Forward · Atlanta Hawks
Lou Hudson
Age 81 · USA · 196 cm (6'5") · 95 kg · Born Jul 11, 1944 · Minnesota
20.3 PPG
4.5 RPG
2.9 APG
595 games
9 seasons
Career snapshot
9seasons
595games
12,096career pts
17.6PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Atlanta Hawks
· 435 games · 1967-68–1974-75
Position rank · 1978-79
#40PPG rank
#26PER rank
#26WS rank
Among 76 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
27.1
1972-73 · ATL
RPG
6.6
1968-69 · ATL
APG
4.0
1971-72 · ATL
PER
19.5
1973-74 · ATL
WS
11.1
1969-70 · ATL
Draft
1966
Round 1 ·
Pick 4
from Minnesota
Honors & awards
6×
All-Star Selection
1973, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1968
1×
All-NBA Team
1969
1×
All-Rookie Team
1966
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | ATL | 46 | 0 | 21.0 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.4 | 0.0 | 73.2 | — | — |
| 1968-69 | ATL | 81 | 0 | 35.4 | 21.9 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.2 | 0.0 | 77.7 | 18.7 | 10.1 |
| 1969-70 | ATL | 80 | 0 | 38.6 | 25.4 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53.1 | 0.0 | 82.4 | 19.0 | 11.1 |
| 1971-72 | ATL | 77 | 0 | 39.5 | 24.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.3 | 0.0 | 81.2 | 19.1 | 9.7 |
| 1972-73 | ATL | 75 | 0 | 40.4 | 27.1 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.7 | 0.0 | 82.5 | 19.0 | 9.3 |
| 1973-74 | ATL | 65 | 0 | 39.8 | 25.4 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 83.6 | 19.5 | 8.8 |
| 1974-75 | ATL | 11 | 0 | 34.5 | 22.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 43.1 | 0.0 | 84.2 | 17.4 | 0.8 |
| 1977-78 | LAL | 82 | 0 | 27.8 | 13.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 49.7 | 0.0 | 77.4 | 14.2 | 4.2 |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 78 | 0 | 21.6 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 51.7 | 0.0 | 88.7 | 13.7 | 3.3 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1977 | Atlanta Hawks | Los Angeles Lakers | From 1974-75 to 1977-78 | |
All entries are offseason.
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About Lou Hudson
Louis Clyde Hudson was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player, who was an All-American at the University of Minnesota and a six-time NBA All-Star, scoring 17,940 total points in 13 NBA seasons.