Jazz vs. Thunder Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Utah Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Utah Jazz have been present in the NBA Playoffs 31 times in 52 seasons while the Oklahoma City Thunder did it 34 times in their 59 seasons. The Jazz have not won a title so far and the Thunder have won 2 of the NBA's 79 Championships.
They have faced each other in 5 playoff series, 3 of them won by the Jazz and 2 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 Jazz 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 | ||
Utah Jazz | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 31 (60.8%) | 34 (58.6%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 20 (39.2%) | 24 (41.4%) |
| NBA Titles: | 0  | 2 |
| Finals Lost: | 2 | 3 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 135 wins 157 losses (.462) | 186 wins 178 losses (.511) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 52 1974-75 to present | 59 1967-68 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Utah Jazz | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Total Series | 5 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 3 1992, 2000, 2018 |
2 1993, 1996 |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Utah Jazz | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | DNQ |  NBA Champions |
| 2024 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2023 | DNQ | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2022 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2021 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2020 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Utah Jazz | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 2019 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2018 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
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| 2017 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2016 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 2015 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2014 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 2013 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2012 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost NBA Finals | |||
| 2011 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 2010 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| Playoffs | Utah Jazz | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 2009 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 2008 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 2007 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 2006 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 2005 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 2004 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 2003 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 2002 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 2001 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 2000 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| Playoffs | Utah Jazz | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 1999 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1998 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1997 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1996 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1995 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1994 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1993 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1992 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1991 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1990 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| Playoffs | Utah Jazz | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1989 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1988 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1987 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1986 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1985 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1984 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1983 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1982 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1981 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1980 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Utah Jazz | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1979 | DNQ (as New Orleans Jazz) | NBA Champions (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1978 | DNQ (as New Orleans Jazz) | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1977 | DNQ (as New Orleans Jazz) | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1976 | DNQ (as New Orleans Jazz) | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1975 | DNQ (as New Orleans Jazz) | 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 | Utah Jazz | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1969 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1968 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1967 | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Utah Jazz | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Utah Jazz | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |