Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.9 | |
| 1971 | 30.6 | |
| 1972 | 27.3 | |
| 1973 | 22.2 | |
| 1974 | 25.6 | |
| 1975 | 23.7 | |
| 1976 | 22.3 | |
| 1977 | 20.5 | |
| 1978 | 23.8 | |
| 1979 | 23 | |
| 1980 | 21.9 | |
| 1981 | 18.7 | |
| 1982 | 20 | |
| 1983 | 17.7 | |
| 1984 | 12.8 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Dan Issel ranks #63 in Basketball
Dan Issel ranks #63 in Basketball and #522 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.2/100.
The verified career covers 1970–1985 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 92/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: ABA titles 1, All-Star selections 7, Career ABA and NBA points 27482, Career points per game 22.6.
Nearest context: ahead Nikola Jokić (86.2); behind Alonzo Mourning (86.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Dan Issel GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Issel comparisons
Dan Issel — frequently asked
- Is Dan Issel the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Dan Issel ranks #63 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 86.2/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Dan Issel's GOAT Score?
- 86.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Dan Issel rank all time?
- #522 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #63 in Basketball.
- Dan Issel vs Nikola Jokić: who ranks higher?
- Dan Issel ranks higher at 86.2 versus Nikola Jokić at 86.2, a margin of 0.0 points.