Mel Daniels
- Seasons
- 1967-68 to 1976-77
- Position
- C
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Born
- Jul 20, 1944
- College
- Southeastern Iowa Community College, West Burlington Campus, New Mexico
- Draft
- 1967, round 1, pick 9
3Championships
2MVP awards
5All-League teams
7All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 20.1
- True shooting
- .507
- Effective FG
- .468
- Usage rate
- 22.7
- Win shares
- 64.9
- WS per 48
- .139
- Box plus/minus
- -1.5
- VORP
- 0.4
- Best season, WS
- 11.4
- Best season, BPM
- -1.3
- MVP vote shares
- 2.80
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 3 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 ABA | MNM | 23 | 78 | 2,938 | 22.4 | .446 | .408 | 26.1 | 0.1 | 9.1 | 9.2 | .150 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 ABA | INA | 24 | 76 | 2,934 | 21.7 | .510 | .476 | 25.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 8.6 | .140 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 ABA | INA | 25 | 83 | 3,039 | 20.0 | .515 | .473 | 22.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 8.6 | .135 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 ABA | INA | 26 | 82 | 3,170 | 21.9 | .549 | .515 | 21.3 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 11.4 | .173 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 ABA | INA | 27 | 79 | 2,971 | 21.3 | .547 | .505 | 21.1 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 10.3 | .166 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 ABA | INA | 28 | 81 | 3,103 | 19.6 | .530 | .483 | 20.5 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 9.2 | .142 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 ABA | INA | 29 | 78 | 2,539 | 15.8 | .483 | .440 | 22.4 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 5.4 | .102 | -1.1 | -0.2 | -1.3 | 0.4 | 98 | 97 |
| 1974-75 ABA | MMS | 30 | 71 | 1,646 | 16.1 | .480 | .450 | 22.0 | -0.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | .065 | -2.1 | 0.4 | -1.7 | 0.1 | 96 | 102 |
| 1976-77 | NYN | 32 | 11 | 126 | 10.7 | .432 | .371 | – | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.002 | -5.0 | 0.8 | -4.3 | -0.1 | – | 95 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.