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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.

FAQ
Frequently-asked questions.

SEARCH RESULTS
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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 2007

games (Prelim) A W L Frc.
Cleveland Cavaliers 10 8 2 0.800
Anaheim Ducks 5 4 1 0.800
Los Angeles Clippers 5 4 1 0.800
Seattle Supersonics 5 4 1 0.800
Detroit Pistons 26 20 6 0.769
San Antonio Spurs 26 20 6 0.769
Golden State Warriors 6 4 2 0.667
Colorado Avalanche 58 38 20 0.655
Phoenix Suns 22 14 8 0.636
New Jersey Nets 26 16 10 0.615
Montreal Canadiens 82 48 34 0.585
Detroit Red Wings 109 63 46 0.578
San Jose Sharks 59 34 25 0.576
Miami Heat 21 12 9 0.571
New York Rangers 57 32 25 0.561
Pittsburgh Penguins 76 42 34 0.553
Dallas Stars 60 33 27 0.550
St. Louis Blues 102 56 46 0.549
New Jersey Devils 97 53 44 0.546
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 22 12 10 0.545
Minnesota Timberwolves 11 6 5 0.545
Philadelphia Flyers 80 43 37 0.538
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 43 37 0.538
Sacramento Kings 21 11 10 0.524
Indiana Pacers 23 12 11 0.522
Los Angeles Lakers 23 12 11 0.522
Ottawa Senators 54 28 26 0.519
Dallas Mavericks 29 15 14 0.517
Edmonton Oilers 78 40 38 0.513
Buffalo Sabres 84 43 41 0.512
Carolina Hurricanes 24 12 12 0.500
Chicago Bulls 16 8 8 0.500
Vancouver Canucks 77 36 41 0.468
Tampa Bay Lightning 28 13 15 0.464
Washington Capitals 87 40 47 0.460
Philadelphia 76ers 11 5 6 0.455
Quebec Nordiques 18 8 10 0.444
Boston Bruins 86 38 48 0.442
Minnesota North Stars 25 11 14 0.440
Los Angeles Kings 62 27 35 0.435
Portland Trailblazers 7 3 4 0.429
Calgary Flames 75 32 43 0.427
Chicago Blackhawks 66 28 38 0.424
Minnesota Wild 12 5 7 0.417
Utah Jazz 12 5 7 0.417
Boston Celtics 17 7 10 0.412
Winnipeg Jets 37 15 22 0.405
New Orleans Hornets 13 5 8 0.385
Washington Wizards 16 6 10 0.375
Houston Rockets 19 7 12 0.368
Florida Panthers 14 5 9 0.357
New York Islanders 50 17 33 0.340
Hartford Whalers 36 12 24 0.333
Phoenix Coyotes 30 10 20 0.333
Toronto Raptors 6 2 4 0.333
Orlando Magic 11 3 8 0.273
Milwaukee Bucks 16 4 12 0.250
Nashville Predators 16 4 12 0.250
Denver Nuggets 20 4 16 0.200
Atlanta Thrashers 4 0 4 0.000
New York Knickerbockers 4 0 4 0.000
Memphis Grizzlies 12 0 12 0.000
Grand Total 2284 1142 1142