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Essence Carson
Essence Carson went seventh overall out of Rutgers University and played for the New York Liberty from 2008 through 2015.
Stats updated October 12, 2026. Full Court Buckets gathers its own game data and verifies it.
Career
Career summary
Essence Carson went seventh overall out of Rutgers University and played for the New York Liberty from 2008 through 2015.
In 2013, she averaged 14.3 points and 5.5 rebounds over 4 games for the New York Liberty.
Her later WNBA stops were the Los Angeles Sparks from 2016 through 2018, the Phoenix Mercury in 2019, the Connecticut Sun in 2020, and the Washington Mystics in 2020.
Sources: Full Court Buckets season logs; Basketball-Reference.
The numbers
Season-by-season stats
Regular season
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Connecticut Sun | 11 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 32.5 | 28.6 | 75.0 |
| 2020 | Washington Mystics | 10 | 16.8 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 28.8 | 26.1 | 50.0 |
| 2019 | Phoenix Mercury | 23 | 18.5 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 35.2 | 34.1 | 78.4 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Sparks | 34 | 23.1 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 43.5 | 36.1 | 93.8 |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Sparks | 24 | 19.3 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 40.4 | 25.0 | 87.5 |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Sparks | 34 | 23.3 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 44.9 | 35.9 | 89.1 |
| 2015 | New York Liberty | 33 | 19.5 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 38.0 | 24.5 | 77.3 |
| 2014 | New York Liberty | 26 | 14.0 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 35.4 | 29.2 | 83.3 |
| 2013 | New York Liberty | 4 | 29.5 | 14.3 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 55.0 | 33.3 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | New York Liberty | 34 | 27.3 | 11.6 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 40.0 | 34.3 | 77.8 |
| 2011 | New York Liberty | 32 | 22.7 | 11.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 43.7 | 38.7 | 73.8 |
| 2010 | New York Liberty | 34 | 9.6 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 40.7 | 16.0 | 68.8 |
| 2009 | New York Liberty | 34 | 25.3 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 40.8 | 33.3 | 91.7 |
| 2008 | New York Liberty | 34 | 19.0 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 37.6 | 27.6 | 67.4 |
Playoffs
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Connecticut Sun | 5 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 46.2 | 20.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | Phoenix Mercury | 1 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Sparks | 2 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 23.1 | 14.3 | 50.0 |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Sparks | 8 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 71.4 |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Sparks | 9 | 25.2 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 33.3 | 25.8 | 50.0 |
| 2015 | New York Liberty | 6 | 14.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 42.3 | 33.3 | 100.0 |
| 2012 | New York Liberty | 2 | 28.5 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 25.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | New York Liberty | 3 | 22.0 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 35.7 | 20.0 | 66.7 |
| 2010 | New York Liberty | 5 | 25.0 | 13.6 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 53.6 | 44.4 | 80.0 |
| 2008 | New York Liberty | 6 | 16.8 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 48.5 | 16.7 | 50.0 |
No records for this selection.
Team records
Teams and years
- 2020Connecticut Sun
- 2020Washington Mystics
- 2019Phoenix Mercury
- 2018Los Angeles Sparks
- 2017Los Angeles Sparks
- 2016Los Angeles Sparks
- 2015New York Liberty
- 2014New York Liberty
- 2013New York Liberty
- 2012New York Liberty
- 2011New York Liberty
- 2010New York Liberty
- 2009New York Liberty
- 2008New York Liberty