Lou Hudson vs. Lance Stephenson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lance Stephenson 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, 3 more than Lance Stephenson, who played 10. Lou Hudson had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Lance Stephenson had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Lance Stephenson 10 6 2010-11 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Lou Hudson Lance Stephenson
Season 1966-672010-11
Team St. Louis HawksIndiana Pacers
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
Lance Stephenson 12 9.6 3.1 0.1 1.4 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 3.3 .333 0.0 0.4 .000 0.9 1.2 .786
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
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Lou Hudson Lance Stephenson
Season 1967-682011-12
Team St. Louis HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div SemisPacers 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 46 21.0 12.5 - - 4.2 1.4 - - - 2.5 4.9 10.9 .454 - - - 2.6 3.6 .732
Lance Stephenson 42 10.5 2.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.9 0.7 1.1 3.0 .376 0.1 0.7 .133 0.2 0.4 .471
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
Lance Stephenson 4 3.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.3 .222 0.3 0.5 .500 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 3

Lou Hudson Lance Stephenson
Season 1968-692012-13
Team Atlanta HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsPacers Lost East 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 81 35.4 21.9 - - 6.6 2.7 - - - 3.1 8.8 18.0 .492 - - - 4.2 5.4 .777
Lance Stephenson 78 29.2 8.8 0.6 3.3 3.9 2.9 1.0 0.2 1.4 2.1 3.5 7.7 .460 0.8 2.4 .330 1.0 1.5 .652
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
Lance Stephenson 19 35.4 9.4 0.7 6.8 7.6 3.3 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.5 3.6 8.9 .408 0.9 3.4 .281 1.2 1.9 .622

Season 4

Lou Hudson Lance Stephenson
Season 1969-702013-14
Team Atlanta HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsPacers Lost East 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 80 38.6 25.4 - - 4.7 3.5 - - - 2.8 10.4 19.6 .531 - - - 4.6 5.6 .824
Lance Stephenson 78 35.3 13.8 1.2 5.9 7.2 4.6 0.7 0.1 2.7 2.5 5.5 11.2 .491 1.1 3.1 .352 1.8 2.5 .711
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
Lance Stephenson 19 37.1 13.6 1.3 5.6 6.9 4.2 0.8 0.2 2.4 2.9 5.3 11.6 .455 1.3 3.5 .358 1.8 2.6 .714

Season 5

Lou Hudson Lance Stephenson
Season 1970-712014-15
Team Atlanta HawksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 76 41.0 26.8 - - 5.1 3.4 - - - 2.4 10.9 22.5 .484 - - - 5.0 6.6 .759
Lance Stephenson 61 25.8 8.2 0.6 3.9 4.5 3.9 0.6 0.1 2.1 2.2 3.4 9.0 .376 0.3 1.7 .171 1.1 1.8 .627
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
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Lou Hudson Lance Stephenson
Season 1971-722015-16
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisGrizzlies Lost West 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 77 39.5 24.7 - - 5.0 4.0 - - - 2.9 10.1 20.0 .503 - - - 4.5 5.6 .812
Lance Stephenson 69 19.9 8.3 0.6 2.7 3.2 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.4 2.0 3.3 6.9 .481 0.4 1.1 .385 1.3 1.6 .784
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
Lance Stephenson 4 23.8 13.0 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.5 5.8 11.0 .523 0.5 1.3 .400 1.0 1.3 .800

Season 7

Lou Hudson Lance Stephenson
Season 1972-732016-17
Team Atlanta HawksNew Orleans Pelicans, Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisPacers 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 75 40.4 27.1 - - 6.2 3.4 - - - 2.6 10.9 22.8 .477 - - - 5.3 6.4 .825
Lance Stephenson 18 20.1 6.8 0.2 2.7 2.9 3.3 0.3 0.2 1.4 1.8 3.0 6.7 .450 0.3 1.1 .300 0.4 0.7 .615
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
Lance Stephenson 4 26.8 16.0 0.3 5.0 5.3 2.8 0.5 0.0 1.0 2.8 6.8 13.3 .509 1.8 4.5 .389 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 8

Lou Hudson Lance Stephenson
Season 1973-742017-18
Team Atlanta HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 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
Lance Stephenson 82 22.6 9.2 0.8 4.4 5.2 2.9 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.2 3.7 8.6 .427 0.8 2.8 .289 1.0 1.5 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson ------- --- ----------
Lance Stephenson 7 21.3 10.4 0.4 2.3 2.7 2.9 0.3 0.1 1.3 2.9 4.3 9.3 .462 1.1 3.7 .308 0.7 1.3 .556

Season 9

Lou Hudson Lance Stephenson
Season 1974-752018-19
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Lance Stephenson 68 16.5 7.2 0.5 2.7 3.2 2.1 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.6 2.7 6.4 .426 1.1 2.9 .371 0.7 1.1 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson ------- --- ----------
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

Note: Lance Stephenson didn't play in 2019-20 and 2020-21.

Season 10

Lou Hudson Lance Stephenson
Season 1975-762021-22
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Lance Stephenson 46 17.7 8.3 0.3 2.5 2.8 3.6 0.5 0.1 1.6 2.1 3.2 7.0 .455 0.6 2.0 .300 1.4 1.7 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson ------- --- ----------
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Lou Hudson Lance Stephenson
Season 1976-77-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 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
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson ------- --- ----------
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Lou Hudson Lance Stephenson
Season 1977-78-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 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
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------
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
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Lou Hudson Lance Stephenson
Season 1978-79-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 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
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------
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
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------