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 totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 9 | 639 | 11,778 | 18.4 | 14.9 | 1.8 | 64.9 |
| Playoffs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 ABA | MNM | 78 | 22.2 | 15.6 | 1.4 | 50-28 | Made playoffs | – | All-League 1st, All-Star, Rookie of the Year |
| 1968-69 ABA | INA | 76 | 24.0 | 16.5 | 1.5 | 44-34 | Made playoffs | – | All-League 1st, All-Star, MVP |
| 1969-70 ABA | INA | 83 | 18.7 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 59-25 | Won title | – | All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1970-71 ABA | INA | 82 | 21.0 | 18.0 | 2.2 | 58-26 | Made playoffs | – | All-League 1st, All-Star, MVP |
| 1971-72 ABA | INA | 79 | 19.2 | 16.4 | 2.2 | 47-37 | Won title | – | All-Star |
| 1972-73 ABA | INA | 81 | 18.5 | 15.4 | 2.2 | 51-33 | Won title | – | All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1973-74 ABA | INA | 78 | 15.4 | 11.6 | 1.6 | 46-38 | Made playoffs | – | All-Star |
| 1974-75 ABA | MMS | 71 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 27-57 | Made playoffs | – | |
| 1976-77 | NYN | 11 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 22-60 | Missed playoffs | – |