Who is better, McClain or Leslie?
Katrina McClain leads with a GOAT score of 86.5 against 86.3 for Lisa Leslie — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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McClain vs Leslie
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Katrina McClain above Lisa Leslie: 86.5 vs 86.3. Katrina McClain leads on Statistics, Peak. Lisa Leslie leads on Dominance, Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
McClainWinner
86.5McClain wins: Peak, Statistics
Leslie
86.3Leslie wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Katrina McClain
86.5
McClain leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Katrina McClain
2. Lisa Leslie
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. 🇺🇸 Katrina McClain5 seasons played · career day 1,825342 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Lisa Leslie5 seasons played · career day 1,82588.3 points per game
-74.2% vs McClain at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 McClain | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 342 | 676 |
| 🇺🇸 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 | McClainRetired | LeslieRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| World Championship titles | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| USA Basketball Player of the Year awards | 3 | — |
| Rebounds per game at 1996 Games | 7 | — |
| WNBA titles | — | 2 |
| WNBA MVP awards | — | 3 |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| All-Star selections | — | 8 |
| World Championship golds | — | 2 |
| Career points | — | 6,263 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 85 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
McClain86.5
Leslie86.3
FAQ
Where does Leslie beat McClain?
Leslie scores higher on dominance, honours, longevity. McClain leads on peak, statistics.
How is the McClain vs Leslie score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. McClain: 86.5, Leslie: 86.3.
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