopkins, Fleming". Billiards Digest. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
fleming, pool, player, fleming, born, 1948, american, professional, pocket, billiards, player, founder, accu, stats, video, productions, fleming, fifty, third, inductee, into, billiard, congress, america, hall, fame, recognized, meritorious, service, category,. Pat Fleming born 1948 is an American professional pocket billiards player and the founder of Accu Stats Video Productions Fleming is the fifty third inductee into the Billiard Congress of America s Hall of Fame recognized in the Meritorious Service category on June 12 2008 In 1983 Fleming invented the Total Performance Average TPA a statistical performance analysis system which is currently the standard metric for professionals Pat Fleming at 2004 Glass City Open in Toledo OhioCareer EditAs a child Fleming had a keen interest in statistics At the age of nine when he began learning the game of pocket billiards he made detailed records of his runs how much he played and his practice time His love of statistics is how he came to create the Accu Stats score keeping system which is still used today to measure the accuracy of pool games 1 Pat Fleming played straight pool in the 1970s and early 1980s He has made many contributions to cue sport but his most notable contributions is the creation and continuing development of Accu Stats Video Productions based in Butler New Jersey 2 Accu Stats Video Productions has videotaped more than 1 000 tournament matches and preserved performances by the world s greatest pool and billiards players since the mid 1980s 2 Fleming started the enterprise to document matches for statistical analysis Now the Accu Stats Total Performance Average has become a widely known and recognized measure of pool performance level Fleming started to offer videotapes of those famous performances and players for sale to players and fans of pocket billiards 2 Today the VHS tapes and DVDs are invaluable as entertainment and training tools along with the most complete video record of two generations of famous pool players 2 The BCA Hall of Fame Board held a general election deciding if Allen Hopkins and Fleming would be inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame for their careers and their work in early April 2008 3 The Board has a total of 52 members Those members are current Hall of Fame members billiard industry promoters and historians and members of the billiard media 3 As it was voted that Hopkins and Fleming would be inducted they became the fifty second and fifty third industry figures inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame which was established in 1966 3 Fleming and Hopkins were inducted to the BCA Hall of Fame during the induction ceremony on June 12 2008 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte North Carolina 3 Titles Edit1979 Eastern States 14 1 ChampionshipReferences Edit Welcome to Hopkins Fleming Billiards Digest Retrieved 2009 01 04 a b c d BCA Hall of Fame 2008 Billiard Congress of America Retrieved 2009 01 04 a b c d Colo Broomfield 2008 04 14 Hopkins Fleming Elected to BCA Hall of Fame PDF Billiard Congress of America Retrieved 2009 01 04 permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pat Fleming pool player amp oldid 1144832524, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
