# List of Phoenix Suns seasons

The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Suns began playing in the NBA as an expansion team in the 1968–69 NBA season. In their inaugural season, the Suns posted a win–loss record of 16–66. They participated in the playoffs only once in their first seven seasons.
In the 1975–76 season, a rookie Alvan Adams helped the team reach its first NBA Finals, which they lost to the Boston Celtics 4–2. Charles Barkley and Steve Nash won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award while playing for the Suns. Barkley led the Suns to the 1993 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Chicago Bulls. After signing with the Suns in 2004, Nash led the team to three straight division titles, but after reaching the conference finals in 2009–10 the Suns subsequently experienced their worst period of on-court failure, missing the playoffs for ten consecutive seasons until the 2020–21 season (the franchise's previous record playoff drought was five seasons, which happened after the team made the postseason in only their second year of existence during the 1969–70 campaign).
Despite their failures in the 2010s, the Suns franchise has the NBA's eighth-best all-time winning percentage, having won nearly 54% of their contests as of the conclusion of the 2022-23 NBA season. In their first forty-three seasons, the Suns made the playoffs 29 times, posted nineteen seasons with fifty or more wins, appeared nine times in the Western Conference finals, and advanced to the NBA Finals three times in 1976, 1993, and 2021. As a result, based on their all-time winning percentage, the Suns are the 2nd-most successful franchise to never win an NBA championship, behind only the Utah Jazz. The 2021 Finals loss to Miwaukee moved Phoenix past the Orlando Magic and Utah Jazz for the most Finals losses without winning a title (Orlando and Utah, as of 2023, have been to 2 NBA Finals apiece but haven't won any of them yet).

## Table key

| ASG MVP | All-Star Game Most Valuable Player |
| COY | Coach of the Year |
| Finish | Final position in league or division standings |
| GB | Games behind first-place team in division |
| Losses | Number of regular season losses |
| EOY | Executive of the Year |
| JWKC | J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship |
| MVP | Most Valuable Player |
| ROY | Rookie of the Year |
| SIX | Sixth Man of the Year |
| SPOR | Sportmanship Award |
| Wins | Number of regular season wins |
| Win% | Winning percentage |

## Seasons

Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2023–24 season.
| NBA champions | Conference champions | Division champions | Playoff berth |
| Season | League | Conf­erence | Finish | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | Playoffs | Awards | Head Coach |
| 1968–69 | NBA | — | — | Western | 7th | 16 | 66 | .195 | 39 | | | Johnny Kerr |
| 1969–70 | NBA | — | — | Western | 4th | 39 | 43 | .476 | 9 | Lost Division semifinals (Lakers) 4–3 | | Johnny Kerr Jerry Colangelo |
| 1970–71 | NBA | Western | 5th | Midwest | 3rd | 48 | 34 | .585 | 18 | | | Cotton Fitzsimmons |
| 1971–72 | NBA | Western | 5th | Midwest | 3rd | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 | | | Cotton Fitzsimmons |
| 1972–73 | NBA | Western | 6th | Pacific | 3rd | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22 | | | Butch van Breda Kolff Jerry Colangelo |
| 1973–74 | NBA | Western | 8th | Pacific | 4th | 30 | 52 | .366 | 17 | | | John MacLeod |
| 1974–75 | NBA | Western | 8th | Pacific | 4th | 32 | 50 | .390 | 16 | | | John MacLeod |
| 1975–76 | NBA | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 3rd | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 | Won conference semifinals (SuperSonics) 4–2 Won conference finals (Warriors) 4–3 Lost NBA Finals (Celtics) 4–2 | Alvan Adams (ROY) Jerry Colangelo (EOY) | John MacLeod |
| 1976–77 | NBA | Western | 10th | Pacific | 5th | 34 | 48 | .415 | 19 | | | John MacLeod |
| 1977–78 | NBA | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 2nd | 49 | 33 | .598 | 9 | Lost First round (Bucks) 2–0 | Walter Davis (ROY) | John MacLeod |
| 1978–79 | NBA | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 2nd | 50 | 32 | .610 | 2 | Won First round (Trail Blazers) 2–1 Won conference semifinals (Kings) 4–1 Lost conference finals (SuperSonics) 4–3 | | John MacLeod |
| 1979–80 | NBA | Western | 4th | Pacific | 3rd | 55 | 27 | .671 | 5 | Won First round (Kings) 2–1 Lost conference semifinals (Lakers) 4–1 | | John MacLeod |
| 1980–81 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 57 | 25 | .695 | — | Lost conference semifinals (Kings) 4–3 | Jerry Colangelo (EOY) | John MacLeod |
| 1981–82 | NBA | Western | 5th | Pacific | 3rd | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11 | Won First round (Nuggets) 2–1 Lost conference semifinals (Lakers) 4–0 | | John MacLeod |
| 1982–83 | NBA | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 2nd | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 | Lost First round (Nuggets) 2–1 | | John MacLeod |
| 1983–84 | NBA | Western | 6th | Pacific | 4th | 41 | 41 | .500 | 13 | Won First round (Trail Blazers) 3–2 Won conference semifinals (Jazz) 4–2 Lost conference finals (Lakers) 4–2 | | John MacLeod |
| 1984–85 | NBA | Western | 8th | Pacific | 3rd | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 | Lost First round (Lakers) 3–0 | | John MacLeod |
| 1985–86 | NBA | Western | 9th | Pacific | 3rd | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 | | | John MacLeod |
| 1986–87 | NBA | Western | 9th | Pacific | 5th | 36 | 46 | .439 | 29 | | | John MacLeod Dick Van Arsdale |
| 1987–88 | NBA | Western | 9th | Pacific | 4th | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34 | | | John Wetzel |
| 1988–89 | NBA | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 2nd | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 | Won First round (Nuggets) 3–0 Won conference semifinals (Warriors) 4–1 Lost conference finals (Lakers) 4–0 | Eddie Johnson (SIX) Kevin Johnson (MIP) Cotton Fitzsimmons (COY) Jerry Colangelo (EOY) | Cotton Fitzsimmons |
| 1989–90 | NBA | Western | 5th | Pacific | 3rd | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 | Won First round (Jazz) 3–2 Won conference semifinals (Lakers) 4–1 Lost conference finals (Trail Blazers) 4–2 | | Cotton Fitzsimmons |
| 1990–91 | NBA | Western | 4th | Pacific | 3rd | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 | Lost First round (Jazz) 3–1 | Kevin Johnson (JWKC) | Cotton Fitzsimmons |
| 1991–92 | NBA | Western | 4th | Pacific | 3rd | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 | Won First round (Spurs) 3–0 Lost conference semifinals (Trail Blazers) 4–1 | | Cotton Fitzsimmons |
| 1992–93 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 62 | 20 | .756 | — | Won First round (Lakers) 3–2 Won conference semifinals (Spurs) 4–2 Won conference finals (SuperSonics) 4–3 Lost NBA Finals (Bulls) 4–2 | Charles Barkley (MVP) Jerry Colangelo (EOY) | Paul Westphal |
| 1993–94 | NBA | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 2nd | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7 | Won First round (Warriors) 3–0 Lost conference semifinals (Rockets) 4–3 | | Paul Westphal |
| 1994–95 | NBA | Western | 2nd | Pacific | 1st | 59 | 23 | .720 | — | Won First round (Trail Blazers) 3–0 Lost conference semifinals (Rockets) 4–3 | | Paul Westphal |
| 1995–96 | NBA | Western | 7th | Pacific | 4th | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23 | Lost First round (Spurs) 3–1 | | Paul Westphal Cotton Fitzsimmons |
| 1996–97 | NBA | Western | 7th | Pacific | 4th | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 | Lost First round (SuperSonics) 3–2 | | Cotton Fitzsimmons Danny Ainge |
| 1997–98 | NBA | Western | 4th | Pacific | 3rd | 56 | 26 | .683 | 5 | Lost First round (Spurs) 3–1 | Danny Manning (SIX) | Danny Ainge |
| 1998–99 | NBA | Western | 7th | Pacific | 3rd | 27 | 23 | .540 | 8 | Lost First round (Trail Blazers) 3–0 | | Danny Ainge |
| 1999–00 | NBA | Western | 5th | Pacific | 3rd | 53 | 29 | .646 | 14 | Won First round (Spurs) 3–1 Lost conference semifinals (Lakers) 4–1 | Rodney Rogers (SIX) | Danny Ainge Scott Skiles |
| 2000–01 | NBA | Western | 6th | Pacific | 3rd | 51 | 31 | .623 | 5 | Lost First round (Kings) 3–1 | | Scott Skiles |
| 2001–02 | NBA | Western | 10th | Pacific | 6th | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 | | | Scott Skiles Frank Johnson |
| 2002–03 | NBA | Western | 8th | Pacific | 4th | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15 | Lost First round (Spurs) 4–2 | Amar'e Stoudemire (ROY) | Frank Johnson |
| 2003–04 | NBA | Western | 13th | Pacific | 6th | 29 | 53 | .354 | 27 | | | Frank Johnson Mike D'Antoni |
| 2004–05 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 62 | 20 | .756 | — | Won First round (Grizzlies) 4–0 Won conference semifinals (Mavericks) 4–2 Lost conference finals (Spurs) 4–1 | Steve Nash (MVP) Mike D'Antoni (COY) Bryan Colangelo (EOY) | Mike D'Antoni |
| 2005–06 | NBA | Western | 2nd | Pacific | 1st | 54 | 28 | .659 | — | Won First round (Lakers) 4–3 Won conference semifinals (Clippers) 4–3 Lost conference finals (Mavericks) 4–2 | Steve Nash (MVP) Boris Diaw (MIP) | Mike D'Antoni |
| 2006–07 | NBA | Western | 2nd | Pacific | 1st | 61 | 21 | .744 | — | Won First round (Lakers) 4–1 Lost conference semifinals (Spurs) 4–2 | Leandro Barbosa (SIX) Steve Nash (JWKC) | Mike D'Antoni |
| 2007–08 | NBA | Western | 6th | Pacific | 2nd | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 | Lost First round (Spurs) 4–1 | Grant Hill (SPOR) | Mike D'Antoni |
| 2008–09 | NBA | Western | 9th | Pacific | 2nd | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19 | | Shaquille O'Neal (ASG MVP) | Terry Porter Alvin Gentry |
| 2009–10 | NBA | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 2nd | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 | Won First round (Trail Blazers) 4–2 Won conference semifinals (Spurs) 4–0 Lost conference finals (Lakers) 4–2 | Grant Hill (SPOR) | Alvin Gentry |
| 2010–11 | NBA | Western | 10th | Pacific | 2nd | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 | | | Alvin Gentry |
| 2011–12 | NBA | Western | 10th | Pacific | 3rd | 33 | 33 | .500 | 17 | | | Alvin Gentry |
| 2012–13 | NBA | Western | 15th | Pacific | 5th | 25 | 57 | .305 | 32 | | | Alvin Gentry Lindsey Hunter |
| 2013–14 | NBA | Western | 9th | Pacific | 3rd | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9 | | Goran Dragić (MIP) | Jeff Hornacek |
| 2014–15 | NBA | Western | 10th | Pacific | 3rd | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28 | | | Jeff Hornacek |
| 2015–16 | NBA | Western | 14th | Pacific | 4th | 23 | 59 | .280 | 50 | | | Jeff Hornacek Earl Watson |
| 2016–17 | NBA | Western | 15th | Pacific | 5th | 24 | 58 | .293 | 43 | | | Earl Watson |
| 2017–18 | NBA | Western | 15th | Pacific | 5th | 21 | 61 | .256 | 37 | | | Earl Watson Jay Triano |
| 2018–19 | NBA | Western | 15th | Pacific | 5th | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38 | | | Igor Kokoškov |
| 2019–20 | NBA | Western | 10th | Pacific | 3rd | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19 | | | Monty Williams |
| 2020–21 | NBA | Western | 2nd | Pacific | 1st | 51 | 21 | .708 | — | Won First round (Lakers) 4–2 Won conference semifinals (Nuggets) 4–0 Won conference finals (Clippers) 4–2 Lost NBA Finals (Bucks) 4–2 | James Jones (EOY) | Monty Williams |
| 2021–22 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 64 | 18 | .780 | — | Won First round (Pelicans) 4–2 Lost conference semifinals (Mavericks) 4–3 | Monty Williams (COY) | Monty Williams |
| 2022–23 | NBA | Western | 4th | Pacific | 2nd | 45 | 37 | .549 | 3 | Won First round (Clippers) 4–1 Lost conference semifinals (Nuggets) 4–2 | | Monty Williams |
| 2023–24 | NBA | Western | 6th | Pacific | 2nd | 49 | 33 | .598 | 2 | Lost First round (Timberwolves) 4–0 | | Frank Vogel |

### All-time records

| Statistic | Wins | Losses | Win% |
| Regular season record (1968–present) | 2,429 | 2,096 | .537 |
| Postseason record (1968–present) | 160 | 164 | .494 |
| All-time regular and post-season record (1968–present) | 2,589 | 2,260 | .534 |