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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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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 2025

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
Boston Braves 10 6 4 0.600
Golden State Warriors 250 149 101 0.596
Kansas City Royals 42 25 17 0.595
San Francisco Giants 69 41 28 0.594
Montreal Canadiens 679 395 284 0.582
New York Yankees 300 174 126 0.580
Edmonton Oilers 320 185 135 0.578
Cleveland Cavaliers 208 120 88 0.577
Boston Celtics 655 377 278 0.576
Los Angeles Lakers 596 343 253 0.576
Colorado Avalanche 261 150 111 0.575
Vegas Golden Knights 103 59 44 0.573
Rochester Royals 7 4 3 0.571
Miami Heat 267 151 116 0.566
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
Tampa Bay Lightning 221 123 98 0.557
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
Florida Panthers 128 69 59 0.539
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 52 28 24 0.538
Oklahoma City Thunder 147 79 68 0.537
New Jersey Nets 79 42 37 0.532
Detroit Pistons 246 130 116 0.528
Dallas Stars 260 136 124 0.523
New Jersey Devils 274 143 131 0.522
Detroit Red Wings 558 291 267 0.522
New York Islanders 284 148 136 0.521
Carolina Hurricanes 164 85 79 0.518
Chicago Bulls 292 150 142 0.514
Philadelphia Flyers 415 212 203 0.511
Boston Bruins 620 313 307 0.505
Los Angeles Dodgers 149 75 74 0.503
Indiana Pacers 228 114 114 0.500
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 252 123 129 0.488
Phoenix Suns 252 123 129 0.488
Philadelphia Warriors 41 20 21 0.488
Philadelphia 76ers 320 156 164 0.488
Chicago Blackhawks 467 226 241 0.484
Cleveland Indians 60 29 31 0.483
Philadelphia Phillies 77 37 40 0.481
Atlanta Braves 102 49 53 0.480
Washington Bullets 73 35 38 0.479
Minnesota Timberwolves 71 34 37 0.479
Milwaukee Bucks 266 127 139 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
Ottawa Senators 157 74 83 0.471
Seattle Supersonics 138 65 73 0.471
Buffalo Sabres 223 105 118 0.471
New York Rangers 461 217 244 0.471
Toronto Blue Jays 66 31 35 0.470
Toronto Maple Leafs 490 229 261 0.467
New York Knickerbockers 300 140 160 0.467
Sacramento Kings 58 27 31 0.466
Dallas Mavericks 217 101 116 0.465
Arizona Diamondbacks 28 13 15 0.464
Baltimore Orioles 48 22 26 0.458
St. Louis Hawks 83 38 45 0.458
St. Louis Blues 387 177 210 0.457
Washington Capitals 297 135 162 0.455
Chicago Stags 11 5 6 0.455
Minnesota North Stars 137 62 75 0.453
Detroit Tigers 89 40 49 0.449
Los Angeles Clippers 125 56 69 0.448
Denver Nuggets 211 94 117 0.445
Portland Trailblazers 187 83 104 0.444
Calgary Flames 208 92 116 0.442
Orlando Magic 118 52 66 0.441
Tampa Bay Rays 25 11 14 0.440
Utah Jazz 206 90 116 0.437
Los Angeles Kings 251 109 142 0.434
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
Winnipeg Jets (II) 58 23 35 0.397
Phoenix Coyotes 57 22 35 0.386
Atlanta Hawks 207 78 129 0.377
Memphis Grizzlies 102 38 64 0.373
Chicago Cubs 86 32 54 0.372
Buffalo Braves 19 7 12 0.368
Brooklyn Dodgers 49 18 31 0.367
Minnesota Wild 98 35 63 0.357
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
Milwaukee Brewers 24 8 16 0.333
Seattle Mariners 24 8 16 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
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 18348 9174 9174