Dan Issel vs. Oscar Robertson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Oscar Robertson and Dan Issel that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Dan Issel

vs.

Oscar Robertson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Oscar Robertson: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 Oscar Robertson 14

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 Oscar Robertson 10

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 Oscar Robertson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dan Issel 0 Oscar Robertson 1

All-NBA First Team Dan Issel 0 Oscar Robertson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 Oscar Robertson 11

Assists Leader Dan Issel 0 Oscar Robertson 6

Rookie of The Year Dan Issel 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 20.4 Oscar Robertson 25.7

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 Oscar Robertson 7.5

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 Oscar Robertson 9.5

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 Oscar Robertson 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 Oscar Robertson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 Oscar Robertson 26,710

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 Oscar Robertson 7,804

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 Oscar Robertson 9,887

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 Oscar Robertson 77 *

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games Dan Issel 718 Oscar Robertson 1,040

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 Oscar Robertson .485

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 Oscar Robertson .838

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) Oscar Robertson 31.4 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) Oscar Robertson 12.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) Oscar Robertson 11.5 (1965)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) Oscar Robertson 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) Oscar Robertson 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 Oscar Robertson 22.2

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 Oscar Robertson 6.7

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 Oscar Robertson 8.9

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 Oscar Robertson 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 Oscar Robertson 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 Oscar Robertson 1,910

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 Oscar Robertson 578

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 Oscar Robertson 769

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 Oscar Robertson 15 *

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games Dan Issel 53 Oscar Robertson 86

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 Oscar Robertson .460

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 Oscar Robertson .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) Oscar Robertson 31.8 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) Oscar Robertson 13.0 (1963)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) Oscar Robertson 12.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Oscar Robertson 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Oscar Robertson 0.3 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.