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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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Frequently-asked questions.

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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 2009

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
New York Yankees 263 162 101 0.616
Florida Marlins 26 16 10 0.615
Chicago White Sox 33 20 13 0.606
Montreal Canadiens 580 348 232 0.600
Boston Braves 10 6 4 0.600
Edmonton Oilers 228 135 93 0.592
Los Angeles Lakers 494 290 204 0.587
Boston Celtics 444 259 185 0.583
Los Angeles Clippers 12 7 5 0.583
Colorado Avalanche 163 95 68 0.583
Rochester Royals 7 4 3 0.571
Oakland Athletics 55 31 24 0.564
Minneapolis Lakers 48 27 21 0.563
San Antonio Spurs 222 124 98 0.559
Philadelphia Athletics 43 24 19 0.558
Minnesota Twins 36 20 16 0.556
Pittsburgh Penguins 231 128 103 0.554
Detroit Pistons 232 128 104 0.552
Chicago Bulls 225 123 102 0.547
Miami Heat 81 44 37 0.543
New Jersey Devils 223 121 102 0.543
New York Islanders 204 110 94 0.539
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 52 28 24 0.538
Cleveland Cavaliers 90 48 42 0.533
Detroit Red Wings 499 266 233 0.533
New Jersey Nets 79 42 37 0.532
Indiana Pacers 108 57 51 0.528
Carolina Hurricanes 78 41 37 0.526
Dallas Stars 141 74 67 0.525
Philadelphia Flyers 338 175 163 0.518
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
Portland Trailblazers 113 57 56 0.504
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
Philadelphia Phillies 53 26 27 0.491
Boston Bruins 451 221 230 0.490
Philadelphia Warriors 41 20 21 0.488
Houston Rockets 160 78 82 0.488
San Francisco Giants 35 17 18 0.486
Philadelphia 76ers 235 114 121 0.485
St. Louis Cardinals 155 75 80 0.484
Washington Bullets 73 35 38 0.479
Buffalo Sabres 210 100 110 0.476
Ottawa Senators 103 49 54 0.476
Pittsburgh Pirates 59 28 31 0.475
New York Giants 72 34 38 0.472
San Jose Sharks 125 59 66 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
Milwaukee Bucks 160 75 85 0.469
Orlando Magic 71 33 38 0.465
Calgary Flames 170 79 91 0.465
Detroit Tigers 69 32 37 0.464
Vancouver Canucks 151 70 81 0.464
Phoenix Suns 186 86 100 0.462
Utah Jazz 141 65 76 0.461
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
Golden State Warriors 79 36 43 0.456
Chicago Stags 11 5 6 0.455
St. Louis Blues 274 124 150 0.453
Minnesota North Stars 137 62 75 0.453
Chicago Blackhawks 351 158 193 0.450
Dallas Mavericks 116 51 65 0.440
Washington Capitals 160 70 90 0.438
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 142 55 87 0.387
Minnesota Wild 29 11 18 0.379
Denver Nuggets 93 35 58 0.376
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
Hartford Whalers 43 15 28 0.349
Baltimore Bullets (II) 46 16 30 0.348
Winnipeg Jets 45 15 30 0.333
Phoenix Coyotes 30 10 20 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
San Diego Rockets 6 2 4 0.333
St. Louis Browns 6 2 4 0.333
Atlanta Hawks 104 34 70 0.327
Washington Wizards 26 8 18 0.308
Seattle Mariners 17 5 12 0.294
Charlotte Hornets 22 6 16 0.273
Nashville Predators 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
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 0 4 0.000
Memphis Grizzlies 12 0 12 0.000
Grand Total 12318 6159 6159