Larry Bird vs. Lou Hudson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lou Hudson and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Lou Hudson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Lou Hudson: 1966-67 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Lou Hudson 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Lou Hudson 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Lou Hudson 9

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Lou Hudson 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Lou Hudson 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Lou Hudson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Lou Hudson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Lou Hudson 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Lou Hudson 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Lou Hudson 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Lou Hudson 20.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Lou Hudson 4.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Lou Hudson 2.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Lou Hudson 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Lou Hudson 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Lou Hudson 17,940

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Lou Hudson 3,926

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Lou Hudson 2,432

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Lou Hudson 516 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Lou Hudson 98 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Lou Hudson 890

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Lou Hudson .489

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Lou Hudson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Lou Hudson .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Lou Hudson 27.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Lou Hudson 6.6 (1969)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Lou Hudson 4.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Lou Hudson 2.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Lou Hudson 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Lou Hudson 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Lou Hudson 5.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Lou Hudson 2.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Lou Hudson 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Lou Hudson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Lou Hudson 1,300

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Lou Hudson 318

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Lou Hudson 164

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Lou Hudson 6 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Lou Hudson 0 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Lou Hudson 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Lou Hudson .446

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Lou Hudson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Lou Hudson .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Lou Hudson 29.7 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Lou Hudson 7.8 (1973)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Lou Hudson 3.7 (1970)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Lou Hudson 1.7 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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, this player has no data for the stat.