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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

WhoWins™ BEST-OF-7 GREATEST COMEBACK EVER
Surmounting the 3-games-nil deficit.

WhoWins™ BEST-OF-7 ANNIHILATIONS
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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BEST-OF-7 FEATURES
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; Finals)

This table tells you how MLB, NBA, and NHL teams have performed in best-of-7 Finals round playoff series.

Game win-loss records for MLB, NBA, and NHL best-of-7 playoff series.
Series round = Finals
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 2022

games (Finals) A W L Frc.
Anaheim Ducks 5 4 1 0.800
New York Islanders 24 17 7 0.708
Colorado Avalanche 17 12 5 0.706
Chicago Bulls 35 24 11 0.686
San Antonio Spurs 34 23 11 0.676
Toronto Blue Jays 12 8 4 0.667
Baltimore Bullets (I) 6 4 2 0.667
Toronto Raptors 6 4 2 0.667
Golden State Warriors 38 25 13 0.658
Milwaukee Bucks 17 11 6 0.647
Detroit Pistons 28 18 10 0.643
Chicago White Sox 22 14 8 0.636
Montreal Canadiens 148 94 54 0.635
Boston Red Sox 70 44 26 0.629
Pittsburgh Penguins 35 22 13 0.629
Philadelphia Warriors 16 10 6 0.625
Edmonton Oilers 37 23 14 0.622
Florida Marlins 13 8 5 0.615
New York Yankees 216 131 85 0.606
Boston Braves 10 6 4 0.600
Boston Celtics 135 79 56 0.585
Baltimore Orioles 33 19 14 0.576
Toronto Maple Leafs 77 44 33 0.571
Minneapolis Lakers 35 20 15 0.571
Anaheim Angels 7 4 3 0.571
Arizona Diamondbacks 7 4 3 0.571
Rochester Royals 7 4 3 0.571
Washington Nationals 7 4 3 0.571
New Jersey Devils 30 17 13 0.567
Los Angeles Kings 16 9 7 0.563
Philadelphia Athletics 43 24 19 0.558
Tampa Bay Lightning 30 16 14 0.533
Oakland Athletics 32 17 15 0.531
San Francisco Giants 34 18 16 0.529
Minnesota Twins 21 11 10 0.524
Houston Rockets 23 12 11 0.522
Kansas City Royals 25 13 12 0.520
Pittsburgh Pirates 39 20 19 0.513
Seattle Supersonics 18 9 9 0.500
Milwaukee Braves 14 7 7 0.500
Dallas Mavericks 12 6 6 0.500
Los Angeles Dodgers 67 33 34 0.493
St. Louis Cardinals 118 58 60 0.492
Cincinnati Reds 43 21 22 0.488
Los Angeles Lakers 150 73 77 0.487
Miami Heat 35 17 18 0.486
Detroit Red Wings 114 54 60 0.474
New York Giants 72 34 38 0.472
Philadelphia 76ers 33 15 18 0.455
Syracuse Nationals 20 9 11 0.450
Chicago Blackhawks 58 26 32 0.448
New York Mets 29 13 16 0.448
Calgary Flames 18 8 10 0.444
Dallas Stars 18 8 10 0.444
Washington Capitals 9 4 5 0.444
St. Louis Hawks 25 11 14 0.440
Houston Astros 30 13 17 0.433
Atlanta Braves 35 15 20 0.429
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 7 3 4 0.429
Milwaukee Brewers 7 3 4 0.429
Detroit Tigers 64 27 37 0.422
Washington Senators 19 8 11 0.421
New York Knickerbockers 48 20 28 0.417
New York Rangers 36 15 21 0.417
Carolina Hurricanes 12 5 7 0.417
Portland Trailblazers 17 7 10 0.412
Cleveland Indians 30 12 18 0.400
Boston Bruins 89 35 54 0.393
Chicago Cubs 59 23 36 0.390
Philadelphia Phillies 43 16 27 0.372
Brooklyn Dodgers 49 18 31 0.367
Philadelphia Flyers 44 16 28 0.364
Phoenix Suns 18 6 12 0.333
Vancouver Canucks 18 6 12 0.333
Buffalo Sabres 12 4 8 0.333
Fort Wayne Pistons 12 4 8 0.333
Texas Rangers 12 4 8 0.333
Utah Jazz 12 4 8 0.333
Indiana Pacers 6 2 4 0.333
Nashville Predators 6 2 4 0.333
San Jose Sharks 6 2 4 0.333
St. Louis Browns 6 2 4 0.333
Washington Capitols 6 2 4 0.333
Washington Bullets 16 5 11 0.313
Minnesota North Stars 11 3 8 0.273
San Francisco Warriors 11 3 8 0.273
Tampa Bay Rays 11 3 8 0.273
Cleveland Cavaliers 26 7 19 0.269
St. Louis Blues 19 4 15 0.211
New Jersey Nets 10 2 8 0.200
Chicago Stags 5 1 4 0.200
Oklahoma City Thunder 5 1 4 0.200
Ottawa Senators 5 1 4 0.200
Vegas Golden Knights 5 1 4 0.200
Orlando Magic 9 1 8 0.111
San Diego Padres 9 1 8 0.111
Baltimore Bullets (II) 4 0 4 0.000
Colorado Rockies 4 0 4 0.000
Florida Panthers 4 0 4 0.000
Grand Total 3100 1550 1550