Hornets vs. Thunder Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Charlotte Hornets and the Oklahoma City Thunder, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Charlotte Hornets have been present in the NBA Playoffs 10 times in 36 seasons while the Oklahoma City Thunder did it 34 times in their 59 seasons. The Hornets have not won a title so far and the Thunder have won 2 of the NBA's 79 Championships.
The Hornets and the Thunder have never met each other in the NBA Playoffs.
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 Hornets 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 | ||
Charlotte Hornets | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 10 (28.6%) | 34 (58.6%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 25 (71.4%) | 24 (41.4%) |
| NBA Titles: | 0  | 2 |
| Finals Lost: | 0 | 3 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 23 wins 40 losses (.365) | 186 wins 178 losses (.511) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 36 1988-89 to present | 59 1967-68 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Charlotte Hornets | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Total Series | 0 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | none | none |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Charlotte Hornets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | DNQ |  NBA Champions |
| 2024 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2023 | DNQ | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2022 | DNQ (lost Play-in) | DNQ |
| 2021 | DNQ (lost Play-in) | DNQ |
| 2020 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Charlotte Hornets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2019 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2018 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2017 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2016 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2015 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2014 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Charlotte Bobcats) | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2013 | DNQ (as Charlotte Bobcats) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2012 | DNQ (as Charlotte Bobcats) | Lost NBA Finals |
| 2011 | DNQ (as Charlotte Bobcats) | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2010 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Charlotte Bobcats) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Charlotte Hornets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2009 | DNQ (as Charlotte Bobcats) | DNQ |
| 2008 | DNQ (as Charlotte Bobcats) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2007 | DNQ (as Charlotte Bobcats) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2006 | DNQ (as Charlotte Bobcats) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2005 | DNQ (as Charlotte Bobcats) | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2004 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2003 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2002 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2001 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Charlotte Hornets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2000 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Charlotte Hornets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1999 | DNQ (as Charlotte Hornets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1998 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1997 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1996 | DNQ (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1995 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1994 | DNQ (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1993 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1992 | DNQ (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1991 | DNQ (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1990 | DNQ (as Charlotte Hornets) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Charlotte Hornets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1989 | DNQ (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1988 | - | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1987 | - | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1986 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1985 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1984 | - | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1983 | - | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1982 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1981 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1980 | - | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Charlotte Hornets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1979 | - | NBA Champions (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1978 | - | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1977 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1976 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1975 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1974 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1973 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1972 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1971 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1970 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Charlotte Hornets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1969 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1968 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1967 | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Charlotte Hornets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Charlotte Hornets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |