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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 2025

games (Prelim) A W L Frc.
Seattle Supersonics 5 4 1 0.800
Cleveland Cavaliers 60 45 15 0.750
Golden State Warriors 62 43 19 0.694
Vegas Golden Knights 41 26 15 0.634
San Antonio Spurs 92 58 34 0.630
Colorado Avalanche 120 75 45 0.625
New Jersey Nets 26 16 10 0.615
Boston Celtics 108 64 44 0.593
Oklahoma City Thunder 64 37 27 0.578
Phoenix Suns 54 31 23 0.574
San Jose Sharks 122 70 52 0.574
Seattle Kraken 7 4 3 0.571
Carolina Hurricanes 72 41 31 0.569
Dallas Stars 117 66 51 0.564
Detroit Red Wings 159 89 70 0.560
New York Rangers 129 72 57 0.558
Miami Heat 90 50 40 0.556
Pittsburgh Penguins 155 85 70 0.548
Anaheim Ducks 55 30 25 0.545
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 22 12 10 0.545
Los Angeles Lakers 82 44 38 0.537
Edmonton Oilers 112 60 52 0.536
Philadelphia Flyers 136 72 64 0.529
Montreal Canadiens 146 77 69 0.527
Philadelphia 76ers 69 36 33 0.522
Detroit Pistons 50 26 24 0.520
St. Louis Blues 170 87 83 0.512
Boston Bruins 180 92 88 0.511
Toronto Maple Leafs 140 71 69 0.507
Houston Rockets 82 41 41 0.500
Florida Panthers 56 28 28 0.500
Toronto Raptors 56 28 28 0.500
Minnesota Timberwolves 36 18 18 0.500
Sacramento Kings 28 14 14 0.500
Buffalo Sabres 97 48 49 0.495
New Jersey Devils 138 68 70 0.493
Vancouver Canucks 121 59 62 0.488
Atlanta Hawks 80 39 41 0.488
Washington Wizards 48 23 25 0.479
Ottawa Senators 94 45 49 0.479
Tampa Bay Lightning 94 45 49 0.479
Washington Capitals 184 88 96 0.478
Los Angeles Clippers 82 39 43 0.476
Indiana Pacers 83 39 44 0.470
Utah Jazz 69 32 37 0.464
Chicago Blackhawks 124 57 67 0.460
Dallas Mavericks 97 44 53 0.454
Winnipeg Jets (II) 36 16 20 0.444
Quebec Nordiques 18 8 10 0.444
Chicago Bulls 68 30 38 0.441
Minnesota North Stars 25 11 14 0.440
New York Knickerbockers 41 18 23 0.439
Denver Nuggets 95 41 54 0.432
New York Islanders 95 41 54 0.432
Nashville Predators 84 36 48 0.429
Charlotte Hornets (II) 7 3 4 0.429
Milwaukee Bucks 80 34 46 0.425
Los Angeles Kings 125 52 73 0.416
Calgary Flames 116 48 68 0.414
New Orleans Hornets 29 12 17 0.414
Orlando Magic 59 24 35 0.407
Winnipeg Jets (I) 37 15 22 0.405
Portland Trailblazers 66 25 41 0.379
Minnesota Wild 77 29 48 0.377
Memphis Grizzlies 74 27 47 0.365
Phoenix Coyotes 47 17 30 0.362
Brooklyn Nets 42 14 28 0.333
Hartford Whalers 36 12 24 0.333
Columbus Blue Jackets 30 10 20 0.333
New Orleans Pelicans 18 6 12 0.333
Arizona Coyotes 5 1 4 0.200
Atlanta Thrashers 4 0 4 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 8 0 8 0.000
Grand Total 5536 2768 2768