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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 2022

games (Prelim) A W L Frc.
Cleveland Cavaliers 44 36 8 0.818
Seattle Supersonics 5 4 1 0.800
Golden State Warriors 48 35 13 0.729
Vegas Golden Knights 23 15 8 0.652
Colorado Avalanche 101 65 36 0.644
San Antonio Spurs 92 58 34 0.630
New Jersey Nets 26 16 10 0.615
Phoenix Suns 45 27 18 0.600
Miami Heat 76 45 31 0.592
Los Angeles Lakers 66 38 28 0.576
San Jose Sharks 122 70 52 0.574
Boston Celtics 92 52 40 0.565
Detroit Red Wings 159 89 70 0.560
Dallas Stars 97 54 43 0.557
New York Rangers 118 65 53 0.551
Pittsburgh Penguins 155 85 70 0.548
Anaheim Ducks 55 30 25 0.545
Detroit Pistons 44 24 20 0.545
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 22 12 10 0.545
Montreal Canadiens 141 76 65 0.539
Philadelphia Flyers 136 72 64 0.529
Winnipeg Jets (II) 19 10 9 0.526
Tampa Bay Lightning 78 41 37 0.526
Sacramento Kings 21 11 10 0.524
Carolina Hurricanes 56 29 27 0.518
Oklahoma City Thunder 56 29 27 0.518
Los Angeles Clippers 64 33 31 0.516
St. Louis Blues 163 84 79 0.515
Boston Bruins 166 85 81 0.512
Philadelphia 76ers 59 30 29 0.508
Houston Rockets 75 38 37 0.507
Edmonton Oilers 95 48 47 0.505
New Jersey Devils 126 63 63 0.500
Atlanta Hawks 74 37 37 0.500
Toronto Raptors 56 28 28 0.500
Toronto Maple Leafs 121 60 61 0.496
Buffalo Sabres 97 48 49 0.495
Ottawa Senators 88 43 45 0.489
Washington Capitals 175 84 91 0.480
Washington Wizards 48 23 25 0.479
Vancouver Canucks 115 55 60 0.478
Milwaukee Bucks 64 30 34 0.469
Utah Jazz 69 32 37 0.464
Chicago Blackhawks 124 57 67 0.460
New York Islanders 84 38 46 0.452
Quebec Nordiques 18 8 10 0.444
Chicago Bulls 68 30 38 0.441
Minnesota North Stars 25 11 14 0.440
Dallas Mavericks 91 40 51 0.440
Nashville Predators 78 34 44 0.436
Los Angeles Kings 108 47 61 0.435
Indiana Pacers 72 31 41 0.431
New Orleans Pelicans 14 6 8 0.429
Charlotte Hornets (II) 7 3 4 0.429
Orlando Magic 47 20 27 0.426
Calgary Flames 116 48 68 0.414
New Orleans Hornets 29 12 17 0.414
Florida Panthers 39 16 23 0.410
Minnesota Timberwolves 22 9 13 0.409
Winnipeg Jets (I) 37 15 22 0.405
Memphis Grizzlies 64 25 39 0.391
Minnesota Wild 65 25 40 0.385
Portland Trailblazers 66 25 41 0.379
Denver Nuggets 78 29 49 0.372
Brooklyn Nets 38 14 24 0.368
Phoenix Coyotes 47 17 30 0.362
Hartford Whalers 36 12 24 0.333
Columbus Blue Jackets 30 10 20 0.333
New York Knickerbockers 24 6 18 0.250
Arizona Coyotes 5 1 4 0.200
Atlanta Thrashers 4 0 4 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 8 0 8 0.000
Grand Total 4996 2498 2498