Lou Hudson vs. Kendrick Perkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kendrick Perkins and Lou Hudson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Lou Hudson played 13 years in the NBA, 1 less than Kendrick Perkins, who played 14. Lou Hudson had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Kendrick Perkins had his rookie season in 2003-04. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Lou Hudson 13 9 1966-67 to 1978-79
Kendrick Perkins 14 9 2003-04 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Lou Hudson Kendrick Perkins
Season 1966-672003-04
Team St. Louis HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 80 30.6 18.4 - - 5.4 1.2 - - - 3.5 7.8 16.6 .467 - - - 2.9 4.1 .706
Kendrick Perkins 10 3.5 2.2 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.5 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 9 35.2 22.6 - - 5.3 1.7 - - - 3.9 8.6 19.9 .430 - - - 5.4 7.6 .721
Kendrick Perkins ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Lou Hudson Kendrick Perkins
Season 1967-682004-05
Team St. Louis HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div SemisCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 46 21.0 12.5 - - 4.2 1.4 - - - 2.5 4.9 10.9 .454 - - - 2.6 3.6 .732
Kendrick Perkins 60 9.1 2.5 0.9 2.1 2.9 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.7 1.6 0.9 2.0 .471 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .638
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 6 30.2 21.7 - - 7.2 2.3 - - - 3.5 7.3 16.5 .444 - - - 7.0 7.8 .894
Kendrick Perkins 6 4.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.8 .800 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.5 .333

Season 3

Lou Hudson Kendrick Perkins
Season 1968-692005-06
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 81 35.4 21.9 - - 6.6 2.7 - - - 3.1 8.8 18.0 .492 - - - 4.2 5.4 .777
Kendrick Perkins 68 19.6 5.2 2.1 3.9 5.9 1.0 0.3 1.5 1.6 2.9 2.0 3.9 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 11 38.5 22.0 - - 5.4 2.9 - - - 3.9 9.2 19.6 .468 - - - 3.6 4.7 .769
Kendrick Perkins ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Lou Hudson Kendrick Perkins
Season 1969-702006-07
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 80 38.6 25.4 - - 4.7 3.5 - - - 2.8 10.4 19.6 .531 - - - 4.6 5.6 .824
Kendrick Perkins 72 21.9 4.5 1.6 3.6 5.2 1.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.0 1.8 3.7 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.4 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 9 40.0 21.9 - - 4.4 3.7 - - - 3.8 8.7 20.8 .417 - - - 4.6 5.6 .820
Kendrick Perkins ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Lou Hudson Kendrick Perkins
Season 1970-712007-08
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 76 41.0 26.8 - - 5.1 3.4 - - - 2.4 10.9 22.5 .484 - - - 5.0 6.6 .759
Kendrick Perkins 78 24.5 6.9 1.9 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.4 1.5 1.6 3.1 2.7 4.5 .615 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .623
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 5 42.6 25.4 - - 7.0 3.0 - - - 3.8 9.8 21.6 .454 - - - 5.8 7.8 .744
Kendrick Perkins 25 25.2 6.6 2.1 4.0 6.1 0.5 0.6 1.3 1.2 3.6 2.5 4.2 .585 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.4 .678

Season 6

Lou Hudson Kendrick Perkins
Season 1971-722008-09
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 77 39.5 24.7 - - 5.0 4.0 - - - 2.9 10.1 20.0 .503 - - - 4.5 5.6 .812
Kendrick Perkins 76 29.6 8.5 2.7 5.5 8.1 1.3 0.3 2.0 2.2 3.3 3.6 6.3 .577 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.1 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 6 44.3 25.0 - - 5.5 3.5 - - - 2.2 10.5 23.2 .453 - - - 4.0 4.8 .828
Kendrick Perkins 14 36.6 11.9 3.6 7.9 11.6 1.4 0.4 2.6 2.4 3.6 5.2 9.1 .575 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 2.1 .667

Season 7

Lou Hudson Kendrick Perkins
Season 1972-732009-10
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 75 40.4 27.1 - - 6.2 3.4 - - - 2.6 10.9 22.8 .477 - - - 5.3 6.4 .825
Kendrick Perkins 78 27.6 10.1 2.0 5.6 7.6 1.0 0.3 1.7 2.1 2.8 4.0 6.7 .602 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.6 .582
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 6 42.5 29.7 - - 7.8 2.8 - - - 2.7 12.7 27.7 .458 - - - 4.3 4.8 .897
Kendrick Perkins 23 25.0 5.7 1.8 4.4 6.2 1.0 0.4 1.4 1.9 3.4 2.1 4.2 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.4 .600

Season 8

Lou Hudson Kendrick Perkins
Season 1973-742010-11
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 65 39.8 25.4 1.9 3.4 5.4 3.3 2.5 0.4 - 3.2 10.4 20.9 .500 - - - 4.5 5.4 .836
Kendrick Perkins 29 25.6 6.0 2.1 5.9 8.0 0.9 0.3 0.9 1.9 3.1 2.3 4.5 .515 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.5 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Perkins 17 28.2 4.5 2.2 3.9 6.1 0.8 0.2 0.8 1.6 3.4 1.7 3.8 .453 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.9 .576

Season 9

Lou Hudson Kendrick Perkins
Season 1974-752011-12
Team Atlanta HawksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 11 34.5 22.0 1.3 3.0 4.3 3.6 1.2 0.2 - 3.0 8.8 20.5 .431 - - - 4.4 5.2 .842
Kendrick Perkins 65 26.8 5.1 1.8 4.7 6.6 1.2 0.4 1.1 1.8 2.9 2.0 4.0 .489 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.7 .652
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Perkins 20 25.9 4.7 1.8 4.5 6.2 0.7 0.4 1.3 1.5 3.0 1.9 4.5 .416 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .800

Season 10

Lou Hudson Kendrick Perkins
Season 1975-762012-13
Team Atlanta HawksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 81 31.6 17.0 1.3 2.4 3.7 2.6 1.5 0.2 - 3.0 7.0 14.9 .472 - - - 2.9 3.6 .814
Kendrick Perkins 78 25.1 4.2 1.4 4.6 6.0 1.4 0.6 1.1 1.4 2.9 1.8 4.0 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.9 .611
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Perkins 11 19.1 2.2 1.4 2.4 3.7 0.6 0.7 0.5 2.1 3.5 0.9 3.5 .263 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 11

Lou Hudson Kendrick Perkins
Season 1976-772013-14
Team Atlanta HawksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 58 30.1 16.7 0.8 1.4 2.2 2.7 1.2 0.3 - 2.8 7.1 15.6 .456 - - - 2.4 2.9 .840
Kendrick Perkins 62 19.5 3.4 1.3 3.6 4.9 1.1 0.4 0.5 1.5 2.9 1.4 3.1 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.1 .552
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Perkins 19 20.2 3.2 1.7 3.6 5.4 0.7 0.2 0.3 1.3 3.4 1.3 2.4 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .800

Season 12

Lou Hudson Kendrick Perkins
Season 1977-782014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersOklahoma City Thunder, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 82 27.8 13.7 1.0 1.3 2.3 2.4 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.4 6.0 12.1 .497 - - - 1.7 2.2 .774
Kendrick Perkins 68 16.9 3.6 1.3 3.4 4.7 0.8 0.2 0.6 1.4 2.4 1.5 3.3 .449 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.2 .506
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 3 31.0 11.7 2.3 0.7 3.0 3.0 1.7 0.0 1.7 3.0 4.7 12.7 .368 - - - 2.3 2.7 .875
Kendrick Perkins 8 4.1 1.3 0.3 0.9 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .600

Season 13

Lou Hudson Kendrick Perkins
Season 1978-792015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 78 21.6 9.8 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.8 0.7 0.2 1.3 1.7 4.2 8.2 .517 - - - 1.4 1.6 .887
Kendrick Perkins 37 14.6 2.5 0.7 2.8 3.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.1 1.7 1.1 2.0 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .440
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson 6 15.0 6.3 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.0 2.8 5.3 .531 - - - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Kendrick Perkins ------- --- ----------

Note: Kendrick Perkins didn't play in 2016-17.

Season 14

Lou Hudson Kendrick Perkins
Season -2017-18
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Perkins 1 15.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Perkins ------- --- ----------