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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).
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SERIES STATUS IN GAMES
leading, 1-game-nil
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Surmounting the 3-games-nil deficit.
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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
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Home Games |
Road Games
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Home Games |
Road Games
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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
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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 2010
| games (Prelim) |
A |
W |
L |
Frc. |
| Cleveland Cavaliers |
25 |
20 |
5 |
0.800 |
| Los Angeles Clippers |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0.800 |
| Seattle Supersonics |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0.800 |
| San Antonio Spurs |
42 |
29 |
13 |
0.690 |
| Detroit Pistons |
36 |
24 |
12 |
0.667 |
| Golden State Warriors |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0.667 |
| Los Angeles Lakers |
38 |
24 |
14 |
0.632 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
70 |
44 |
26 |
0.629 |
| New Jersey Nets |
26 |
16 |
10 |
0.615 |
| Detroit Red Wings |
126 |
75 |
51 |
0.595 |
| Anaheim Ducks |
17 |
10 |
7 |
0.588 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
92 |
54 |
38 |
0.587 |
| Orlando Magic |
26 |
15 |
11 |
0.577 |
| Phoenix Suns |
33 |
19 |
14 |
0.576 |
| New York Rangers |
69 |
39 |
30 |
0.565 |
| San Jose Sharks |
78 |
44 |
34 |
0.564 |
| Dallas Stars |
66 |
37 |
29 |
0.561 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
100 |
56 |
44 |
0.560 |
| Anaheim Mighty Ducks |
22 |
12 |
10 |
0.545 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves |
11 |
6 |
5 |
0.545 |
| Philadelphia Flyers |
98 |
53 |
45 |
0.541 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
80 |
43 |
37 |
0.538 |
| St. Louis Blues |
106 |
56 |
50 |
0.528 |
| Boston Celtics |
36 |
19 |
17 |
0.528 |
| Atlanta Hawks |
21 |
11 |
10 |
0.524 |
| Sacramento Kings |
21 |
11 |
10 |
0.524 |
| Indiana Pacers |
23 |
12 |
11 |
0.522 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
31 |
16 |
15 |
0.516 |
| Edmonton Oilers |
78 |
40 |
38 |
0.513 |
| New Jersey Devils |
114 |
58 |
56 |
0.509 |
| Vancouver Canucks |
87 |
44 |
43 |
0.506 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
90 |
45 |
45 |
0.500 |
| Dallas Mavericks |
45 |
22 |
23 |
0.489 |
| Miami Heat |
33 |
16 |
17 |
0.485 |
| Utah Jazz |
29 |
14 |
15 |
0.483 |
| Boston Bruins |
103 |
49 |
54 |
0.476 |
| Ottawa Senators |
64 |
30 |
34 |
0.469 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
28 |
13 |
15 |
0.464 |
| Washington Capitals |
108 |
50 |
58 |
0.463 |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
78 |
36 |
42 |
0.462 |
| Quebec Nordiques |
18 |
8 |
10 |
0.444 |
| Minnesota North Stars |
25 |
11 |
14 |
0.440 |
| New Orleans Hornets |
23 |
10 |
13 |
0.435 |
| Chicago Bulls |
28 |
12 |
16 |
0.429 |
| Los Angeles Kings |
68 |
29 |
39 |
0.426 |
| Calgary Flames |
88 |
37 |
51 |
0.420 |
| Houston Rockets |
31 |
13 |
18 |
0.419 |
| Winnipeg Jets |
37 |
15 |
22 |
0.405 |
| Philadelphia 76ers |
23 |
9 |
14 |
0.391 |
| Minnesota Wild |
18 |
7 |
11 |
0.389 |
| Portland Trailblazers |
19 |
7 |
12 |
0.368 |
| Washington Wizards |
22 |
8 |
14 |
0.364 |
| Florida Panthers |
14 |
5 |
9 |
0.357 |
| Phoenix Coyotes |
37 |
13 |
24 |
0.351 |
| New York Islanders |
50 |
17 |
33 |
0.340 |
| Hartford Whalers |
36 |
12 |
24 |
0.333 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder |
6 |
2 |
4 |
0.333 |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
23 |
7 |
16 |
0.304 |
| Denver Nuggets |
35 |
10 |
25 |
0.286 |
| Nashville Predators |
28 |
8 |
20 |
0.286 |
| Toronto Raptors |
11 |
3 |
8 |
0.273 |
| Atlanta Thrashers |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0.000 |
| Charlotte Bobcats |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0.000 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0.000 |
| New York Knickerbockers |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0.000 |
| Memphis Grizzlies |
12 |
0 |
12 |
0.000 |
| Grand Total |
2834 |
1417 |
1417 |
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