Lou Hudson vs. P.J. Tucker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of P.J. Tucker 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 and P.J. Tucker both played 13 years in the NBA. Lou Hudson had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while P.J. Tucker had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
P.J. Tucker 13 8 2006-07 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Lou Hudson P.J. Tucker
Season 1966-672006-07
Team St. Louis HawksToronto Raptors
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
P.J. Tucker 17 4.9 1.8 0.6 0.7 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.6 1.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .571
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
P.J. Tucker ------- --- ----------

Note: P.J. Tucker didn't play in 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12.

Season 2

Lou Hudson P.J. Tucker
Season 1967-682012-13
Team St. Louis HawksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 46 21.0 12.5 - - 4.2 1.4 - - - 2.5 4.9 10.9 .454 - - - 2.6 3.6 .732
P.J. Tucker 79 24.2 6.4 1.7 2.8 4.4 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.7 5.6 .473 0.3 0.9 .314 0.8 1.1 .744
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
P.J. Tucker ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Lou Hudson P.J. Tucker
Season 1968-692013-14
Team Atlanta HawksPhoenix Suns
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
P.J. Tucker 81 30.7 9.4 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.7 1.4 0.3 1.3 2.5 3.3 7.6 .431 0.9 2.4 .387 1.9 2.5 .776
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
P.J. Tucker ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Lou Hudson P.J. Tucker
Season 1969-702014-15
Team Atlanta HawksPhoenix Suns
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
P.J. Tucker 78 30.6 9.1 1.5 5.0 6.4 1.6 1.4 0.3 1.2 2.3 3.3 7.6 .438 1.1 3.2 .345 1.3 1.8 .727
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
P.J. Tucker ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Lou Hudson P.J. Tucker
Season 1970-712015-16
Team Atlanta HawksPhoenix Suns
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
P.J. Tucker 82 31.0 8.0 2.0 4.2 6.2 2.2 1.3 0.2 1.4 2.5 2.9 7.1 .411 0.8 2.5 .330 1.3 1.7 .746
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
P.J. Tucker ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Lou Hudson P.J. Tucker
Season 1971-722016-17
Team Atlanta HawksPhoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisRaptors 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
P.J. Tucker 81 27.6 6.7 1.4 4.4 5.8 1.2 1.4 0.2 0.8 2.4 2.5 6.0 .413 0.9 2.4 .357 0.9 1.1 .774
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
P.J. Tucker 10 25.1 5.0 1.5 4.2 5.7 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.8 2.7 1.8 4.9 .367 0.9 2.8 .321 0.5 0.8 .625

Season 7

Lou Hudson P.J. Tucker
Season 1972-732017-18
Team Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisRockets 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 75 40.4 27.1 - - 6.2 3.4 - - - 2.6 10.9 22.8 .477 - - - 5.3 6.4 .825
P.J. Tucker 82 27.8 6.1 1.1 4.4 5.6 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.9 2.5 2.1 5.4 .390 1.4 3.8 .371 0.5 0.7 .717
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
P.J. Tucker 17 33.5 8.9 1.4 5.2 6.5 1.3 0.6 0.8 0.8 2.7 3.1 6.4 .481 2.1 4.4 .467 0.7 1.1 .667

Season 8

Lou Hudson P.J. Tucker
Season 1973-742018-19
Team Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 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
P.J. Tucker 82 34.2 7.3 1.5 4.4 5.8 1.2 1.6 0.5 0.8 3.1 2.5 6.4 .396 1.8 4.7 .377 0.5 0.7 .695
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson ------- --- ----------
P.J. Tucker 11 38.7 11.4 1.7 5.7 7.5 1.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 3.2 3.6 8.0 .455 2.4 5.2 .456 1.7 2.1 .826

Season 9

Lou Hudson P.J. Tucker
Season 1974-752019-20
Team Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 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
P.J. Tucker 72 34.3 6.9 1.6 5.1 6.6 1.6 1.1 0.5 1.0 3.2 2.5 5.9 .415 1.5 4.2 .358 0.5 0.7 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson ------- --- ----------
P.J. Tucker 12 34.5 7.9 1.9 5.3 7.2 1.5 1.1 0.3 1.0 3.9 2.9 7.3 .398 2.1 5.6 .373 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10

Lou Hudson P.J. Tucker
Season 1975-762020-21
Team Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 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
P.J. Tucker 52 26.1 3.7 1.0 2.9 3.9 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.8 2.4 1.3 3.4 .373 0.8 2.3 .336 0.4 0.5 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson ------- --- ----------
P.J. Tucker 23 29.6 4.3 2.1 2.7 4.8 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.4 3.3 1.7 4.3 .388 0.8 2.6 .322 0.1 0.2 .750

Season 11

Lou Hudson P.J. Tucker
Season 1976-772021-22
Team Atlanta HawksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 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
P.J. Tucker 71 27.9 7.6 1.4 4.0 5.5 2.1 0.8 0.2 0.9 2.3 2.9 6.0 .484 1.1 2.7 .415 0.6 0.9 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lou Hudson ------- --- ----------
P.J. Tucker 18 28.3 7.9 1.9 3.7 5.7 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.7 2.8 3.0 6.1 .495 1.3 2.8 .451 0.6 0.9 .688

Season 12

Lou Hudson P.J. Tucker
Season 1977-782022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 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
P.J. Tucker 75 25.6 3.5 1.3 2.7 3.9 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.6 2.4 1.3 3.0 .427 0.7 1.9 .393 0.3 0.3 .826
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
P.J. Tucker 11 26.7 4.9 1.6 2.9 4.5 1.5 1.2 0.3 0.5 2.5 1.7 4.6 .373 1.3 3.6 .350 0.2 0.3 .667

Season 13

Lou Hudson P.J. Tucker
Season 1978-792023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisClippers 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 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
P.J. Tucker 31 15.7 1.7 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.7 0.6 1.6 .360 0.4 1.1 .371 0.1 0.1 1.000
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
P.J. Tucker 2 15.5 5.5 1.5 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.0 2.0 3.0 .667 1.5 2.0 .750 0.0 0.0 -