NFL MVP awards
1
First-team All-Pro selections
8
NFL titles
2
Seasons played
15
Games missed
0
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 84
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 50 | |
| 1932 | 56 | |
| 1933 | 63 | |
| 1934 | 69 | |
| 1935 | 76 | |
| 1936 | 82 | |
| 1937 | 89 | |
| 1938 | 95 | |
| 1939 | 89 | |
| 1940 | 84 | |
| 1941 | 78 | |
| 1942 | 72 | |
| 1943 | 66 | |
| 1944 | 61 | |
| 1945 | 55 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Mel Hein ranks #62 in American Football
Mel Hein ranks #62 in American Football and #1812 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.5/100.
The verified career covers 1931–1945 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NFL MVP awards 1, First-team All-Pro selections 8, NFL titles 2, Seasons played 15.
Nearest context: ahead Art Shell (88.5); behind Jim Ringo (88.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Mel Hein GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Hein comparisons
Mel Hein — frequently asked
- Is Mel Hein the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Mel Hein ranks #62 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.5/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Mel Hein's GOAT Score?
- 88.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Mel Hein rank all time?
- #1812 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #62 in American Football.
- Mel Hein vs Art Shell: who ranks higher?
- Mel Hein ranks higher at 88.5 versus Art Shell at 88.5, a margin of 0.0 points.