Dave Cowens vs. Lou Hudson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lou Hudson and Dave Cowens that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Dave Cowens

vs.

Lou Hudson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Lou Hudson: 1966-67 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Lou Hudson 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Lou Hudson 13

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Lou Hudson 9

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Lou Hudson 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Lou Hudson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Lou Hudson 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Lou Hudson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Lou Hudson 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Lou Hudson 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Lou Hudson 20.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Lou Hudson 4.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Lou Hudson 2.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Lou Hudson 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Lou Hudson 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Lou Hudson 17,940

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Lou Hudson 3,926

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Lou Hudson 2,432

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Lou Hudson 516 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Lou Hudson 98 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Lou Hudson 890

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Lou Hudson .489

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Lou Hudson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Lou Hudson .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Lou Hudson 27.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Lou Hudson 6.6 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Lou Hudson 4.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Lou Hudson 2.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Lou Hudson 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Lou Hudson 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Lou Hudson 5.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Lou Hudson 2.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Lou Hudson 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Lou Hudson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Lou Hudson 1,300

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Lou Hudson 318

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Lou Hudson 164

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Lou Hudson 6 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Lou Hudson 0 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Lou Hudson 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Lou Hudson .446

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Lou Hudson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Lou Hudson .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Lou Hudson 29.7 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Lou Hudson 7.8 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Lou Hudson 3.7 (1970)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Lou Hudson 1.7 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Lou Hudson 0.0 (1979) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.