Lou Hudson

Lou Hudson Hall of Fame · 2022

Atlanta Hawks

Career Statistics

Career Averages

PPG
20.2
1.86× era #96 all-time
peak 1972-73 · 2.54×
RPG
4.4
0.85× era
peak 1972-73 · 1.22×
APG
2.7
1.19× era
peak 1971-72 · 1.72×
SPG
0.6
BPG
0.1

Shooting Percentages

FG%
48.9%
3P%
0.0%
FT%
80.0%

Career Totals

Games Played
890
Total Points
17951
Total Rebounds
3928
Total Assists
2439
Total Steals
512
Total Blocks
94

Career Arc

Per-game averages across each season — hover any point for the exact value.

PPGRPGAPGera PPG71522301966-671972-731978-791966-67: 18.4 PPG1967-68: 12.5 PPG1968-69: 21.9 PPG1969-70: 25.4 PPG1970-71: 26.8 PPG1971-72: 24.7 PPG1972-73: 27.1 PPG1973-74: 25.4 PPG1974-75: 22.0 PPG1975-76: 17.0 PPG1976-77: 16.7 PPG1977-78: 13.7 PPG1978-79: 9.8 PPG1966-67: 5.4 RPG1967-68: 4.2 RPG1968-69: 6.6 RPG1969-70: 4.7 RPG1970-71: 5.1 RPG1971-72: 5.0 RPG1972-73: 6.2 RPG1973-74: 5.4 RPG1974-75: 4.3 RPG1975-76: 3.7 RPG1976-77: 2.2 RPG1977-78: 2.3 RPG1978-79: 1.8 RPG1966-67: 1.2 APG1967-68: 1.4 APG1968-69: 2.7 APG1969-70: 3.5 APG1970-71: 3.4 APG1971-72: 4.0 APG1972-73: 3.4 APG1973-74: 3.3 APG1974-75: 3.6 APG1975-76: 2.6 APG1976-77: 2.7 APG1977-78: 2.4 APG1978-79: 1.8 APG

Advanced Metrics

Offensive & Defensive Impact

Usage & Playmaking

Rebounding & Efficiency

TS%
53.2%
True Shooting Percentage
eFG%
48.9%
Effective Field Goal Percentage

Playoff Career Statistics

Games 61
PPG 21.3
RPG 5.2
APG 2.7
FG% 45.2%
3P% 0.0%
FT% 82.6%

Career Achievements & Awards

  • All-NBA 2nd Team 1969-70
  • All-Rookie 1st Team 1966-67
  • All-Star ×6 1973-74, 1972-73, 1971-72, 1970-71, 1969-70, 1968-69

Season-by-Season Statistics

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Season Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
1978-79 LAL 78 21.6 9.8 1.8 1.8 0.7 0.2 51.7% 0.0% 88.7%
1977-78 LAL 82 27.8 13.7 2.3 2.4 1.1 0.2 49.7% 0.0% 77.4%
1976-77 ATL 58 30.1 16.7 2.2 2.7 1.2 0.3 45.6% 0.0% 84.0%
1975-76 ATL 81 31.6 17.0 3.7 2.6 1.5 0.2 47.2% 0.0% 81.4%
1974-75 ATL 11 34.5 22.0 4.3 3.6 1.2 0.2 43.1% 0.0% 84.2%
1973-74 ATL 65 39.8 25.4 5.4 3.3 2.5 0.4 50.0% 0.0% 83.6%
1972-73 ATL 75 40.4 27.1 6.2 3.4 0.0 0.0 47.7% 0.0% 82.5%
1971-72 ATL 77 39.5 24.7 5.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 50.3% 0.0% 81.2%
1970-71 ATL 76 41.0 26.8 5.1 3.4 0.0 0.0 48.4% 0.0% 75.9%
1969-70 ATL 80 38.6 25.4 4.7 3.5 0.0 0.0 53.1% 0.0% 82.4%
1968-69 ATL 81 35.4 21.9 6.6 2.7 0.0 0.0 49.2% 0.0% 77.7%
1967-68 STL 46 21.0 12.5 4.2 1.4 0.0 0.0 45.4% 0.0% 73.2%
1966-67 STL 80 30.6 18.4 5.4 1.2 0.0 0.0 46.7% 0.0% 70.6%

Players Like Lou Hudson

Most stylistically similar by career averages — points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, and shooting splits.

1 Dick Van Arsdale 1965 – 1976 16.4p 4.1r 3.3a 2 Adrian Dantley 1976 – 1990 24.3p 5.7r 3.0a 3 Geoff Petrie 1970 – 1975 21.8p 2.8r 4.6a 4 Jay Vincent 1981 – 1989 15.2p 5.5r 2.0a 5 Austin Carr 1971 – 1980 15.3p 2.9r 2.7a