Cavaliers vs. Warriors Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been present in the NBA Playoffs 25 times in 56 seasons while the Golden State Warriors did it 38 times in their 80 seasons. Between the two they total 8 of the 79 NBA championships (10.1%).
They have faced each other in 4 playoff series, 1 of them won by the Cavaliers and 3 by the Warriors.
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 Cavaliers and the Warriors 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 | ||
Cleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 25 (45.5%) | 38 (48.1%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 30 (54.5%) | 41 (51.9%) |
| NBA Titles: | 1  | 7 |
| Finals Lost: | 4 | 5 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 136 wins 119 losses (.533) | 217 wins 179 losses (.548) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 56 1970-71 to present | 80 1946-47 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Cleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors | |
| Total Series | 4 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 1 2016 |
3 2015, 2017, 2018 |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2024 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2023 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2022 | DNQ (lost Play-in) |  NBA Champions |
| 2021 | DNQ | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2020 | DNQ | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors | |||
| 2019 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals | |||
| 2018 | Lost NBA Finals | NBA Champions | |||
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| 2017 | Lost NBA Finals | NBA Champions | |||
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| 2016 | NBA Champions | Lost NBA Finals | |||
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| 2015 | Lost NBA Finals | NBA Champions | |||
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| 2014 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2013 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2012 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2011 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2010 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors |
| 2009 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ |
| 2008 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2007 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2006 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2005 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2004 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2003 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2002 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2001 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2000 | DNQ | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors |
| 1999 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1998 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1997 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1996 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1995 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1994 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1993 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 1992 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1991 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1990 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors |
| 1989 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1988 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1987 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1986 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1985 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1984 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1983 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1982 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1981 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1980 | DNQ | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors |
| 1979 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1978 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1977 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1976 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1975 | DNQ | NBA Champions |
| 1974 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1973 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1972 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1971 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| 1970 | - | DNQ (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors |
| 1969 | - | Lost Western Division Semis (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| 1968 | - | Lost Western Division Finals (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| 1967 | - | Lost NBA Finals (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| 1966 | - | DNQ (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| 1965 | - | DNQ (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| 1964 | - | Lost NBA Finals (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| 1963 | - | DNQ (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| 1962 | - | Lost Eastern Division Finals (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1961 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1960 | - | Lost Eastern Division Finals (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors |
| 1959 | - | DNQ (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1958 | - | Lost Eastern Division Finals (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1957 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1956 | - | NBA Champions (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1955 | - | DNQ (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1954 | - | DNQ (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1953 | - | DNQ (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1952 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1951 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1950 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| Playoffs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors |
| 1949 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1948 | - | Lost NBA Finals (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1947 | - | NBA Champions (as Philadelphia Warriors) |