New Orleans Team History
Currently 1969-70 to 2025-26
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'71 |
'72 |
'73 |
'74 |
'75 |
'76 |
'77 |
'78 |
'79 |
'80 |
'81 |
'82 |
'83 |
'84 |
'85 |
'86 |
'87 |
'88 |
'89 |
'90 |
'91 |
'92 |
'93 |
'94 |
'95 |
'96 |
'97 |
'98 |
| Year Rank |
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129 |
87 |
36 |
198 |
224 |
173 |
72 |
65 |
123 |
191 |
73 |
29 |
76 |
81 |
92 |
71 |
111 |
34 |
89 |
127 |
82 |
92 |
157 |
| Offense Rank |
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132 |
123 |
55 |
244 |
219 |
190 |
83 |
24 |
168 |
200 |
168 |
73 |
89 |
130 |
165 |
164 |
155 |
89 |
84 |
173 |
82 |
93 |
179 |
| Defense Rank |
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126 |
63 |
37 |
86 |
206 |
127 |
63 |
160 |
88 |
161 |
24 |
16 |
69 |
55 |
43 |
15 |
79 |
10 |
102 |
90 |
84 |
110 |
141 |
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'99 |
'00 |
'01 |
'02 |
'03 |
'04 |
'05 |
'06 |
'07 |
'08 |
'09 |
'10 |
'11 |
'12 |
'13 |
'14 |
'15 |
'16 |
'17 |
'18 |
'19 |
'20 |
'21 |
'22 |
'23 |
'24 |
'25 |
'26 |
| Year Rank |
195 |
202 |
186 |
187 |
166 |
169 |
190 |
223 |
227 |
175 |
276 |
305 |
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346 |
325 |
313 |
324 |
187 |
263 |
265 |
327 |
277 |
276 |
339 |
346 |
345 |
220 |
| Offense Rank |
253 |
247 |
196 |
241 |
174 |
166 |
169 |
204 |
115 |
139 |
304 |
324 |
|
|
340 |
314 |
313 |
314 |
232 |
263 |
305 |
237 |
263 |
291 |
317 |
316 |
298 |
135 |
| Defense Rank |
115 |
145 |
167 |
112 |
151 |
174 |
220 |
227 |
319 |
246 |
176 |
220 |
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340 |
309 |
313 |
312 |
130 |
263 |
179 |
343 |
286 |
236 |
339 |
354 |
352 |
307 |
For each type of rating, the columns are the rating, season rank, and all-time rank.
| Rank |
Season |
Record |
|
Predictive Rating |
|
Expected Predictive Rating |
|
Offense |
|
Defense |
|
Improvement |
| 1 |
1992 - 93 |
25 - 4 |
+11.2 |
34 |
1,709 |
+14.0 |
18 |
980 |
+3.3 |
89 |
4,386 |
+7.8 |
10 |
676 |
-1.8 |
224 |
12,844 |
| 2 |
1986 - 87 |
24 - 4 |
+10.7 |
29 |
1,874 |
+13.3 |
15 |
1,149 |
+3.6 |
73 |
4,139 |
+7.2 |
16 |
938 |
-1.5 |
207 |
12,125 |
| 3 |
1977 - 78 |
21 - 6 |
+7.8 |
36 |
3,238 |
+8.6 |
36 |
2,973 |
+3.6 |
55 |
4,084 |
+4.2 |
37 |
3,109 |
+1.2 |
82 |
5,816 |
| 4 |
1990 - 91 |
21 - 8 |
+6.9 |
71 |
3,715 |
+9.3 |
52 |
2,668 |
-0.8 |
164 |
9,685 |
+7.7 |
15 |
722 |
-1.4 |
200 |
11,997 |
| 5 |
1995 - 96 |
21 - 9 |
+5.7 |
82 |
4,421 |
+7.0 |
73 |
3,776 |
+2.8 |
82 |
4,952 |
+2.9 |
84 |
4,538 |
+1.7 |
83 |
4,819 |
| 6 |
1987 - 88 |
21 - 11 |
+5.6 |
76 |
4,483 |
+4.2 |
93 |
5,387 |
+2.4 |
89 |
5,397 |
+3.1 |
69 |
4,235 |
-3.5 |
257 |
15,425 |
| 7 |
1981 - 82 |
14 - 7 |
+5.5 |
72 |
4,498 |
+5.7 |
70 |
4,556 |
+2.2 |
83 |
5,660 |
+3.3 |
63 |
4,024 |
+1.1 |
95 |
6,043 |
| 8 |
1982 - 83 |
20 - 7 |
+5.2 |
65 |
4,703 |
+7.5 |
52 |
3,519 |
+6.1 |
24 |
1,928 |
-1.0 |
160 |
9,988 |
-2.5 |
230 |
13,976 |
| 9 |
1988 - 89 |
19 - 11 |
+5.1 |
81 |
4,771 |
+6.3 |
69 |
4,163 |
+0.9 |
130 |
7,390 |
+4.2 |
55 |
3,152 |
+4.2 |
31 |
1,278 |
| 10 |
1985 - 86 |
14 - 12 |
+4.9 |
73 |
4,866 |
+2.8 |
101 |
6,302 |
-1.7 |
168 |
10,893 |
+6.6 |
24 |
1,240 |
-2.0 |
220 |
13,088 |
| 11 |
1993 - 94 |
19 - 10 |
+4.9 |
89 |
4,892 |
+5.0 |
91 |
4,964 |
+3.2 |
84 |
4,518 |
+1.7 |
102 |
6,084 |
+0.1 |
153 |
8,536 |
| 12 |
1996 - 97 |
22 - 7 |
+4.6 |
92 |
5,052 |
+5.5 |
85 |
4,685 |
+2.6 |
93 |
5,210 |
+2.0 |
110 |
5,642 |
-6.0 |
299 |
16,968 |
| 13 |
1989 - 90 |
20 - 11 |
+4.4 |
92 |
5,156 |
+5.1 |
85 |
4,898 |
-0.8 |
165 |
9,679 |
+5.2 |
43 |
2,178 |
+4.3 |
21 |
1,201 |
| 14 |
1991 - 92 |
17 - 14 |
+3.6 |
111 |
5,691 |
+3.9 |
110 |
5,559 |
+0.2 |
155 |
8,383 |
+3.4 |
79 |
3,894 |
-2.1 |
221 |
13,383 |
| 15 |
1976 - 77 |
18 - 10 |
+2.7 |
87 |
6,339 |
+2.0 |
98 |
6,882 |
-0.1 |
123 |
8,752 |
+2.7 |
63 |
4,708 |
-5.3 |
235 |
16,696 |
| 16 |
1994 - 95 |
19 - 11 |
+1.6 |
127 |
7,132 |
+2.1 |
130 |
6,798 |
-1.2 |
173 |
10,218 |
+2.8 |
90 |
4,609 |
-0.4 |
167 |
9,751 |
| 17 |
1983 - 84 |
10 - 14 |
+1.1 |
123 |
7,546 |
-0.8 |
147 |
9,063 |
-1.3 |
168 |
10,360 |
+2.4 |
88 |
5,152 |
+3.2 |
30 |
2,305 |
| 18 |
2002 - 03 |
13 - 13 |
0.0 |
166 |
8,400 |
+0.6 |
158 |
7,934 |
-0.3 |
174 |
8,967 |
+0.3 |
151 |
8,091 |
-5.9 |
318 |
16,939 |
| 19 |
1997 - 98 |
15 - 12 |
-0.5 |
157 |
8,782 |
-1.1 |
169 |
9,221 |
-1.2 |
179 |
10,282 |
+0.7 |
141 |
7,357 |
-0.6 |
175 |
10,006 |
| 20 |
2003 - 04 |
16 - 14 |
-0.7 |
169 |
8,954 |
+1.0 |
148 |
7,606 |
-0.2 |
166 |
8,946 |
-0.5 |
174 |
9,243 |
+1.8 |
87 |
4,471 |
| 21 |
1975 - 76 |
13 - 8 |
-0.9 |
129 |
9,119 |
+0.6 |
107 |
7,991 |
-0.9 |
132 |
9,809 |
-0.1 |
126 |
8,562 |
-1.9 |
182 |
12,967 |
| 22 |
2016 - 17 |
17 - 12 |
-1.2 |
187 |
9,314 |
-1.5 |
188 |
9,543 |
-2.3 |
232 |
11,711 |
+1.2 |
130 |
6,745 |
+1.3 |
105 |
5,541 |
| 23 |
2001 - 02 |
13 - 14 |
-1.7 |
187 |
9,768 |
-0.9 |
175 |
9,112 |
-3.5 |
241 |
13,104 |
+1.8 |
112 |
5,944 |
+8.7 |
3 |
43 |
| 24 |
2004 - 05 |
12 - 17 |
-1.8 |
190 |
9,776 |
-1.9 |
190 |
9,866 |
+0.1 |
169 |
8,494 |
-1.8 |
220 |
11,260 |
+4.6 |
19 |
961 |
| 25 |
2007 - 08 |
17 - 13 |
-1.9 |
175 |
9,883 |
-0.2 |
164 |
8,570 |
+1.2 |
139 |
7,068 |
-3.0 |
246 |
12,925 |
-1.1 |
211 |
11,365 |
| 26 |
2000 - 01 |
15 - 12 |
-2.1 |
186 |
10,038 |
-1.6 |
180 |
9,633 |
-1.5 |
196 |
10,590 |
-0.6 |
167 |
9,413 |
-1.5 |
216 |
12,263 |
| 27 |
1984 - 85 |
10 - 19 |
-3.4 |
191 |
11,066 |
-2.9 |
184 |
10,626 |
-2.5 |
200 |
11,840 |
-0.9 |
161 |
9,905 |
+0.8 |
111 |
6,861 |
| 28 |
1998 - 99 |
14 - 16 |
-3.4 |
195 |
11,082 |
-0.8 |
170 |
9,050 |
-5.2 |
253 |
14,727 |
+1.8 |
115 |
5,937 |
-3.4 |
276 |
15,309 |
| 29 |
1980 - 81 |
11 - 14 |
-3.4 |
173 |
11,085 |
-3.2 |
168 |
10,795 |
-3.1 |
190 |
12,639 |
-0.3 |
127 |
8,896 |
+0.9 |
96 |
6,433 |
| 30 |
2025 - 26 |
8 - 13 |
-3.5 |
220 |
11,158 |
-2.3 |
207 |
10,126 |
+1.0 |
135 |
7,234 |
-4.5 |
307 |
14,668 |
-0.4 |
203 |
9,543 |
| Rank |
Season |
Record |
Predictive Rating |
Expected Predictive Rating |
Offense |
Defense |
Improvement |
| 31 |
1999 - 00 |
11 - 18 |
-3.9 |
202 |
11,443 |
-5.2 |
221 |
12,261 |
-4.2 |
247 |
13,752 |
+0.3 |
145 |
8,062 |
-3.2 |
276 |
15,024 |
| 32 |
2005 - 06 |
8 - 19 |
-4.2 |
223 |
11,700 |
-4.8 |
230 |
11,995 |
-1.7 |
204 |
10,852 |
-2.6 |
227 |
12,296 |
+3.6 |
34 |
1,806 |
| 33 |
1978 - 79 |
10 - 16 |
-5.4 |
198 |
12,590 |
-4.9 |
191 |
12,057 |
-7.1 |
244 |
16,007 |
+1.7 |
86 |
6,007 |
-1.4 |
178 |
11,869 |
| 34 |
2006 - 07 |
13 - 17 |
-5.5 |
227 |
12,680 |
-5.7 |
233 |
12,660 |
+1.8 |
115 |
6,148 |
-7.3 |
319 |
16,526 |
-0.3 |
178 |
9,469 |
| 35 |
2018 - 19 |
15 - 14 |
-5.9 |
265 |
12,950 |
-4.5 |
232 |
11,770 |
-5.3 |
305 |
14,796 |
-0.6 |
179 |
9,394 |
+2.3 |
83 |
3,615 |
| 36 |
2017 - 18 |
13 - 17 |
-6.3 |
263 |
13,255 |
-5.7 |
257 |
12,635 |
-3.1 |
263 |
12,670 |
-3.1 |
263 |
13,040 |
-0.4 |
199 |
9,602 |
| 37 |
2021 - 22 |
15 - 14 |
-6.6 |
276 |
13,442 |
-5.9 |
262 |
12,819 |
-4.5 |
291 |
14,085 |
-2.0 |
236 |
11,574 |
-3.0 |
293 |
14,763 |
| 38 |
1979 - 80 |
3 - 21 |
-7.9 |
224 |
14,232 |
-14.2 |
251 |
16,488 |
-4.6 |
219 |
14,182 |
-3.3 |
206 |
13,188 |
+1.0 |
91 |
6,320 |
| 39 |
2008 - 09 |
9 - 18 |
-8.0 |
276 |
14,295 |
-7.1 |
270 |
13,623 |
-7.4 |
304 |
16,149 |
-0.6 |
176 |
9,358 |
-0.7 |
196 |
10,316 |
| 40 |
2020 - 21 |
9 - 15 |
-8.1 |
277 |
14,369 |
-11.5 |
319 |
15,729 |
-3.6 |
263 |
13,180 |
-4.5 |
286 |
14,647 |
+4.4 |
16 |
1,086 |
| 41 |
2014 - 15 |
8 - 18 |
-9.2 |
313 |
15,003 |
-11.0 |
321 |
15,542 |
-4.6 |
313 |
14,202 |
-4.6 |
313 |
14,745 |
+1.8 |
97 |
4,577 |
| 42 |
2022 - 23 |
10 - 20 |
-11.1 |
339 |
15,756 |
-11.1 |
337 |
15,609 |
-5.0 |
317 |
14,570 |
-6.1 |
339 |
15,881 |
+2.2 |
26 |
3,691 |
| 43 |
2019 - 20 |
5 - 21 |
-11.1 |
327 |
15,773 |
-14.3 |
340 |
16,508 |
-2.3 |
237 |
11,726 |
-8.8 |
343 |
16,964 |
-0.8 |
215 |
10,674 |
| 44 |
2015 - 16 |
7 - 20 |
-11.6 |
324 |
15,972 |
-13.6 |
334 |
16,365 |
-6.1 |
314 |
15,408 |
-5.5 |
312 |
15,530 |
-3.4 |
300 |
15,207 |
| 45 |
2013 - 14 |
9 - 15 |
-11.7 |
325 |
15,974 |
-8.4 |
294 |
14,419 |
-6.4 |
314 |
15,564 |
-5.3 |
309 |
15,331 |
-1.6 |
247 |
12,304 |
| 46 |
2009 - 10 |
5 - 22 |
-11.7 |
305 |
16,003 |
-12.9 |
309 |
16,169 |
-10.0 |
324 |
16,923 |
-1.8 |
220 |
11,144 |
-3.1 |
287 |
14,950 |
| 47 |
2024 - 25 |
4 - 27 |
-12.8 |
345 |
16,318 |
-13.1 |
343 |
16,243 |
-5.0 |
298 |
14,602 |
-7.7 |
352 |
16,691 |
-1.2 |
247 |
11,529 |
| 48 |
2023 - 24 |
6 - 23 |
-13.5 |
346 |
16,502 |
-14.1 |
346 |
16,457 |
-5.9 |
316 |
15,286 |
-7.6 |
354 |
16,646 |
-2.2 |
281 |
13,560 |
| 49 |
2012 - 13 |
4 - 18 |
-18.9 |
346 |
17,161 |
-14.2 |
337 |
16,483 |
-10.7 |
340 |
17,021 |
-8.2 |
340 |
16,827 |
-4.1 |
316 |
15,975 |