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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

RESOURCES
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Articles on best-of-7 series phenomena.

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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 2010

games (all rounds) A W L Frc.
Anaheim Angels 12 8 4 0.667
Baltimore Bullets (I) 6 4 2 0.667
Anaheim Ducks 40 25 15 0.625
Florida Marlins 26 16 10 0.615
New York Yankees 269 164 105 0.610
Chicago White Sox 33 20 13 0.606
Boston Braves 10 6 4 0.600
Montreal Canadiens 599 357 242 0.596
Edmonton Oilers 228 135 93 0.592
Los Angeles Lakers 517 306 211 0.592
Boston Celtics 468 274 194 0.585
Los Angeles Clippers 12 7 5 0.583
Colorado Avalanche 169 97 72 0.574
Rochester Royals 7 4 3 0.571
Oakland Athletics 55 31 24 0.564
Minneapolis Lakers 48 27 21 0.563
Philadelphia Athletics 43 24 19 0.558
Minnesota Twins 36 20 16 0.556
Pittsburgh Penguins 244 135 109 0.553
Detroit Pistons 232 128 104 0.552
San Antonio Spurs 232 128 104 0.552
San Francisco Giants 46 25 21 0.543
New York Islanders 204 110 94 0.539
Chicago Bulls 230 124 106 0.539
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 52 28 24 0.538
New Jersey Devils 228 122 106 0.535
Cleveland Cavaliers 101 54 47 0.535
New Jersey Nets 79 42 37 0.532
Detroit Red Wings 511 271 240 0.530
Indiana Pacers 108 57 51 0.528
Carolina Hurricanes 78 41 37 0.526
Dallas Stars 141 74 67 0.525
Philadelphia Flyers 361 189 172 0.524
Miami Heat 86 45 41 0.523
Boston Red Sox 107 55 52 0.514
Toronto Blue Jays 41 21 20 0.512
Tampa Bay Lightning 51 26 25 0.510
New York Mets 55 28 27 0.509
Orlando Magic 85 43 42 0.506
Baltimore Orioles 44 22 22 0.500
Minnesota Timberwolves 24 12 12 0.500
Kansas City Royals 20 10 10 0.500
Arizona Diamondbacks 16 8 8 0.500
Milwaukee Braves 14 7 7 0.500
Colorado Rockies 8 4 4 0.500
Portland Trailblazers 119 59 60 0.496
Boston Bruins 464 228 236 0.491
Philadelphia Warriors 41 20 21 0.488
Houston Rockets 160 78 82 0.488
Philadelphia 76ers 235 114 121 0.485
St. Louis Cardinals 155 75 80 0.484
Washington Bullets 73 35 38 0.479
San Jose Sharks 140 67 73 0.479
Phoenix Suns 202 96 106 0.475
Philadelphia Phillies 59 28 31 0.475
Pittsburgh Pirates 59 28 31 0.475
Buffalo Sabres 216 102 114 0.472
New York Giants 72 34 38 0.472
Cincinnati Reds 53 25 28 0.472
Toronto Maple Leafs 418 197 221 0.471
Seattle Supersonics 138 65 73 0.471
Sacramento Kings 51 24 27 0.471
New York Knickerbockers 232 109 123 0.470
Ottawa Senators 109 51 58 0.468
Milwaukee Bucks 167 78 89 0.467
Chicago Blackhawks 373 174 199 0.466
Vancouver Canucks 163 76 87 0.466
Calgary Flames 170 79 91 0.465
Detroit Tigers 69 32 37 0.464
New York Rangers 320 147 173 0.459
Los Angeles Dodgers 72 33 39 0.458
Cleveland Indians 48 22 26 0.458
Atlanta Braves 83 38 45 0.458
St. Louis Hawks 83 38 45 0.458
Utah Jazz 151 69 82 0.457
Golden State Warriors 79 36 43 0.456
Chicago Stags 11 5 6 0.455
Texas Rangers 11 5 6 0.455
St. Louis Blues 274 124 150 0.453
Minnesota North Stars 137 62 75 0.453
Washington Capitals 167 73 94 0.437
Dallas Mavericks 122 53 69 0.434
New Orleans Hornets 30 13 17 0.433
California Angels 7 3 4 0.429
Capital Bullets 7 3 4 0.429
Milwaukee Brewers 7 3 4 0.429
St. Louis Bombers 7 3 4 0.429
Washington Senators 19 8 11 0.421
Florida Panthers 31 13 18 0.419
Quebec Nordiques 55 23 32 0.418
Tampa Bay Rays 12 5 7 0.417
Syracuse Nationals 32 13 19 0.406
San Francisco Warriors 45 18 27 0.400
Houston Astros 23 9 14 0.391
Los Angeles Kings 148 57 91 0.385
Minnesota Wild 29 11 18 0.379
Denver Nuggets 99 37 62 0.374
Buffalo Braves 19 7 12 0.368
Brooklyn Dodgers 49 18 31 0.367
Chicago Cubs 64 23 41 0.359
Kansas City Kings 17 6 11 0.353
Phoenix Coyotes 37 13 24 0.351
Hartford Whalers 43 15 28 0.349
Baltimore Bullets (II) 46 16 30 0.348
Winnipeg Jets 45 15 30 0.333
Toronto Raptors 18 6 12 0.333
San Diego Padres 15 5 10 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
Oklahoma City Thunder 6 2 4 0.333
San Diego Rockets 6 2 4 0.333
St. Louis Browns 6 2 4 0.333
Atlanta Hawks 115 38 77 0.330
Washington Wizards 26 8 18 0.308
Seattle Mariners 17 5 12 0.294
Nashville Predators 28 8 20 0.286
Charlotte Hornets 22 6 16 0.273
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 11 3 8 0.273
Oakland Seals 11 3 8 0.273
Atlanta Flames 4 0 4 0.000
Atlanta Thrashers 4 0 4 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 4 0 4 0.000
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 0 4 0.000
Memphis Grizzlies 12 0 12 0.000
Grand Total 12694 6347 6347