Lou Hudson
- Seasons
- 1966-67 to 1978-79
- Position
- F-G
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- Jul 11, 1944
- College
- Minnesota
- Draft
- 1966, round 1, pick 4
1All-League teams
6All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 17.4
- True shooting
- .532
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- 20.0
- Win shares
- 80.9
- WS per 48
- .130
- Box plus/minus
- 0.4
- VORP
- 6.7
- Best season, WS
- 11.1
- Best season, BPM
- 2.9
- MVP vote shares
- 0.03
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | STL | 22 | 80 | 2,446 | 15.3 | .500 | .467 | – | 3.4 | 1.5 | 4.9 | .097 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967-68 | STL | 23 | 46 | 966 | 16.1 | .502 | .454 | – | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.2 | .110 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 | ATL | 24 | 81 | 2,869 | 18.7 | .538 | .492 | – | 7.8 | 2.3 | 10.1 | .168 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 | ATL | 25 | 80 | 3,091 | 19.0 | .576 | .531 | – | 9.8 | 1.3 | 11.1 | .172 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 | ATL | 26 | 76 | 3,113 | 18.2 | .527 | .484 | – | 6.9 | 1.0 | 7.9 | .122 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | ATL | 27 | 77 | 3,042 | 19.1 | .549 | .503 | – | 8.2 | 1.5 | 9.7 | .154 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | ATL | 28 | 75 | 3,027 | 19.0 | .528 | .477 | – | 7.2 | 2.1 | 9.3 | .148 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | ATL | 29 | 65 | 2,588 | 19.5 | .546 | .500 | – | 6.5 | 2.4 | 8.8 | .164 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | – | 99 |
| 1974-75 | ATL | 30 | 11 | 380 | 17.4 | .484 | .431 | – | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | .100 | 1.4 | -1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | – | 102 |
| 1975-76 | ATL | 31 | 81 | 2,558 | 16.8 | .516 | .472 | – | 4.6 | 1.3 | 5.9 | .111 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | – | 102 |
| 1976-77 | ATL | 32 | 58 | 1,745 | 14.7 | .494 | .456 | – | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.7 | .074 | 0.2 | -0.9 | -0.6 | 0.6 | – | 104 |
| 1977-78 | LAL | 33 | 82 | 2,283 | 14.2 | .525 | .497 | 20.9 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 4.2 | .088 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.6 | 103 | 104 |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 34 | 78 | 1,686 | 13.7 | .556 | .517 | 18.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 3.3 | .095 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -1.1 | 0.4 | 108 | 107 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.