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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
Societies, books, and other resources.

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; 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