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Leslie vs Nash

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LeslieWinner
86.3

Leslie wins: Dominance, Honours

Nash
84.7

Nash wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Lisa Leslie
86.3

Leslie leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Four Olympic golds, three MVPs and the first dunk in WNBA history.

1. Lisa Leslie
86.3
2. Steve Nash
84.7

Category breakdown

Season form · Points per game

Career timeline · Points per game

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Points per game
1. 🇺🇸 Lisa Leslie5 seasons played · career day 1,82588.3 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Steve Nash5 seasons played · career day 1,82623.2 points per game
-73.7% vs Leslie at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Leslie0015.935.588.3158.5
🇨🇦 Nash002.15.515.958.5

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricLeslieRetiredNashRetired
WNBA titles2
WNBA MVP awards3
Olympic golds4
All-Star selections88
World Championship golds2
Career points6,263
MVP awards2
Assist titles5
Career assists10,335
50-40-90 seasons4
All-NBA selections7
Dominance w25%8680
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%8288
Honours w20%9080
Statistics w15%8590

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GOAT Rank · the data
Leslie86.3
Nash84.7
The people
Leslie
Nash

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