# List of Los Angeles Lakers seasons

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles that competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA), which was formerly called the Basketball Association of America (BAA). Since 1999, the Lakers have played their home games at Crypto.com Arena. The franchise was founded in 1946 as the Detroit Gems. It played one season in the National Basketball League (NBL) in Detroit before new ownership moved the team to Minneapolis and renamed the team as the Minneapolis Lakers, after Minnesota's nickname, "Land of 10,000 Lakes". The Lakers won one NBL and five BAA/NBA championships in Minneapolis before relocating to Los Angeles for the 1960–61 NBA season. The Lakers went on to lose all of their six appearances in the NBA Finals in the 1960s, despite the presence of Elgin Baylor and Jerry West. In 1972, the Lakers compiled a 33-game winning streak, the longest streak in U.S. professional team sports, and won their sixth title, under coach Bill Sharman. The Lakers' popularity soared in the 1980s when they won five additional championships during a nine-year span with the help of Hall of Famers Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy and coach Pat Riley, the franchise's all-time leader in both regular season and playoff games coached and wins. Two of those championships during that span were against their arch-rivals, the Boston Celtics. With the help of Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson, the Lakers played in seven NBA Finals between 2000 and 2010, winning three of them consecutively from 2000 to 2002, losing the next two in 2004 and 2008, and winning in 2009 and 2010; the last three appearances were without O'Neal.
The Lakers hold records for having (at the end of the 2014–15 NBA season) the most wins (3,125), the highest winning percentage (.620), the most NBA Finals appearances (32) of any NBA franchise, second-fewest non-playoff seasons with seven and are second NBA championships with 17, behind the Boston Celtics' 18. They have won 60+ regular season games 11 times, trailing only the Boston Celtics in this category.
The team struggled during the mid to late 2010s, during which they suffered the longest playoff drought in franchise history, failing to qualify for the postseason for six seasons. Before that stretch, they had missed the playoffs only five times in their entire existence up to 2013.
The Lakers' fortunes turned around following the signing of LeBron James in the summer of 2018 and a trade for Anthony Davis in 2019. The team finished the 2020 regular season as the first seed in the Western Conference for the first time since 2010 and won the 2020 NBA Finals, their first championship since 2010.

## Table key

| ASG MVP | All-Star Game Most Valuable Player |
| COY | Coach of the Year |
| DPOY | Defensive Player of the Year |
| Finish | Final position in league or division standings |
| GB | Games behind first-place team in division |
| L | Number of regular season losses |
| EOY | Executive of the Year |
| FMVP | Finals Most Valuable Player |
| JWKC | J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship |
| MVP | Most Valuable Player |
| ROY | Rookie of the Year |
| SIX | Sixth Man of the Year |
| W | Number of regular season wins |

## Seasons

Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2022–23 season.
| NBL champions | NBA champions | Conference champions | Division champions | Playoff berth |
| Season | League | Conference | Finish | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | Playoffs | Awards | Head Coach |
| Detroit Gems ||||||||||||||
| 1946–47 | NBL | — | — | Western | 6th | 4 | 40 | .091 | 24 | — | — | Joel Mason Fred Campbell |
| Minneapolis Lakers ||||||||||||||
| 1947–48 | NBL | — | — | Western | 1st | 43 | 17 | .717 | — | Won opening round (All-Stars) 3–1 Won division semifinals (Blackhawks) 2–0 Won NBL championship (Royals) 3–1 | George Mikan (MVP) | John Kundla |
| 1948–49 | BAA | — | — | Western | 2nd | 44 | 16 | .733 | 1 | Won division semifinals (Stags) 2–0 Won division finals (Royals) 2–0 Won BAA Finals (Capitols) 4–2 | — | John Kundla |
| 1949–50 | NBA | — | — | Central | 1st | 51 | 17 | .750 | — | Won division semifinals (Stags) 2–0 Won division finals (Pistons) 2–0 Won NBA semifinals (Packers) 2–0 Won NBA Finals (Nationals) 4–2 | — | John Kundla |
| 1950–51 | NBA | — | — | Western | 1st | 44 | 24 | .647 | — | Won division semifinals (Olympians) 2–1 Lost division finals (Royals) 3–1 | — | John Kundla |
| 1951–52 | NBA | — | — | Western | 2nd | 40 | 26 | .606 | 1 | Won division semifinals (Olympians) 2–0 Won division finals (Royals) 3–1 Won NBA Finals (Knicks) 4–3 | — | John Kundla |
| 1952–53 | NBA | — | — | Western | 1st | 48 | 22 | .686 | — | Won division semifinals (Olympians) 2–0 Won division finals (Pistons) 3–2 Won NBA Finals (Knicks) 4–1 | George Mikan (ASG MVP) | John Kundla |
| 1953–54 | NBA | — | — | Western | 1st | 46 | 26 | .639 | — | Advanced divisional semifinals 3–0 Won division finals (Royals) 2–1 Won NBA Finals (Nationals) 4–3 | — | John Kundla |
| 1954–55 | NBA | — | — | Western | 2nd | 40 | 32 | .556 | 3 | Won division semifinals (Royals) 2–1 Lost division finals (Pistons) 3–1 | — | John Kundla |
| 1955–56 | NBA | — | — | Western | 2nd | 33 | 39 | .458 | 4 | Lost division semifinals (Hawks) 2–1 | — | John Kundla |
| 1956–57 | NBA | — | — | Western | 2nd | 34 | 38 | .472 | — | Won division semifinals (Pistons) 2–0 Lost division finals (Hawks) 3–0 | — | John Kundla |
| 1957–58 | NBA | — | — | Western | 4th | 19 | 53 | .264 | 22 | — | — | George Mikan John Kundla |
| 1958–59 | NBA | — | — | Western | 2nd | 33 | 39 | .458 | 16 | Won division semifinals (Pistons) 2–1 Won division finals (Hawks) 4–2 Lost NBA Finals (Celtics) 4–0 | Elgin Baylor (ROY, ASG MVP) | John Kundla |
| 1959–60 | NBA | — | — | Western | 3rd | 25 | 50 | .333 | 21 | Won division semifinals (Pistons) 2–0 Lost division finals (Hawks) 4–3 | — | John Castellani Jim Pollard |
| Los Angeles Lakers ||||||||||||||
| 1960–61 | NBA | — | — | Western | 2nd | 36 | 43 | .456 | 15 | Won division semifinals (Pistons) 3–2 Lost division finals (Hawks) 4–3 | — | Fred Schaus |
| 1961–62 | NBA | — | — | Western | 1st | 54 | 26 | .675 | — | Won division finals (Pistons) 4–2 Lost NBA Finals (Celtics) 4–3 | — | Fred Schaus |
| 1962–63 | NBA | — | — | Western | 1st | 53 | 27 | .663 | — | Won division finals (Hawks) 4–3 Lost NBA Finals (Celtics) 4–2 | — | Fred Schaus |
| 1963–64 | NBA | — | — | Western | 3rd | 42 | 38 | .525 | 6 | Lost division semifinals (Hawks) 3–2 | — | Fred Schaus |
| 1964–65 | NBA | — | — | Western | 1st | 49 | 31 | .613 | — | Won division finals (Bullets) 4–2 Lost NBA Finals (Celtics) 4–1 | — | Fred Schaus |
| 1965–66 | NBA | — | — | Western | 1st | 45 | 35 | .563 | — | Won division finals (Hawks) 4–3 Lost NBA Finals (Celtics) 4–3 | — | Fred Schaus |
| 1966–67 | NBA | — | — | Western | 3rd | 36 | 45 | .444 | 8 | Lost division semifinals (Warriors) 3–0 | — | Fred Schaus |
| 1967–68 | NBA | — | — | Western | 2nd | 52 | 30 | .634 | 4 | Won division semifinals (Bulls) 4–1 Won division finals (Warriors) 4–0 Lost NBA Finals (Celtics) 4–2 | — | Butch van Breda Kolff |
| 1968–69 | NBA | — | — | Western | 1st | 55 | 27 | .671 | — | Won division semifinals (Warriors) 4–2 Won division finals (Hawks) 4–1 Lost NBA Finals (Celtics) 4–3 | Jerry West (FMVP) | Butch van Breda Kolff |
| 1969–70 | NBA | — | — | Western | 2nd | 46 | 36 | .561 | 2 | Won division semifinals (Suns) 4–3 Won division finals (Hawks) 4–0 Lost NBA Finals (Knicks) 4–3 | — | Joe Mullaney |
| 1970–71 | NBA | Western | 2nd | Pacific | 1st | 48 | 34 | .585 | — | Won conference semifinals (Bulls) 4–3 Lost conference finals (Bucks) 4–1 | — | Joe Mullaney |
| 1971–72 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 69 | 13 | .841 | — | Won conference semifinals (Bulls) 4–0 Won conference finals (Bucks) 4–2 Won NBA Finals (Knicks) 4–1 | Wilt Chamberlain (FMVP) Bill Sharman (COY) Jerry West (ASG MVP) | Bill Sharman |
| 1972–73 | NBA | Western | 2nd | Pacific | 1st | 60 | 22 | .732 | — | Won conference semifinals (Bulls) 4–3 Won conference finals (Warriors) 4–1 Lost NBA Finals (Knicks) 4–1 | — | Bill Sharman |
| 1973–74 | NBA | Western | 2nd | Pacific | 1st | 47 | 35 | .573 | — | Lost conference semifinals (Bucks) 4–1 | — | Bill Sharman |
| 1974–75 | NBA | Western | 9th | Pacific | 5th | 30 | 52 | .366 | 18 | — | — | Bill Sharman |
| 1975–76 | NBA | Western | 6th | Pacific | 4th | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 | — | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (MVP) | Bill Sharman |
| 1976–77 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 53 | 29 | .646 | — | Won conference semifinals (Warriors) 4–3 Lost conference finals (Trail Blazers) 4–0 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (MVP) | Jerry West |
| 1977–78 | NBA | Western | 5th | Pacific | 4th | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 | Lost first round (SuperSonics) 2–1 | — | Jerry West |
| 1978–79 | NBA | Western | 5th | Pacific | 3rd | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5 | Won first round (Nuggets) 2–1 Lost conference semifinals (SuperSonics) 4–1 | — | Jerry West |
| 1979–80 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 60 | 22 | .732 | — | Won conference semifinals (Suns) 4–1 Won conference finals (SuperSonics) 4–1 Won NBA Finals (76ers) 4–2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (MVP) Magic Johnson (FMVP) | Jack McKinney Paul Westhead |
| 1980–81 | NBA | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 2nd | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 | Lost first round (Rockets) 2–1 | — | Paul Westhead |
| 1981–82 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 57 | 25 | .695 | — | Won conference semifinals (Suns) 4–0 Won conference finals (Spurs) 4–0 Won NBA Finals (76ers) 4–2 | Magic Johnson (FMVP) | Paul Westhead Pat Riley |
| 1982–83 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 58 | 24 | .707 | — | Won conference semifinals (Trail Blazers) 4–1 Won conference finals (Spurs) 4–2 Lost NBA Finals (76ers) 4–0 | — | Pat Riley |
| 1983–84 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 54 | 28 | .659 | — | Won first round (Kings) 3–0 Won conference semifinals (Mavericks) 4–1 Won conference finals (Suns) 4–2 Lost NBA Finals (Celtics) 4–3 | — | Pat Riley |
| 1984–85 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 62 | 20 | .756 | — | Won first round (Suns) 3–0 Won conference semifinals (Trail Blazers) 4–1 Won conference finals (Nuggets) 4–1 Won NBA Finals (Celtics) 4–2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (FMVP) | Pat Riley |
| 1985–86 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 62 | 20 | .756 | — | Won first round (Spurs) 3–0 Won conference semifinals (Mavericks) 4–2 Lost conference finals (Rockets) 4–1 | Michael Cooper (JWKC) | Pat Riley |
| 1986–87 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 65 | 17 | .793 | — | Won first round (Nuggets) 3–0 Won conference semifinals (Warriors) 4–1 Won conference finals (SuperSonics) 4–0 Won NBA Finals (Celtics) 4–2 | Magic Johnson (MVP, FMVP) Michael Cooper (DPOY) | Pat Riley |
| 1987–88 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 62 | 20 | .756 | — | Won first round (Spurs) 3–0 Won conference semifinals (Jazz) 4–3 Won conference finals (Mavericks) 4–3 Won NBA Finals (Pistons) 4–3 | James Worthy (FMVP) | Pat Riley |
| 1988–89 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 57 | 25 | .695 | — | Won first round (Trail Blazers) 3–0 Won conference semifinals (SuperSonics) 4–0 Won conference finals (Suns) 4–0 Lost NBA Finals (Pistons) 4–0 | Magic Johnson (MVP) | Pat Riley |
| 1989–90 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 63 | 19 | .768 | — | Won first round (Rockets) 3–1 Lost conference semifinals (Suns) 4–1 | Magic Johnson (MVP, ASG MVP) Pat Riley (COY) | Pat Riley |
| 1990–91 | NBA | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 2nd | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 | Won first round (Rockets) 3–0 Won conference semifinals (Warriors) 4–1 Won conference finals (Trail Blazers) 4–2 Lost NBA Finals (Bulls) 4–1 | — | Mike Dunleavy |
| 1991–92 | NBA | Western | 8th | Pacific | 6th | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14 | Lost first round (Trail Blazers) 3–1 | Magic Johnson (ASG MVP, JWKC) | Mike Dunleavy |
| 1992–93 | NBA | Western | 8th | Pacific | 5th | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23 | Lost first round (Suns) 3–2 | — | Randy Pfund |
| 1993–94 | NBA | Western | 9th | Pacific | 5th | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 | — | — | Randy Pfund Bill Bertka Magic Johnson |
| 1994–95 | NBA | Western | 5th | Pacific | 3rd | 48 | 34 | .585 | 11 | Won first round (SuperSonics) 3–1 Lost conference semifinals (Spurs) 4–2 | Del Harris (COY) Jerry West (EOY) | Del Harris |
| 1995–96 | NBA | Western | 4th | Pacific | 2nd | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11 | Lost first round (Rockets) 3–1 | — | Del Harris |
| 1996–97 | NBA | Western | 4th | Pacific | 2nd | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 | Won first round (Trail Blazers) 3–1 Lost conference semifinals (Jazz) 4–1 | — | Del Harris |
| 1997–98 | NBA | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 2nd | 61 | 21 | .744 | — | Won first round (Trail Blazers) 3–1 Won conference semifinals (SuperSonics) 4–1 Lost conference finals (Jazz) 4–0 | — | Del Harris |
| 1998–99 | NBA | Western | 4th | Pacific | 2nd | 31 | 19 | .620 | 4 | Won first round (Rockets) 3–1 Lost conference semifinals (Spurs) 4–0 | — | Del Harris Bill Bertka Kurt Rambis |
| 1999–00 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 67 | 15 | .817 | — | Won first round (Kings) 3–2 Won conference semifinals (Suns) 4–1 Won conference finals (Trail Blazers) 4–3 Won NBA Finals (Pacers) 4–2 | Shaquille O'Neal (MVP, FMVP, ASG MVP) | Phil Jackson |
| 2000–01 | NBA | Western | 2nd | Pacific | 1st | 56 | 26 | .683 | — | Won first round (Trail Blazers) 3–0 Won conference semifinals (Kings) 4–0 Won conference finals (Spurs) 4–0 Won NBA Finals (76ers) 4–1 | Shaquille O'Neal (FMVP) | Phil Jackson |
| 2001–02 | NBA | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 2nd | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3 | Won first round (Trail Blazers) 3–0 Won conference semifinals (Spurs) 4–1 Won conference finals (Kings) 4–3 Won NBA Finals (Nets) 4–0 | Shaquille O'Neal (FMVP) Kobe Bryant (ASG MVP) | Phil Jackson |
| 2002–03 | NBA | Western | 5th | Pacific | 2nd | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9 | Won first round (Timberwolves) 4–2 Lost conference semifinals (Spurs) 4–2 | — | Phil Jackson |
| 2003–04 | NBA | Western | 2nd | Pacific | 1st | 56 | 26 | .683 | — | Won first round (Rockets) 4–1 Won conference semifinals (Spurs) 4–2 Won conference finals (Timberwolves) 4–2 Lost NBA Finals (Pistons) 4–1 | Shaquille O'Neal (ASG MVP) | Phil Jackson |
| 2004–05 | NBA | Western | 11th | Pacific | 4th | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 | — | — | Rudy Tomjanovich Frank Hamblen |
| 2005–06 | NBA | Western | 7th | Pacific | 3rd | 45 | 37 | .549 | 9 | Lost first round (Suns) 4–3 | — | Phil Jackson |
| 2006–07 | NBA | Western | 7th | Pacific | 2nd | 42 | 40 | .512 | 19 | Lost first round (Suns) 4–1 | Kobe Bryant (ASG MVP) | Phil Jackson |
| 2007–08 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 57 | 25 | .695 | — | Won first round (Nuggets) 4–0 Won conference semifinals (Jazz) 4–2 Won conference finals (Spurs) 4–1 Lost NBA Finals (Celtics) 4–2 | Kobe Bryant (MVP) | Phil Jackson |
| 2008–09 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 65 | 17 | .793 | — | Won first round (Jazz) 4–1 Won conference semifinals (Rockets) 4–3 Won conference finals (Nuggets) 4–2 Won NBA Finals (Magic) 4–1 | Kobe Bryant (FMVP, ASG MVP) | Phil Jackson |
| 2009–10 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 57 | 25 | .695 | — | Won first round (Thunder) 4–2 Won conference semifinals (Jazz) 4–0 Won conference finals (Suns) 4–2 Won NBA Finals (Celtics) 4–3 | Kobe Bryant (FMVP) | Phil Jackson |
| 2010–11 | NBA | Western | 2nd | Pacific | 1st | 57 | 25 | .695 | — | Won first round (Hornets) 4–2 Lost conference semifinals (Mavericks) 4–0 | Kobe Bryant (ASG MVP) Lamar Odom (SIX) Ron Artest (JWKC) | Phil Jackson |
| 2011–12 | NBA | Western | 3rd | Pacific | 1st | 41 | 25 | .621 | — | Won first round (Nuggets) 4–3 Lost conference semifinals (Thunder) 4–1 | Pau Gasol (JWKC) | Mike Brown |
| 2012–13 | NBA | Western | 7th | Pacific | 3rd | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | Lost first round (Spurs) 4–0 | — | Mike Brown Bernie Bickerstaff Mike D'Antoni |
| 2013–14 | NBA | Western | 14th | Pacific | 5th | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30 | — | — | Mike D'Antoni |
| 2014–15 | NBA | Western | 14th | Pacific | 5th | 21 | 61 | .256 | 46 | — | — | Byron Scott |
| 2015–16 | NBA | Western | 15th | Pacific | 5th | 17 | 65 | .207 | 56 | — | — | Byron Scott |
| 2016–17 | NBA | Western | 14th | Pacific | 4th | 26 | 56 | .317 | 41 | — | — | Luke Walton |
| 2017–18 | NBA | Western | 11th | Pacific | 3rd | 35 | 47 | .427 | 23 | — | — | Luke Walton |
| 2018–19 | NBA | Western | 10th | Pacific | 4th | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20 | — | — | Luke Walton |
| 2019–20 | NBA | Western | 1st | Pacific | 1st | 52 | 19 | .732 | — | Won first round (Trail Blazers) 4–1 Won conference semifinals (Rockets) 4–1 Won conference finals (Nuggets) 4–1 Won NBA Finals (Heat) 4–2 | LeBron James (FMVP) | Frank Vogel |
| 2020–21 | NBA | Western | 7th | Pacific | 3rd | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10 | Lost first round (Suns) 4–2 | — | Frank Vogel |
| 2021–22 | NBA | Western | 11th | Pacific | 4th | 33 | 49 | .402 | 31 | — | — | Frank Vogel |
| 2022–23 | NBA | Western | 7th | Pacific | 5th | 43 | 39 | .524 | 5 | Won first round (Grizzlies) 4–2 Won conference semifinals (Warriors) 4–2 Lost conference finals (Nuggets) 4–0 | — | Darvin Ham |
| 2023–24 | NBA | Western | 7th | Pacific | 3rd | 47 | 35 | .573 | 4 | Lost first round (Nuggets) 4–1 | — | Darvin Ham |

## All-time records

Note: Statistics are correct as of the 2024 NBA playoffs.

### NBA records

| Statistic | Wins | Losses | Win% |
| Minneapolis Lakers regular season record (1948–1960) | 457 | 382 | .545 |
| Los Angeles Lakers regular season record (1960–present) | 3,093 | 2,072 | .599 |
| All-time regular season record (1948–present) | 3,550 | 2,454 | .591 |
| Minneapolis Lakers post-season record (1948–1960) | 67 | 40 | .626 |
| Los Angeles Lakers post-season record (1960–present) | 398 | 277 | .590 |
| All-time post-season record (1948–present) | 465 | 317 | .595 |
| All-time regular and postseason record | 4,015 | 2,771 | .592 |
Sources:

### NBL records

| Statistic | Wins | Losses | Win% |
| Minneapolis Lakers regular season record (1947–1948) | 43 | 17 | .717 |
| Minneapolis Lakers postseason record (1947–1948) | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| All-time regular and postseason record | 51 | 19 | .729 |
Sources: