Knicks vs. Wizards Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the New York Knicks and the Washington Wizards, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The New York Knicks have been present in the NBA Playoffs 46 times in 80 seasons while the Washington Wizards did it 30 times in their 65 seasons. Between the two they total 3 of the 79 NBA championships (3.8%).
They have faced each other in 6 playoff series, 5 of them won by the Knicks and 1 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 Knicks 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 | ||
New York Knicks | Washington Wizards | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 46 (58.2%) | 30 (46.9%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 33 (41.8%) | 34 (53.1%) |
| NBA Titles: | 2  | 1 |
| Finals Lost: | 6 | 3 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 210 wins 212 losses (.498) | 99 wins 138 losses (.418) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 80 1946-47 to present | 65 1961-62 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
New York Knicks | Washington Wizards | |
| Total Series | 6 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 5 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974 |
1 1971 |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | New York Knicks | Washington Wizards |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ |
| 2024 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2023 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2022 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2021 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2020 | DNQ | DNQ |
| Playoffs | New York Knicks | Washington Wizards |
| 2019 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2018 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2017 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2016 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2015 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2014 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2013 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2012 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2011 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2010 | DNQ | DNQ |
| Playoffs | New York Knicks | Washington Wizards |
| 2009 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2008 | DNQ | 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 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2003 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2002 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2001 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2000 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ |
| Playoffs | New York Knicks | Washington Wizards |
| 1999 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ |
| 1998 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | 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 Semis | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1994 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1993 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1992 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1991 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1990 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| Playoffs | New York Knicks | Washington Wizards |
| 1989 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1988 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1987 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1986 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1985 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1984 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1983 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1982 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1981 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Washington Bullets) |
| 1980 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Washington Bullets) |
| Playoffs | New York Knicks | Washington Wizards | |||
| 1979 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1978 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |  NBA Champions(as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1977 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1976 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1975 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost NBA Finals (as Washington Bullets) | |||
| 1974 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Capital Bullets) | |||
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| 1973 | NBA Champions | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
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| 1972 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
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| 1971 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost NBA Finals (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
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| 1970 | NBA Champions | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
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| Playoffs | New York Knicks | Washington Wizards | |||
| 1969 | Lost Eastern Division Finals | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
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| 1968 | Lost Eastern Division Semis | DNQ (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
| 1967 | Lost Eastern Division Semis | DNQ (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
| 1966 | DNQ | Lost Western Division Semis (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
| 1965 | DNQ | Lost Western Division Finals (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
| 1964 | DNQ | DNQ (as Baltimore Bullets) | |||
| 1963 | DNQ | DNQ (as Chicago Zephyrs) | |||
| 1962 | DNQ | DNQ (as Chicago Packers) | |||
| 1961 | DNQ | - | |||
| 1960 | DNQ | - | |||
| Playoffs | New York Knicks | Washington Wizards |
| 1959 | Lost Eastern Division Semis | - |
| 1958 | DNQ | - |
| 1957 | DNQ | - |
| 1956 | Lost Eastern Division Tiebreaker | - |
| 1955 | Lost Eastern Division Semis | - |
| 1954 | Lost Eastern Division Round Robin | - |
| 1953 | Lost NBA Finals | - |
| 1952 | Lost NBA Finals | - |
| 1951 | Lost NBA Finals | - |
| 1950 | Lost Eastern Division Finals | - |
| Playoffs | New York Knicks | Washington Wizards |
| 1949 | Lost Eastern Division Finals | - |
| 1948 | Lost First Round | - |
| 1947 | Lost Semifinals | - |