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Retired#23Forward1966–1978#87 all-time in points

Lou Hudson

Lou Hudson scored 17,940 points in 890 games, 87th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1972-73 at 27.1 points a game. He earned 3 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 5″ / 210 lb
Age82
PositionForward
BornJul 11, 1944
HometownGreensboro, North Carolina
Experience1966–1978
CollegeUniversity of Minnesota
Draft1966 · round 1, pick 4
High schoolJames B. Dudley High School North Carolina, North Carolina
TeamsSt. Louis Hawks 1966–1967Atlanta Hawks 1968–1976Los Angeles Lakers 1977–1978
Career points
17,940
890 games · 20.2 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#87
Also 359th in assists, 436th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1966–1978. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1978-79.

1978-79 season

LAL · 78 games
Points7689.8 per game
Rebounds1.8140 total
Assists1.8141 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

3 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
2Legend
  • Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1969-70
  • ×6LegendSeasonAll-Star1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73 +1 more
  • LegendCareer10,000 points17,940 points

Lou Hudson career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1972-73 · 27.1 points per game

Lou Hudson milestones

Career · regular season
17,940 career points
Retired 87th on the all-time scoring list.
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Career marks
Points17,940Past 15,000 · 87th all-time
Rebounds3,926Past 2,500 · 436th all-time

Lou Hudson career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Lou Hudson stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1978-79LAL787689.81.81.8.517—.887————
1977-78LAL821,12313.72.32.4.497—.774————
1976-77ATL5896816.72.22.7.456—.840————
1975-76ATL811,37517.03.72.6.472—.814————
1974-75ATL1124222.04.33.6.431—.842————
1973-74ATL651,65125.45.43.3.500—.836————
1972-73ATL752,02927.16.23.4.477—.825————
1971-72ATL771,89924.75.04.0.503—.812————
1970-71ATL762,03926.85.13.4.484—.759————
1969-70ATL802,03125.44.73.5.531—.824————
1968-69ATL811,77021.96.62.7.492—.777————
1967-68STL4657412.54.21.4.454—.732————
1966-67STL801,47118.45.41.2.467—.706————
Career13 seasons89017,94020.24.42.7.489—.7970——0

Lou Hudson splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
82%
Threes
0%
Free throws
18%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Lou Hudson facts
How many career points did Lou Hudson score?

Lou Hudson scored 17,940 career regular-season points in 890 games, 20.2 per game, which ranks 87th all-time.

What was Lou Hudson’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1972-73 with ATL: 27.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.

Where is Lou Hudson from?

Lou Hudson is from Greensboro, North Carolina. He played high school ball at James B. Dudley High School in North Carolina, North Carolina. He played college ball at University of Minnesota.

What teams did Lou Hudson play for?

St. Louis Hawks (1966–1967); Atlanta Hawks (1968–1976); Los Angeles Lakers (1977–1978).