Template:Southern Melbourne Saints season by season
| NBL champions | League champions | Runners-up | Finals berth |
| Season | Tier | League | Regular season | Post-season | Head coach | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | ||||||
| St. Kilda Saints | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 18 | 15 | 3 | .833 | Won NBL final (Canberra) 94–93 | Brian Kerle | |
| 1980 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 22 | 17 | 5 | .773 | Won semifinal (Nunawading) 101–77 Won NBL final (West Adelaide) 113–88 |
Brian Kerle | |
| 1981 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 22 | 17 | 5 | .773 | 1981 FIBA Club World Cup* | Brian Kerle | |
| 1982 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 26 | 17 | 9 | .654 | Did not qualify | Brian Kerle | |
| 1983 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 22 | 12 | 10 | .545 | Eliminated round robin 0–3 | Brian Kerle | |
| 1984 | 1 | NBL | 5th | 23 | 9 | 14 | .391 | Did not qualify | Andris Blicavs | |
| 1985 | 1 | NBL | 10th | 26 | 10 | 16 | .385 | Did not qualify | Andris Blicavs | |
| 1986 | 1 | NBL | 14th | 26 | 5 | 21 | .192 | Did not qualify | Andris Blicavs | |
| Westside Saints | ||||||||||
| 1987 | 1 | NBL | 13th | 26 | 4 | 22 | .154 | Did not qualify | Andris Blicavs | |
| 1988 | 1 | NBL | 11th | 24 | 9 | 15 | .375 | Did not qualify | Andris Blicavs | |
| 1989 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 24 | 8 | 16 | .333 | Did not qualify | Colin Cadee | |
| 1990 | 1 | NBL | 14th | 26 | 3 | 23 | .115 | Did not qualify | Dean Templeton | |
| Southern Melbourne Saints | ||||||||||
| 1991 | 1 | NBL | 11th | 26 | 9 | 17 | .346 | Did not qualify | Gary Fox | |
| Regular season record | 311 | 135 | 176 | .434 | 3 regular season champions | |||||
| Finals record | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 NBL championships | |||||
As of the end of the 1991 season
*Note: In 1981, the St. Kilda Saints did not compete in the playoffs, choosing to compete at the World Club Championships in Brazil.
*Note: In 1983 and 1984, the NBL was split into Eastern and Western divisions during the regular season.