Atlanta Hawks year by year

78 seasons since 1949-50 · 3013-3089 all time · 1 title

How have the Hawks ranked, year by year?

The Atlanta Hawks have played 77 seasons since 1949-50: 3013-3088 in the regular season, with 1 title. Their defense allowed the fewest points in the league in 1998-99. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2016-17's (10th in points allowed), the best offense 2022-23's (3rd in points scored). In 2026-27 they are 0-1, 5th in points scored and 24th in points allowed after 1 games.

Atlanta Hawks by season: record, points scored and allowed per game with league rank, coach and postseason
Season	W-L	Offense	Defense	Coach	Postseason
2026-27	0-1	123.05th	132.024th	Quin Snyder	—
2025-26	46-36	118.56th	116.018th	Quin Snyder	Playoffs, 2-4
2024-25	40-42	118.25th	119.327th	Quin Snyder	—
2023-24	36-46	118.35th	120.528th	Quin Snyder	—
2022-23	41-41	118.43rd	118.126th	Nate McMillan, Joe Prunty	Playoffs, 2-4
2021-22	43-39	113.96th	112.421st	Nate McMillan	Playoffs, 1-4
2020-21	41-31	113.713th	111.412th	Lloyd Pierce	Playoffs, 10-8
2019-20	20-47	111.817th	119.730th	Lloyd Pierce	—
2018-19	29-53	113.312th	119.430th	Lloyd Pierce	—
2017-18	24-58	103.425th	108.823rd	Mike Budenholzer	—
2016-17	43-39	103.222nd	104.010th	Mike Budenholzer	Playoffs, 2-4
2015-16	48-34	102.812th	99.26th	Mike Budenholzer	Playoffs, 4-6
2014-15	60-22	102.510th	97.15th	Mike Budenholzer	Playoffs, 8-8
2013-14	38-44	101.015th	101.515th	Mike Budenholzer	Playoffs, 3-4
2012-13	44-38	98.014th	97.513th	Larry Drew	Playoffs, 2-4
2011-12	40-26	96.617th	93.26th	Larry Drew	Playoffs, 2-4
2010-11	44-38	95.026th	95.89th	Larry Drew	Playoffs, 6-6
2009-10	53-29	101.713th	97.010th	Mike Woodson	Playoffs, 4-7
2008-09	47-35	98.119th	96.510th	Mike Woodson	Playoffs, 4-7
2007-08	37-45	98.215th	100.015th	Mike Woodson	Playoffs, 3-4
2006-07	30-52	93.730th	98.415th	Mike Woodson	—
2005-06	26-56	97.216th	102.026th	Mike Woodson	—
2004-05	13-69	92.728th	102.529th	Mike Woodson	—
2003-04	28-54	92.815th	97.523rd	Terry Stotts	—
2002-03	35-47	94.118th	97.621st	Terry Stotts	—
2001-02	33-49	94.019th	98.324th	Lon Kruger	—
2000-01	25-57	91.025th	96.214th	Lon Kruger	—
1999-00	28-54	94.324th	99.516th	Lenny Wilkens	—
1998-99	31-19	86.327th	83.41st	Lenny Wilkens	Playoffs, 3-6
1997-98	50-32	95.914th	92.38th	Lenny Wilkens	Playoffs, 1-3
1996-97	56-26	94.822nd	89.44th	Lenny Wilkens	Playoffs, 4-6
1995-96	46-36	98.317th	97.110th	Lenny Wilkens	Playoffs, 4-6
1994-95	42-40	96.623rd	95.33rd	Lenny Wilkens	Playoffs, 0-3
1993-94	57-25	101.410th	96.24th	Lenny Wilkens	Playoffs, 5-6
1992-93	43-39	107.5	—	Bob Weiss	Playoffs, 0-3
1991-92	38-44	106.2	—	Bob Weiss	—
1990-91	43-39	109.8	—	Bob Weiss	Playoffs, 2-3
1989-90	41-41	108.5	—	Mike Fratello	—
1988-89	52-30	111.0	—	Mike Fratello	Playoffs, 2-3
1987-88	50-32	107.9	—	Mike Fratello	Playoffs, 6-6
1986-87	57-25	110.0	—	Mike Fratello	Playoffs, 4-5
1985-86	50-32	108.6	—	Mike Fratello	Playoffs, 4-5
1984-85	34-48	106.6	—	Mike Fratello	—
1983-84	40-42	101.5	—	Mike Fratello	Playoffs, 2-3
1982-83	43-39	101.6	—	Kevin Loughery	Playoffs, 1-2
1981-82	42-40	101.0	—	Kevin Loughery	Playoffs, 0-2
1980-81	31-51	104.9	—	Hubie Brown, Mike Fratello	—
1979-80	50-32	104.5	—	Hubie Brown	Playoffs, 1-4
1978-79	46-36	109.1	—	Hubie Brown	Playoffs, 5-4
1977-78	41-41	103.7	—	Hubie Brown	Playoffs, 0-2
1976-77	31-51	102.4	—	Hubie Brown	—
1975-76	29-53	102.6	—	Cotton Fitzsimmons, Bumper Tormohlen	—
1974-75	31-51	105.1	—	Cotton Fitzsimmons	—
1973-74	35-47	108.6	—	Cotton Fitzsimmons	—
1972-73	46-36	112.4	—	Cotton Fitzsimmons	Playoffs, 2-4
1971-72	36-46	109.5	—	Richie Guerin	Playoffs, 2-4
1970-71	36-46	114.0	—	Richie Guerin	Playoffs, 1-4
1969-70	48-34	117.6	—	Richie Guerin	Playoffs, 4-5
1968-69	48-34	111.3	—	Richie Guerin	Playoffs, 5-6
1967-68St. Louis Hawks	56-26	113.0	—	Richie Guerin	Playoffs, 2-4
1966-67St. Louis Hawks	39-42	113.6	—	Richie Guerin	Playoffs, 5-4
1965-66St. Louis Hawks	36-44	111.4	—	Richie Guerin	Playoffs, 6-4
1964-65St. Louis Hawks	45-35	108.8	—	Richie Guerin	Playoffs, 1-3
1963-64St. Louis Hawks	46-34	110.0	—	Harry Gallatin	Playoffs, 6-6
1962-63St. Louis Hawks	48-32	109.6	—	Harry Gallatin	Playoffs, 6-5
1961-62St. Louis Hawks	29-51	118.8	—	Andrew Levane, Bob Pettit	—
1960-61St. Louis Hawks	51-28	118.8	—	Paul Seymour	Lost the NBA Finals
1959-60St. Louis Hawks	46-29	113.4	—	Ed Macauley	Lost the NBA Finals
1958-59St. Louis Hawks	49-23	108.8	—	Ed Macauley	Playoffs, 2-4
1957-58St. Louis Hawks	41-31	107.5	—	Alex Hannum, Andy Phillip	Won the NBA Finals
1956-57St. Louis Hawks	34-38	98.5	—	Slater Martin, Alex Hannum	Lost the NBA Finals
1955-56St. Louis Hawks	33-39	96.6	—	Red Holzman	Playoffs, 4-4
1954-55Milwaukee Hawks	26-46	87.4	—	Red Holzman	—
1953-54Milwaukee Hawks	21-51	70.0	—	Andrew Levane, Red Holzman	—
1952-53Milwaukee Hawks	27-44	75.9	—	Andrew Levane	—
1951-52Milwaukee Hawks	17-49	73.2	—	Doxie Moore	—
1950-51Tri-Cities Blackhawks	25-43	84.3	—	Mike Todorovich	—
1949-50Tri-Cities Blackhawks	29-35	83.0	—	Red Auerbach, Dave MacMillan, Johnny Logan	Playoffs, 1-2

Regular season. Offense and defense are points scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed. Ranks start in 1976-77, the first season after the ABA merger.

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