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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
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leading, 3-games-1
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Surmounting the 3-games-nil deficit.
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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
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BEST-OF-7 MLB, NBA, NHL Series and Game Scoring Records
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WhoWins(tm) -- MLB, NBA, NHL Playoffs -- Best-of-7 Team Win-Loss Records (Games: All Sites; Preliminary)
This table tells you franchise best-of-7 game win-loss records in Preliminary round action (applicable only to the NHL through 2002; the NBA played its first best-of-7 Preliminary-round playoff games in 2003). The NHL games have been known as the Conference Quarterfinals since 1994; they previously were the NHL Division Semifinals (1987-1993).
Game win-loss records for MLB, NBA, and NHL best-of-7 playoff series.
Series round = Preliminary
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 2012
| series (all rounds) |
A |
W |
L |
Frc. |
| Cleveland Cavaliers |
25 |
20 |
5 |
0.800 |
| Seattle Supersonics |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0.800 |
| San Antonio Spurs |
52 |
35 |
17 |
0.673 |
| Detroit Pistons |
36 |
24 |
12 |
0.667 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder |
15 |
10 |
5 |
0.667 |
| Los Angeles Clippers |
12 |
8 |
4 |
0.667 |
| Golden State Warriors |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0.667 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
70 |
44 |
26 |
0.629 |
| Los Angeles Lakers |
51 |
32 |
19 |
0.627 |
| New Jersey Nets |
26 |
16 |
10 |
0.615 |
| Detroit Red Wings |
135 |
80 |
55 |
0.593 |
| Boston Celtics |
46 |
27 |
19 |
0.587 |
| Phoenix Suns |
33 |
19 |
14 |
0.576 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
105 |
59 |
46 |
0.562 |
| Dallas Stars |
66 |
37 |
29 |
0.561 |
| Miami Heat |
43 |
24 |
19 |
0.558 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
107 |
59 |
48 |
0.551 |
| San Jose Sharks |
89 |
49 |
40 |
0.551 |
| Philadelphia Flyers |
111 |
61 |
50 |
0.550 |
| Anaheim Mighty Ducks |
22 |
12 |
10 |
0.545 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves |
11 |
6 |
5 |
0.545 |
| New York Rangers |
81 |
44 |
37 |
0.543 |
| St. Louis Blues |
111 |
60 |
51 |
0.541 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
80 |
43 |
37 |
0.538 |
| Sacramento Kings |
21 |
11 |
10 |
0.524 |
| Anaheim Ducks |
23 |
12 |
11 |
0.522 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
31 |
16 |
15 |
0.516 |
| Atlanta Hawks |
33 |
17 |
16 |
0.515 |
| Indiana Pacers |
33 |
17 |
16 |
0.515 |
| Edmonton Oilers |
78 |
40 |
38 |
0.513 |
| New Jersey Devils |
121 |
62 |
59 |
0.512 |
| Vancouver Canucks |
99 |
49 |
50 |
0.495 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
97 |
48 |
49 |
0.495 |
| Orlando Magic |
37 |
18 |
19 |
0.486 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
35 |
17 |
18 |
0.486 |
| Washington Capitals |
120 |
58 |
62 |
0.483 |
| Boston Bruins |
117 |
56 |
61 |
0.479 |
| Dallas Mavericks |
55 |
26 |
29 |
0.473 |
| Ottawa Senators |
71 |
33 |
38 |
0.465 |
| Chicago Bulls |
39 |
18 |
21 |
0.462 |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
91 |
41 |
50 |
0.451 |
| Quebec Nordiques |
18 |
8 |
10 |
0.444 |
| Los Angeles Kings |
79 |
35 |
44 |
0.443 |
| Minnesota North Stars |
25 |
11 |
14 |
0.440 |
| Utah Jazz |
33 |
14 |
19 |
0.424 |
| Calgary Flames |
88 |
37 |
51 |
0.420 |
| Houston Rockets |
31 |
13 |
18 |
0.419 |
| New Orleans Hornets |
29 |
12 |
17 |
0.414 |
| Philadelphia 76ers |
34 |
14 |
20 |
0.412 |
| Nashville Predators |
39 |
16 |
23 |
0.410 |
| Winnipeg Jets |
37 |
15 |
22 |
0.405 |
| Minnesota Wild |
18 |
7 |
11 |
0.389 |
| Florida Panthers |
21 |
8 |
13 |
0.381 |
| Washington Wizards |
22 |
8 |
14 |
0.364 |
| Phoenix Coyotes |
47 |
17 |
30 |
0.362 |
| Portland Trailblazers |
25 |
9 |
16 |
0.360 |
| New York Islanders |
50 |
17 |
33 |
0.340 |
| Hartford Whalers |
36 |
12 |
24 |
0.333 |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
23 |
7 |
16 |
0.304 |
| Denver Nuggets |
47 |
14 |
33 |
0.298 |
| Memphis Grizzlies |
25 |
7 |
18 |
0.280 |
| Toronto Raptors |
11 |
3 |
8 |
0.273 |
| New York Knickerbockers |
13 |
1 |
12 |
0.077 |
| Atlanta Thrashers |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0.000 |
| Charlotte Bobcats |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0.000 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0.000 |
| Grand Total |
3202 |
1601 |
1601 |
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