Hawks vs. Wizards Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Atlanta Hawks and the Washington Wizards, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Atlanta Hawks have been present in the NBA Playoffs 49 times in 77 seasons while the Washington Wizards did it 30 times in their 65 seasons. Between the two they total 2 of the 79 NBA championships (2.5%).
They have faced each other in 6 playoff series, 2 of them won by the Hawks and 4 by the Wizards.
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 Hawks and the Wizards 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 | ||
Atlanta Hawks | Washington Wizards | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 49 (64.5%) | 30 (46.9%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 27 (35.5%) | 34 (53.1%) |
| NBA Titles: | 1  | 1 |
| Finals Lost: | 3 | 3 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 168 wins 222 losses (.431) | 99 wins 138 losses (.418) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 77 1949-50 to present | 65 1961-62 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Atlanta Hawks | Washington Wizards | |
| Total Series | 6 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 2 1966, 2015 |
4 1965, 1978, 1979, 2017 |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Atlanta Hawks | Washington Wizards |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | DNQ (lost Play-in) | DNQ |
| 2024 | DNQ (lost Play-in) | DNQ |
| 2023 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2022 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2021 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2020 | DNQ | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Atlanta Hawks | Washington Wizards | |||
| 2019 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2018 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2017 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
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| 2016 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 2015 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
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| 2014 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
| 2013 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 2012 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 2011 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 2010 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| Playoffs | Atlanta Hawks | Washington Wizards |
| 2009 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2008 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2007 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2006 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2005 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2004 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2003 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2002 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2001 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2000 | DNQ | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Atlanta Hawks | Washington Wizards |
| 1999 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 1998 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1997 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1996 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1995 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1994 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1993 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1992 | DNQ | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1991 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1990 | DNQ | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| Playoffs | Atlanta Hawks | Washington Wizards |
| 1989 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1988 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1987 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1986 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1985 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1984 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1983 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1982 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1981 | DNQ | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1980 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| Playoffs | Atlanta Hawks | Washington Wizards | |||
| 1979 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost NBA Finals (as Washington Bullets) | |||
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| 1978 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |  NBA Champions(as Washington Bullets) | |||
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| 1977 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1976 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1975 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1974 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Capital Bullets) | |||
| 1973 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
| 1972 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
| 1971 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost NBA Finals (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
| 1970 | Lost Western Division Finals | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
| Playoffs | Atlanta Hawks | Washington Wizards | |||
| 1969 | Lost Western Division Finals | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
| 1968 | Lost Western Division Semis (as St. Louis Hawks) | DNQ (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
| 1967 | Lost Western Division Finals (as St. Louis Hawks) | DNQ (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
| 1966 | Lost Western Division Finals (as St. Louis Hawks) | Lost Western Division Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
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| 1965 | Lost Western Division Semis (as St. Louis Hawks) | Lost Western Division Finals (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
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| 1964 | Lost Western Division Finals (as St. Louis Hawks) | DNQ (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
| 1963 | Lost Western Division Finals (as St. Louis Hawks) | DNQ (as Chicago Zephyrs) | |||
| 1962 | DNQ (as St. Louis Hawks) | DNQ (as Chicago Packers) | |||
| 1961 | Lost NBA Finals (as St. Louis Hawks) | - | |||
| 1960 | Lost NBA Finals (as St. Louis Hawks) | - | |||
| Playoffs | Atlanta Hawks | Washington Wizards |
| 1959 | Lost Western Division Finals (as St. Louis Hawks) | - |
| 1958 | NBA Champions (as St. Louis Hawks) | - |
| 1957 | Lost NBA Finals (as St. Louis Hawks) | - |
| 1956 | Lost Western Division Finals (as St. Louis Hawks) | - |
| 1955 | DNQ (as Milwaukee Hawks) | - |
| 1954 | DNQ (as Milwaukee Hawks) | - |
| 1953 | DNQ (as Milwaukee Hawks) | - |
| 1952 | DNQ (as Milwaukee Hawks) | - |
| 1951 | DNQ (as Tri-Cities Blackhawks) | - |
| 1950 | Lost Western Division Semis (as Tri-Cities Blackhawks) | - |
| Playoffs | Atlanta Hawks | Washington Wizards |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |