Spurs vs. Warriors 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 Golden State Warriors, 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 Golden State Warriors did it 38 times in their 80 seasons. Between the two they total 12 of the 79 NBA championships (15.2%).
They have faced each other in 4 playoff series, 1 of them won by the Spurs and 3 by the Warriors.
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 Warriors 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 | Golden State Warriors | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 39 (79.6%) | 38 (48.1%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 10 (20.4%) | 41 (51.9%) |
| NBA Titles: | 5  | 7 |
| Finals Lost: | 1 | 5 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 222 wins 181 losses (.551) | 217 wins 179 losses (.548) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 50 1976-77 to present | 80 1946-47 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
San Antonio Spurs | Golden State Warriors | |
| Total Series | 4 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 1 2013 |
3 1991, 2017, 2018 |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | San Antonio Spurs | Golden State Warriors |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2024 | DNQ | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2023 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2022 | DNQ (lost Play-in) |  NBA Champions |
| 2021 | DNQ (lost Play-in) | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2020 | DNQ | DNQ |
| Playoffs | San Antonio Spurs | Golden State Warriors | |||
| 2019 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost NBA Finals | |||
| 2018 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | NBA Champions | |||
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| 2017 | Lost Western Conference Finals | NBA Champions | |||
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| 2016 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost NBA Finals | |||
| 2015 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | NBA Champions | |||
| 2014 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2013 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
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| 2012 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ | |||
| 2011 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 2010 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| Playoffs | San Antonio Spurs | Golden State Warriors |
| 2009 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2008 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ |
| 2007 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2006 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2005 | NBA Champions | DNQ |
| 2004 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2003 | NBA Champions | DNQ |
| 2002 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2001 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ |
| 2000 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| Playoffs | San Antonio Spurs | Golden State Warriors | |||
| 1999 | NBA Champions | DNQ | |||
| 1998 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 1997 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 1996 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 1995 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ | |||
| 1994 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1993 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 1992 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1991 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
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| 1990 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| Playoffs | San Antonio Spurs | Golden State Warriors |
| 1989 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1988 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1987 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1986 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1985 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1984 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1983 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ |
| 1982 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ |
| 1981 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 1980 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| Playoffs | San Antonio Spurs | Golden State Warriors |
| 1979 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ |
| 1978 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 1977 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1976 | - | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1975 | - | NBA Champions |
| 1974 | - | DNQ |
| 1973 | - | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1972 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1971 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| 1970 | - | DNQ (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| Playoffs | San Antonio Spurs | Golden State Warriors |
| 1969 | - | Lost Western Division Semis (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| 1968 | - | Lost Western Division Finals (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| 1967 | - | Lost NBA Finals (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| 1966 | - | DNQ (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| 1965 | - | DNQ (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| 1964 | - | Lost NBA Finals (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| 1963 | - | DNQ (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| 1962 | - | Lost Eastern Division Finals (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1961 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1960 | - | Lost Eastern Division Finals (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| Playoffs | San Antonio Spurs | Golden State Warriors |
| 1959 | - | DNQ (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1958 | - | Lost Eastern Division Finals (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1957 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1956 | - | NBA Champions (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1955 | - | DNQ (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1954 | - | DNQ (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1953 | - | DNQ (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1952 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1951 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1950 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| Playoffs | San Antonio Spurs | Golden State Warriors |
| 1949 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1948 | - | Lost NBA Finals (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1947 | - | NBA Champions (as Philadelphia Warriors) |