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HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES AND TEAM PERFORMANCE RECORDS FOR BEST-OF-7 FORMAT MLB, NBA, AND NHL PLAYOFF SERIES

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BEST-OF-7 SERIES RESULTS
The master list: Winner and loser of each and every best-of-7 MLB, NBA, and NHL playoff series from 1905 (the year of the first best-of-7 series).

BEST-OF-7 HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES
SERIES STATUS IN GAMES
leading, 1-game-nil
leading, 2-games-nil
leading, 3-games-nil
leading, 2-games-1
leading, 3-games-1
leading, 3-games-2

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Surmounting the 3-games-nil deficit.

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The ultimate ignominy: Sweeps during which the swept team never, ever leads.

BEST-OF-7 FRANCHISE SERIES OUTCOMES
ALL ROUNDS
Irrespective of Game 1 site
Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road
FINALS
Irrespective of Game 1 site
Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road
SEMIFINALS
Irrespective of Game 1 site
Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road
QUARTERFINALS (NBA, NHL)
Irrespective of Game 1 site
Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road
PRELIMINARIES (NBA, NHL)
Irrespective of Game 1 site
Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road

BEST-OF-7 FRANCHISE GAME OUTCOMES
ALL ROUNDS
All | Home Games | Road Games
FINALS
All | Home Games | Road Games
SEMIFINALS
All | Home Games | Road Games
QUARTERFINALS (NBA, NHL)
All | Home Games | Road Games
PRELIMINARIES (NBA, NHL)
All | Home Games | Road Games

BEST-OF-7 FRANCHISE SCORING OUTCOMES
MLB: all runs for/against
NBA: all points for/against
NHL: all goals for/against

BEST-OF-7 SCORING RECORDS
BEST-OF-7 MLB, NBA, NHL Series and Game Scoring Records

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PROBABILITY FORMULAE
Mathematical formulae for best-of-7 probability computations.

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WhoWins(tm) -- MLB, NBA, NHL Playoffs -- Best-of-7 Team Win-Loss Records (Games: All Sites; All Rounds)

This table tells you franchise best-of-7 game win-loss records in all best-of-7 playoff rounds.

Game win-loss records for MLB, NBA, and NHL best-of-7 playoff series.
Series round = All
Location = Home and Road, inclusive
Sorted by winning fraction, then by game appearances
A = game appearances
W = game wins
L = game losses
Frc. = winning fraction (= %/100)
Bold numbers denote largest values for the table column
Table updated through Fall 2024

games (all rounds) A W L Frc.
Washington Nationals 11 8 3 0.727
Anaheim Angels 12 8 4 0.667
Baltimore Bullets (I) 6 4 2 0.667
Florida Marlins 26 16 10 0.615
Chicago White Sox 33 20 13 0.606
Golden State Warriors 238 144 94 0.605
Boston Braves 10 6 4 0.600
Kansas City Royals 42 25 17 0.595
San Francisco Giants 69 41 28 0.594
Vegas Golden Knights 92 54 38 0.587
Montreal Canadiens 674 394 280 0.585
New York Yankees 300 174 126 0.580
Colorado Avalanche 254 147 107 0.579
Los Angeles Lakers 591 342 249 0.579
Cleveland Cavaliers 199 115 84 0.578
Boston Celtics 644 371 273 0.576
Miami Heat 263 151 112 0.574
Edmonton Oilers 298 171 127 0.574
Rochester Royals 7 4 3 0.571
Tampa Bay Lightning 216 122 94 0.565
Oakland Athletics 55 31 24 0.564
San Antonio Spurs 341 192 149 0.563
Minneapolis Lakers 48 27 21 0.563
Philadelphia Athletics 43 24 19 0.558
Minnesota Twins 36 20 16 0.556
Texas Rangers 36 20 16 0.556
Anaheim Ducks 110 61 49 0.555
Pittsburgh Penguins 368 199 169 0.541
Boston Red Sox 135 73 62 0.541
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 52 28 24 0.538
Detroit Pistons 240 128 112 0.533
New Jersey Nets 79 42 37 0.532
New Jersey Devils 269 142 127 0.528
Dallas Stars 242 127 115 0.525
Detroit Red Wings 558 291 267 0.522
New York Islanders 284 148 136 0.521
Chicago Bulls 292 150 142 0.514
Philadelphia Flyers 415 212 203 0.511
Carolina Hurricanes 149 76 73 0.510
Oklahoma City Thunder 124 63 61 0.508
Boston Bruins 620 313 307 0.505
Florida Panthers 105 53 52 0.505
New York Mets 70 35 35 0.500
Milwaukee Braves 14 7 7 0.500
Seattle Kraken 14 7 7 0.500
Colorado Rockies 8 4 4 0.500
Houston Astros 91 45 46 0.495
San Jose Sharks 241 119 122 0.494
Houston Rockets 245 120 125 0.490
Phoenix Suns 252 123 129 0.488
Philadelphia Warriors 41 20 21 0.488
Philadelphia 76ers 320 156 164 0.488
Los Angeles Dodgers 138 67 71 0.486
Chicago Blackhawks 467 226 241 0.484
Cleveland Indians 60 29 31 0.483
Indiana Pacers 205 99 106 0.483
Milwaukee Bucks 261 126 135 0.483
Philadelphia Phillies 77 37 40 0.481
Atlanta Braves 102 49 53 0.480
Washington Bullets 73 35 38 0.479
Ottawa Senators 151 72 79 0.477
Pittsburgh Pirates 59 28 31 0.475
St. Louis Cardinals 196 93 103 0.474
Toronto Raptors 110 52 58 0.473
New York Giants 72 34 38 0.472
Cincinnati Reds 53 25 28 0.472
Vancouver Canucks 229 108 121 0.472
Seattle Supersonics 138 65 73 0.471
Buffalo Sabres 223 105 118 0.471
New York Rangers 461 217 244 0.471
Sacramento Kings 58 27 31 0.466
Dallas Mavericks 217 101 116 0.465
Toronto Maple Leafs 477 222 255 0.465
Arizona Diamondbacks 28 13 15 0.464
Toronto Blue Jays 52 24 28 0.462
New York Knickerbockers 282 130 152 0.461
Baltimore Orioles 48 22 26 0.458
St. Louis Blues 380 174 206 0.458
St. Louis Hawks 83 38 45 0.458
Chicago Stags 11 5 6 0.455
Washington Capitals 287 130 157 0.453
Minnesota North Stars 137 62 75 0.453
Orlando Magic 113 51 62 0.451
Detroit Tigers 89 40 49 0.449
Los Angeles Clippers 118 53 65 0.449
Minnesota Timberwolves 56 25 31 0.446
Portland Trailblazers 187 83 104 0.444
Calgary Flames 208 92 116 0.442
Denver Nuggets 197 87 110 0.442
Tampa Bay Rays 25 11 14 0.440
Utah Jazz 206 90 116 0.437
Los Angeles Kings 245 107 138 0.437
Nashville Predators 127 55 72 0.433
California Angels 7 3 4 0.429
Capital Bullets 7 3 4 0.429
Charlotte Hornets (II) 7 3 4 0.429
St. Louis Bombers 7 3 4 0.429
Washington Wizards 71 30 41 0.423
Washington Senators 19 8 11 0.421
Quebec Nordiques 55 23 32 0.418
New Orleans Hornets 36 15 21 0.417
Syracuse Nationals 32 13 19 0.406
San Francisco Warriors 45 18 27 0.400
Milwaukee Brewers 20 8 12 0.400
Memphis Grizzlies 98 38 60 0.388
Phoenix Coyotes 57 22 35 0.386
Winnipeg Jets (II) 45 17 28 0.378
Atlanta Hawks 207 78 129 0.377
Chicago Cubs 86 32 54 0.372
Buffalo Braves 19 7 12 0.368
Brooklyn Dodgers 49 18 31 0.367
Minnesota Wild 92 33 59 0.359
Kansas City Kings 17 6 11 0.353
Hartford Whalers 43 15 28 0.349
Baltimore Bullets (II) 46 16 30 0.348
Brooklyn Nets 54 18 36 0.333
Winnipeg Jets (I) 45 15 30 0.333
Columbus Blue Jackets 36 12 24 0.333
Cincinnati Royals 12 4 8 0.333
Fort Wayne Pistons 12 4 8 0.333
Washington Capitols 12 4 8 0.333
Kansas City/Omaha Kings 6 2 4 0.333
San Diego Rockets 6 2 4 0.333
St. Louis Browns 6 2 4 0.333
New Orleans Pelicans 23 7 16 0.304
San Diego Padres 20 6 14 0.300
Seattle Mariners 17 5 12 0.294
Charlotte Hornets (I) 22 6 16 0.273
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 11 3 8 0.273
Oakland Seals 11 3 8 0.273
Arizona Coyotes 5 1 4 0.200
Cleveland Guardians 5 1 4 0.200
Atlanta Flames 4 0 4 0.000
Atlanta Thrashers 4 0 4 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 8 0 8 0.000
Grand Total 17972 8986 8986