Lou Hudson debuted in the NBA in 1966, appearing in 890 games over 13 seasons. He scored 17,940 points, delivered 2,432 assists, and grabbed 3,926 rebounds, ranking 82th in scoring and 346th in assists in NBA history.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Lou Hudson |
| Date of Birth | July 11, 1944 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Position | Shooting Guard and Small Forward |
| Height | 196cm |
| Weight | 95kg |
| Shooting Hand | Right-handed |
| NBA Debut | 1966 |
Lou Hudson Year-by-Year Performance Trends
This chart visualizes Lou Hudson’s seasonal trends in scoring, assists, rebounds, FG%, and more.
Parsing Data
Data Source: Basketball Reference
📊 Career Stats Summary
| Games Played (G) | 890 games (Ranked 279 in NBA history) |
| Points (PTS) | 17,940 points (Ranked 82) |
| Assists (AST) | 2,432 (Ranked 346) |
| Rebounds (TRB) | 3,926 (Ranked 424) |
| Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 436 (Ranked 968) |
| Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 718 (Ranked 1346) |
| Blocks (BLK) | 98 (Ranked 1228) |
| Steals (STL) | 516 (Ranked 607) |
| Turnovers (TOV) | 249 (Ranked 1465) |
| Personal Fouls (PF) | 2,439 (Ranked 228) |
| Field Goal % (FG%) | 48.9% (Ranked 773) |
| Free Throw % (FT%) | 79.7% (Ranked 1026) |
| Average Minutes (MP) | 33.5 minutes (Ranked 136) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1979)
| Games Played (G) | 78 |
| Points (PTS) | 768 |
| Assists (AST) | 141 |
| Rebounds (TRB) | 140 |
| Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 64 |
| Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 76 |
| Blocks (BLK) | 17 |
| Steals (STL) | 58 |
| Turnovers (TOV) | 99 |
| Personal Fouls (PF) | 133 |
| Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl) | 0 |
| Field Goal % (FG%) | 51.7% |
| Free Throw % (FT%) | 88.7% |
| Average Minutes (MP) | 1,686 |
📈 Season Highlights
- Most Points in a Season: 1971, 2,039 points
- Most Assists in a Season: 1972, 309
- Most Rebounds in a Season: 1969, 533
- Most Blocks in a Season: 1974, 29
- Most Steals in a Season: 1974, 160
- Most Triple-Doubles in a Season: 1967, 0
- Best FG% in a Season: 1970, 53.1%
- Best FT% in a Season: 1979, 88.7%
- Most Avg. Minutes: 1971, 3,113 minutes
🏆 Playoff Records
Lou Hudson appeared in 61 playoff games.
| Points (PTS) | 1,300 |
| Assists (AST) | 164 |
| Rebounds (TRB) | 318 |
| Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 8 |
| Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 5 |
| Steals (STL) | 6 |
| Turnovers (TOV) | 10 |
| Personal Fouls (PF) | 196 |
| Field Goal % (FG%) | 44.6% |
| Free Throw % (FT%) | 80.4% |
| Average Minutes (MP) | 2,199 |
Lou Hudson Career Key Statistics Summary
| season | G | MP | PTS | FG | FG% | FGA | 3P | 3P% | 3PA | 2P | 2P% | 2PA | eFG% | FT | FT% | FTA | TRB | ORB | DRB | AST | STL | BLK | TrpDbl | GS | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | 80 | 2446 | 1471 | 620 | 0.467 | 1328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 0.706 | 327 | 435 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 |
1968 | 46 | 966 | 574 | 227 | 0.454 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0.732 | 164 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
1969 | 81 | 2869 | 1770 | 716 | 0.492 | 1455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 338 | 0.777 | 435 | 533 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 |
1970 | 80 | 3091 | 2031 | 830 | 0.531 | 1564 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 371 | 0.824 | 450 | 373 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 |
1971 | 76 | 3113 | 2039 | 829 | 0.484 | 1713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 381 | 0.759 | 502 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 |
1972 | 77 | 3042 | 1899 | 775 | 0.503 | 1540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 349 | 0.812 | 430 | 385 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 |
1973 | 75 | 3027 | 2029 | 816 | 0.477 | 1710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 0.825 | 481 | 467 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 |
1974 | 65 | 2588 | 1651 | 678 | 0.5 | 1356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 0.836 | 353 | 350 | 126 | 224 | 213 | 160 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 |
1975 | 11 | 380 | 242 | 97 | 0.431 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0.842 | 57 | 47 | 14 | 33 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
1976 | 81 | 2558 | 1375 | 569 | 0.472 | 1205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 0.814 | 291 | 300 | 104 | 196 | 214 | 124 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 |
1977 | 58 | 1745 | 968 | 413 | 0.456 | 905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0.84 | 169 | 129 | 48 | 81 | 155 | 67 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
1978 | 82 | 2283 | 1123 | 493 | 0.497 | 992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0.774 | 177 | 188 | 80 | 108 | 193 | 94 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 196 |
1979 | 78 | 1686 | 768 | 329 | 0.517 | 636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0.887 | 124 | 140 | 64 | 76 | 141 | 58 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 133 |
