Dominant matchup
57%win rate vs Clippers
80-60 across 141 recorded meetings
See the full series →East Conference · Southeast Division
Washington Wizards
All-time head-to-head records, rivalries, and franchise history since 1961.
1
NBA Championships
Last in 1978
4
Finals appearances
65
Seasons played
Since 1961
Washington Wizards all-time insights
Toughest matchup
31%win rate vs Heat
48-108 across 156 recorded meetings
See the full series →Headline rivalry
393meetings vs Knicks
156-218 all-time · 42% win rate
See the full series →1 NBA championship (most recent: 1978 vs Seattle SuperSonics)· 3 runner-up finishes
The story
Across 5,640 recorded meetings vs 29 opponents, the Washington Wizards hold a 2,436-3,104 decided-game record, winning 44% of games with a final result. Their longest series is with the New York Knicks: 393 recorded meetings, 42% win rate in decided games. They feast on the Los Angeles Clippers (57% win rate) and struggle most with the Miami Heat (31% win rate). Championship context: 1 NBA title, most recently in 1978 over the Seattle SuperSonics.
All-time records vs every opponent
29 of 29 opponentsEvery opponent the Washington Wizards have a regular-season or playoff record against. Click any card for the full series page.
Eastern ConferenceHome
14 teams- New York Knicks156-218 · 393 meetings42%
- Boston Celtics138-228 · 383 meetings38%
- Atlanta Hawks169-186 · 360 meetings48%
- Philadelphia 76ers140-214 · 360 meetings40%
- Detroit Pistons148-171 · 332 meetings46%
- Cleveland Cavaliers127-142 · 269 meetings47%
- Chicago Bulls119-145 · 264 meetings45%
- Milwaukee Bucks99-140 · 239 meetings41%
- Brooklyn Nets113-103 · 216 meetings52%
- Indiana Pacers92-116 · 209 meetings44%
- Miami Heat48-108 · 156 meetings31%
- Orlando Magic61-86 · 147 meetings42%
- Charlotte Hornets65-75 · 140 meetings46%
- Toronto Raptors49-73 · 122 meetings40%
Western Conference
15 teams- Golden State Warriors98-130 · 241 meetings43%
- Los Angeles Lakers81-136 · 231 meetings37%
- Sacramento Kings100-118 · 228 meetings46%
- Houston Rockets84-86 · 170 meetings49%
- Oklahoma City Thunder72-89 · 161 meetings45%
- Los Angeles Clippers80-60 · 141 meetings57%
- Phoenix Suns68-72 · 141 meetings49%
- Portland Trail Blazers59-68 · 127 meetings47%
- San Antonio Spurs45-75 · 120 meetings38%
- Utah Jazz54-64 · 118 meetings46%
- Denver Nuggets43-61 · 104 meetings41%
- Dallas Mavericks38-51 · 89 meetings43%
- Minnesota Timberwolves40-31 · 71 meetings56%
- Memphis Grizzlies26-33 · 59 meetings44%
- New Orleans Pelicans24-25 · 49 meetings49%
Show as sortable table
| Opponent | W | L | Meetings | Win % | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Knicks | 156 | 218 | 393 | 41.7% | 2026-03-22 |
| Boston Celtics | 138 | 228 | 383 | 37.7% | 2026-03-14 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 169 | 186 | 360 | 47.6% | 2026-02-26 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 140 | 214 | 360 | 39.5% | 2026-04-01 |
| Detroit Pistons | 148 | 171 | 332 | 46.4% | 2026-03-19 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 127 | 142 | 269 | 47.2% | 2026-04-12 |
| Chicago Bulls | 119 | 145 | 264 | 45.1% | 2026-04-09 |
| Golden State Warriors | 98 | 130 | 241 | 43.0% | 2026-03-27 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 99 | 140 | 239 | 41.4% | 2026-01-29 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 81 | 136 | 231 | 37.3% | 2026-03-30 |
| Sacramento Kings | 100 | 118 | 228 | 45.9% | 2026-02-01 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 113 | 103 | 216 | 52.3% | 2026-04-05 |
| Indiana Pacers | 92 | 116 | 209 | 44.2% | 2026-02-20 |
| Houston Rockets | 84 | 86 | 170 | 49.4% | 2026-03-02 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 72 | 89 | 161 | 44.7% | 2026-03-21 |
| Miami Heat | 48 | 108 | 156 | 30.8% | 2026-04-10 |
| Orlando Magic | 61 | 86 | 147 | 41.5% | 2026-03-12 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 80 | 60 | 141 | 57.1% | 2026-01-19 |
| Phoenix Suns | 68 | 72 | 141 | 48.6% | 2026-01-11 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 65 | 75 | 140 | 46.4% | 2026-02-22 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 59 | 68 | 127 | 46.5% | 2026-03-29 |
| Toronto Raptors | 49 | 73 | 122 | 40.2% | 2026-02-28 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 45 | 75 | 120 | 37.5% | 2025-12-21 |
| Utah Jazz | 54 | 64 | 118 | 45.8% | 2026-03-25 |
| Denver Nuggets | 43 | 61 | 104 | 41.3% | 2026-01-22 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 51 | 89 | 42.7% | 2025-11-08 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 31 | 71 | 56.3% | 2026-01-04 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 26 | 33 | 59 | 44.1% | 2025-12-28 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 24 | 25 | 49 | 49.0% | 2026-03-08 |
Franchise history
Championship moments and W-L across the NBA's structural eras, side by side.
Championship ledger
1 title · 3 runner-ups · 4 Finals appearances1970s
1W · 3L
- 1979lost to SuperSonics
- 1978vs SuperSonics
- 1975lost to Warriors
- 1971lost to Bucks
ChampionshipFinals lossTeam colors: Washington Wizards
Performance by era
Baseline: 44% across all opponentsHow the Washington Wizards have performed across 5 of the NBA's structural eras.
BAA / founding
1946-1949
29-12(70.7%)
+26.8 pp vs baseline
Original Basketball Association of America before the NBL merger formed the NBA.
Early NBA
1950-1967
216-381(36.2%)
-7.8 pp vs baseline
Post-merger era of 8-to-10 teams, dominated by Minneapolis and Boston dynasties.
ABA / expansion
1968-1979
628-468(57.3%)
+13.3 pp vs baseline
Rapid expansion and the ABA rival league that folded into the NBA in 1976.
Modern era
1980-1999
692-945(42.3%)
-1.7 pp vs baseline
The 3-point line, Magic vs Bird, the 90s Bulls: a commercial and competitive peak.
Cap / luxury-tax era
2000-present
871-1,298(40.2%)
-3.8 pp vs baseline
Luxury tax, player empowerment, positionless basketball, and analytics-led offense.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.