Thunder vs. Warriors Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been present in the NBA Playoffs 34 times in 59 seasons while the Golden State Warriors did it 38 times in their 80 seasons. Between the two they total 9 of the 79 NBA championships (11.4%).
They have faced each other in 3 playoff series, 1 of them won by the Thunder and 2 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 Thunder 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 | ||
Oklahoma City Thunder | Golden State Warriors | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 34 (58.6%) | 38 (48.1%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 24 (41.4%) | 41 (51.9%) |
| NBA Titles: | 2  | 7 |
| Finals Lost: | 3 | 5 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 186 wins 178 losses (.511) | 217 wins 179 losses (.548) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 59 1967-68 to present | 80 1946-47 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Oklahoma City Thunder | Golden State Warriors | |
| Total Series | 3 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 1 1992 |
2 1975, 2016 |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Oklahoma City Thunder | Golden State Warriors |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 |  NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2024 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2023 | DNQ (lost Play-in) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2022 | DNQ | NBA Champions |
| 2021 | DNQ | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2020 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Oklahoma City Thunder | Golden State Warriors | |||
| 2019 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost NBA Finals | |||
| 2018 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | NBA Champions | |||
| 2017 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | NBA Champions | |||
| 2016 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost NBA Finals | |||
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| 2015 | DNQ | NBA Champions | |||
| 2014 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2013 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2012 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ | |||
| 2011 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ | |||
| 2010 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| Playoffs | Oklahoma City Thunder | Golden State Warriors |
| 2009 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2008 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 2007 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2006 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 2005 | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 2004 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 2003 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 2002 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 2001 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 2000 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Oklahoma City Thunder | Golden State Warriors | |||
| 1999 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ | |||
| 1998 | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ | |||
| 1997 | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ | |||
| 1996 | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ | |||
| 1995 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ | |||
| 1994 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1993 | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ | |||
| 1992 | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
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| 1991 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 1990 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ | |||
| Playoffs | Oklahoma City Thunder | Golden State Warriors |
| 1989 | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1988 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 1987 | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1986 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 1985 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 1984 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 1983 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 1982 | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 1981 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| 1980 | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Oklahoma City Thunder | Golden State Warriors | |||
| 1979 | NBA Champions (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ | |||
| 1978 | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ | |||
| 1977 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 1976 | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 1975 | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | NBA Champions | |||
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| 1974 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ | |||
| 1973 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 1972 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 1971 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Conference Semis (as San Francisco Warriors) | |||
| 1970 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | DNQ (as San Francisco Warriors) | |||
| Playoffs | Oklahoma City Thunder | Golden State Warriors |
| 1969 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | Lost Western Division Semis (as San Francisco Warriors) |
| 1968 | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | 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 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 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 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Golden State Warriors |
| 1949 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1948 | - | Lost NBA Finals (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1947 | - | NBA Champions (as Philadelphia Warriors) |