Lou Hudson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Lou Hudson 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

Lou Hudson

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lou Hudson: 1966-67 to 1978-79
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lou Hudson 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Lou Hudson 13 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Lou Hudson 9 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Lou Hudson 6 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Lou Hudson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Lou Hudson 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lou Hudson 1 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Lou Hudson 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lou Hudson 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lou Hudson 20.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Lou Hudson 4.4 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Lou Hudson 2.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Lou Hudson 1.4 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Lou Hudson 0.3 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Lou Hudson 17,940 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Lou Hudson 3,926 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Lou Hudson 2,432 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Lou Hudson 516 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Lou Hudson 98 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Lou Hudson 890 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lou Hudson .489 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Lou Hudson - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Lou Hudson .797 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lou Hudson 27.1 (1973) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Lou Hudson 6.6 (1969) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Lou Hudson 4.0 (1972) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Lou Hudson 2.5 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Lou Hudson 0.4 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lou Hudson 21.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Lou Hudson 5.2 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Lou Hudson 2.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Lou Hudson 0.7 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Lou Hudson 0.0 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Lou Hudson 1,300 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Lou Hudson 318 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Lou Hudson 164 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Lou Hudson 6 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Lou Hudson 0 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Lou Hudson 61 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lou Hudson .446 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Lou Hudson - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Lou Hudson .804 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lou Hudson 29.7 (1973) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Lou Hudson 7.8 (1973) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Lou Hudson 3.7 (1970) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Lou Hudson 1.7 (1978) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Lou Hudson 0.0 (1979) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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.