ABA MVP awards
2
ABA titles
3
ABA All-Star selections
7
Career rebounds per game
15.1
Seasons played
10
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 60 | |
| 1968 | 72 | |
| 1969 | 84 | |
| 1970 | 96 | |
| 1971 | 87 | |
| 1972 | 79 | |
| 1973 | 70 | |
| 1974 | 61 | |
| 1975 | 52 | |
| 1976 | 44 | |
| 1977 | 35 |
Data sources
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- NBA official records
- Basketball-Reference
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Mel Daniels ranks #113 in Basketball
Mel Daniels ranks #113 in Basketball and #913 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.1/100.
The verified career covers 1967–1977 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: ABA MVP awards 2, ABA titles 3, ABA All-Star selections 7, Career rebounds per game 15.1.
Nearest context: ahead Al Cervi (84.1); behind Yolanda Griffith (84.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Mel Daniels GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Daniels comparisons
Mel Daniels — frequently asked
- Is Mel Daniels the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Mel Daniels ranks #113 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 84.1/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Mel Daniels's GOAT Score?
- 84.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Mel Daniels rank all time?
- #913 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #113 in Basketball.
- Mel Daniels vs Al Cervi: who ranks higher?
- Mel Daniels ranks higher at 84.1 versus Al Cervi at 84.1, a margin of 0.0 points.