Seasons
Verified data · source: List of Dallas Mavericks seasons · auto-audited weekly.
49 rows · scroll inside the table (header and first column stay put).
| Season | League | Conference | Finish | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–81 | NBA | Western | 12th | Midwest | 6th | 15 | 67 | .183 | 37 |
| 1981–82 | NBA | Western | 10th | Midwest | 5th | 28 | 54 | .341 | 20 |
| 1982–83 | NBA | Western | 8th | Midwest | 4th | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15 |
| 1983–84 | NBA | Western | 4th | Midwest | 2nd | 43 | 39 | .524 | 2 |
| 1984–85 | NBA | Western | 4th | Midwest | 3rd | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8 |
| 1985–86 | NBA | Western | 4th | Midwest | 3rd | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7 |
| 1986–87 | NBA | Western | 2nd | Midwest | 1st | 55 | 27 | .671 | — |
| 1987–88 | NBA | Western | 3rd | Midwest | 2nd | 53 | 29 | .646 | 1 |
| 1988–89 | NBA | Western | 9th | Midwest | 4th | 38 | 44 | .463 | 13 |
| 1989–90 | NBA | Western | 6th | Midwest | 3rd | 47 | 35 | .573 | 9 |
| 1990–91 | NBA | Western | 12th | Midwest | 6th | 28 | 54 | .341 | 27 |
| 1991–92 | NBA | Western | 12th | Midwest | 5th | 22 | 60 | .268 | 33 |
| 1992–93 | NBA | Western | 13th | Midwest | 6th | 11 | 71 | .134 | 44 |
| 1993–94 | NBA | Western | 13th | Midwest | 6th | 13 | 69 | .159 | 45 |
| 1994–95 | NBA | Western | 10th | Midwest | 5th | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 |
| 1995–96 | NBA | Western | 12th | Midwest | 5th | 26 | 56 | .317 | 33 |
| 1996–97 | NBA | Western | 11th | Midwest | 4th | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40 |
| 1997–98 | NBA | Western | 10th | Midwest | 5th | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42 |
| 1998–99[c] | NBA | Western | 11th | Midwest | 5th | 19 | 31 | .380 | 18 |
| 1999–00 | NBA | Western | 9th | Midwest | 4th | 40 | 42 | .488 | 15 |
| 2000–01 | NBA | Western | 5th | Midwest | 3rd | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 |
| 2001–02 | NBA | Western | 4th | Midwest | 2nd | 57 | 25 | .695 | 1 |
| 2002–03 | NBA | Western | 3rd | Midwest | 2nd | 60 | 22 | .732 | — |
| 2003–04 | NBA | Western | 5th | Midwest | 3rd | 52 | 30 | .634 | 6 |
| 2004–05 | NBA | Western | 4th | Southwest | 2nd | 58 | 24 | .707 | 1 |
| 2005–06 | NBA | Western | 4th | Southwest | 2nd | 60 | 22 | .732 | 3 |
| 2006–07 | NBA | Western | 1st | Southwest | 1st | 67 | 15 | .817 | — |
| 2007–08 | NBA | Western | 7th | Southwest | 4th | 51 | 31 | .622 | 5 |
| 2008–09 | NBA | Western | 6th | Southwest | 3rd | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4 |
| 2009–10 | NBA | Western | 2nd | Southwest | 1st | 55 | 27 | .671 | — |
| 2010–11 | NBA | Western | 3rd | Southwest | 2nd | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 |
| 2011–12[d] | NBA | Western | 7th | Southwest | 3rd | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14 |
| 2012–13 | NBA | Western | 10th | Southwest | 4th | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19 |
| 2013–14 | NBA | Western | 8th | Southwest | 4th | 49 | 33 | .598 | 13 |
| 2014–15 | NBA | Western | 7th | Southwest | 4th | 50 | 32 | .610 | 6 |
| 2015–16 | NBA | Western | 6th | Southwest | 2nd | 42 | 40 | .512 | 25 |
| 2016–17 | NBA | Western | 11th | Southwest | 5th | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28 |
| 2017–18 | NBA | Western | 13th | Southwest | 4th | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41 |
| 2018–19 | NBA | Western | 14th | Southwest | 5th | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20 |
| 2019–20 | NBA | Western | 7th | Southwest | 2nd | 43 | 32 | .573 | 11 |
| 2020–21 | NBA | Western | 5th | Southwest | 1st | 42 | 30 | .583 | — |
| 2021–22 | NBA | Western | 4th | Southwest | 2nd | 52 | 30 | .634 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | NBA | Western | 11th | Southwest | 3rd | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15 |
| 2023–24 | NBA | Western | 5th | Southwest | 1st | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 2024–25 | NBA | Western | 9th[e] | Southwest | 3rd | 39 | 43 | .476 | 29 |
| 2025–26 | NBA | Western | 12th | Southwest | 4th | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38 |
| Regular Season Record | 1,862 | 1,845 | .502 | 1980–present | |||||
| Playoff Record | 118 | 131 | .474 | Playoff Series Record: 22–24 | |||||
| Combined Record | 1,980 | 1,976 | .501 | 1 NBA championship, 3 conference championships, 5 division championshi |