Spurs vs. Thunder Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The San Antonio Spurs have been present in the NBA Playoffs 39 times in 50 seasons while the Oklahoma City Thunder did it 34 times in their 59 seasons. Between the two they total 7 of the 79 NBA championships (8.9%).
They have faced each other in 6 playoff series, 4 of them won by the Spurs 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 Spurs 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 | ||
San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 39 (79.6%) | 34 (58.6%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 10 (20.4%) | 24 (41.4%) |
| NBA Titles: | 5  | 2 |
| Finals Lost: | 1 | 3 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 222 wins 181 losses (.551) | 186 wins 178 losses (.511) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 50 1976-77 to present | 59 1967-68 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Total Series | 6 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 4 1982, 2002, 2005, 2014 |
2 2012, 2016 |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | San Antonio Spurs | 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 | San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 2019 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2018 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2017 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2016 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
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| 2015 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 2014 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
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| 2013 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2012 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost NBA Finals | |||
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| 2011 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 2010 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| Playoffs | San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 2009 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 2008 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 2007 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 2006 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 2005 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 2004 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 2003 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 2002 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 2001 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 2000 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| Playoffs | San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1999 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1998 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1997 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1996 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1995 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1994 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1993 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1992 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1991 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1990 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 1989 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1988 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1987 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1986 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1985 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1984 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1983 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1982 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1981 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1980 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| Playoffs | San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1979 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | NBA Champions (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1978 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1977 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | 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 | San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1969 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1968 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1967 | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |