Who is better, Issel or Leslie?
Lisa Leslie leads with a GOAT score of 86.3 against 86.2 for Dan Issel — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Issel vs Leslie
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Lisa Leslie above Dan Issel: 86.3 vs 86.2. Lisa Leslie leads on Honours, Dominance. Dan Issel leads on Longevity, Statistics, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LeslieWinner
86.3Leslie wins: Dominance, Honours
Issel
86.2Issel wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Lisa Leslie
86.3
Leslie leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lisa Leslie
2. Dan Issel
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Dan Issel5 seasons played · career day 1,825135.6 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Lisa Leslie5 seasons played · career day 1,82588.3 points per game
-34.9% vs Issel at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Issel | 0 | 0 | 29.9 | 60.5 | 135.6 | 225.9 |
| 🇺🇸 Leslie | 0 | 0 | 15.9 | 35.5 | 88.3 | 158.5 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | IsselRetired | LeslieRetired |
|---|---|---|
| ABA titles | 1 | — |
| All-Star selections | 7 | 8 |
| Career ABA and NBA points | 27,482 | — |
| Career points per game | 22.6 | — |
| Games played | 1,218 | — |
| WNBA titles | — | 2 |
| WNBA MVP awards | — | 3 |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| World Championship golds | — | 2 |
| Career points | — | 6,263 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 85 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Leslie86.3
Issel86.2
FAQ
Where does Issel beat Leslie?
Issel scores higher on peak, statistics, longevity. Leslie leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Issel vs Leslie score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Issel: 86.2, Leslie: 86.3.
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