Bucks vs. Thunder Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Milwaukee Bucks and the Oklahoma City Thunder, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Milwaukee Bucks have been present in the NBA Playoffs 37 times in 58 seasons while the Oklahoma City Thunder did it 34 times in their 59 seasons. Between the two they total 4 of the 79 NBA championships (5.1%).
They have faced each other in 1 playoff series, won by the Thunder.
On this page, after a summary of their Playoff history (with championships won, playoff appearances and all-time records), you can see, side by side, how far the Bucks and the Thunder advanced in the postseason each year. Also, if they met that year, a note with details of the outcome of the series.
Summary of Their Playoff History | ||
Milwaukee Bucks | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 37 (64.9%) | 34 (58.6%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 20 (35.1%) | 24 (41.4%) |
| NBA Titles: | 2  | 2 |
| Finals Lost: | 1 | 3 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 153 wins 164 losses (.483) | 186 wins 178 losses (.511) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 58 1968-69 to present | 59 1967-68 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Milwaukee Bucks | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Total Series | 1 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | none | 1 1980 |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Milwaukee Bucks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |  NBA Champions |
| 2024 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2023 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2022 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2021 | NBA Champions | DNQ |
| 2020 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Milwaukee Bucks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2019 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2018 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2017 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2016 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2015 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2014 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2013 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2012 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals |
| 2011 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2010 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Milwaukee Bucks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2009 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2008 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2007 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2006 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2005 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2004 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2003 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2002 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2001 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2000 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Milwaukee Bucks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1999 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1998 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1997 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1996 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1995 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1994 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1993 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1992 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1991 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1990 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Milwaukee Bucks | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 1989 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1988 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1987 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1986 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1985 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1984 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1983 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1982 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1981 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1980 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| Playoffs | Milwaukee Bucks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1979 | DNQ | NBA Champions (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1978 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1977 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1976 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1975 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1974 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1973 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1972 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1971 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1970 | Lost Eastern Division Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Milwaukee Bucks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1969 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1968 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1967 | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Milwaukee Bucks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Milwaukee Bucks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |