Essence Carson vs Katie Lou Samuelson

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Essence Carson and Katie Lou Samuelson compared on their WNBA careers: Essence Carson played 13 seasons, 2008 to 2020, Katie Lou Samuelson 6 seasons, 2019 to 2026. Essence Carson averaged 7.2 points a game to Katie Lou Samuelson's 5.6. Essence Carson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Katie Lou Samuelson leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Essence Carson in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Essence Carson and Katie Lou Samuelson career per game

367	GP	170
20.1	MIN	19.2
7.2, better	PTS	5.6
2.3	REB	2.4, better
1.2	AST	1.3, better
0.8, better	STL	0.7
0.3, better	BLK	0.2
40.4, better	FG%	39.1
32.2	3P%	33.4, better
79.2	FT%	81.6, better
48.2	TS%	52.5, better

Career totals

Essence Carson and Katie Lou Samuelson career totals

2,647, better	PTS	959
833, better	REB	411
445, better	AST	222
285, better	STL	111
121, better	BLK	36
40.4, better	FG%	39.1
32.2	3P%	33.4, better
79.2	FT%	81.6, better
48.2	TS%	52.5, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Essence Carson and Katie Lou Samuelson postseason

47	GP	4
18.1	MIN	11
5.9, better	PTS	4.5
1.9, better	REB	1.5
0.8, better	AST	0.3
0.5, better	STL	0.3
0.3, better	BLK	0
40.2	FG%	54.5, better
23.5	3P%	66.7, better
66.7	FT%	100, better
44.8	TS%	75.8, better

Where each stands all time

Essence Carson and Katie Lou Samuelson all-time places

110th (2,647), better	Points	280th (959)
163rd (833), better	Rebounds	294th (411)
148th (445), better	Assists	276th (222)
104th (223), better	3-pointers made	135th (168)
103rd (285), better	Steals	268th (111)
107th (121), better	Blocks	290th (36)

Among the WNBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Essence Carson and Katie Lou Samuelson titles and awards
Essence Carson	Title or award	Katie Lou Samuelson
1, better	Championships	—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Essence Carson and Katie Lou Samuelson season by season

1st	2008	6.6, better	2.2, better	0.9, better	2019	2.4	0.9	0.4
2nd	2009	10.0, better	2.1	1.4	2020	5.0	2.4, better	1.4
3rd	2010	3.7	1.6	0.7	2021	7.0, better	3.5, better	1.7, better
4th	2011	11.3, better	2.8	1.7	2022	9.7	3.0, better	1.9, better
5th	2012	11.6, better	3.4, better	1.7, better	2024	4.3	2.3	1.4
6th	2013	14.3, better	5.5, better	1.8, better	2026	4.4	2.1	0.8
7th	2014	3.3	1.7	0.9	—	—	—	—
8th	2015	6.1	2.3	1.3	—	—	—	—
9th	2016	8.1	2.0	1.5	—	—	—	—
10th	2017	4.8	1.7	1.2	—	—	—	—
11th	2018	7.5	2.6	0.9	—	—	—	—
12th	2019	5.8	2.2	1.5	—	—	—	—
13th	2020	3.7	1.7	0.6	—	—	—	—