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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.

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: Home; All Rounds)

This table tells you how MLB, NBA, and NHL teams have performed at home in best-of-7 playoff action (all rounds).

Game win-loss records for MLB, NBA, and NHL best-of-7 playoff series.
Series round = All
Location = Home
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 (all rounds) A W L Frc.
Baltimore Bullets (I) 3 3 0 1.000
Anaheim Angels 7 6 1 0.857
Minnesota Twins 18 15 3 0.833
Los Angeles Clippers 6 5 1 0.833
Fort Wayne Pistons 5 4 1 0.800
Philadelphia Warriors 20 15 5 0.750
Rochester Royals 4 3 1 0.750
Boston Celtics 247 183 64 0.741
Los Angeles Lakers 267 197 70 0.738
New Orleans Hornets 15 11 4 0.733
Syracuse Nationals 15 11 4 0.733
Chicago Bulls 114 83 31 0.728
Miami Heat 44 32 12 0.727
Utah Jazz 73 53 20 0.726
Portland Trailblazers 60 43 17 0.717
Anaheim Ducks 21 15 6 0.714
Indiana Pacers 52 37 15 0.712
Minnesota Timberwolves 13 9 4 0.692
Cleveland Cavaliers 51 35 16 0.686
Montreal Canadiens 308 209 99 0.679
Detroit Pistons 118 80 38 0.678
San Antonio Spurs 117 78 39 0.667
Minneapolis Lakers 24 16 8 0.667
Buffalo Braves 9 6 3 0.667
California Angels 3 2 1 0.667
Capital Bullets 3 2 1 0.667
Kansas City/Omaha Kings 3 2 1 0.667
Milwaukee Brewers 3 2 1 0.667
Oklahoma City Thunder 3 2 1 0.667
San Diego Rockets 3 2 1 0.667
Edmonton Oilers 116 77 39 0.664
New York Knickerbockers 115 76 39 0.661
New York Islanders 96 63 33 0.656
Sacramento Kings 26 17 9 0.654
San Francisco Giants 23 15 8 0.652
Orlando Magic 43 28 15 0.651
St. Louis Hawks 40 26 14 0.650
Seattle Supersonics 71 45 26 0.634
New York Yankees 131 83 48 0.634
Los Angeles Dodgers 35 22 13 0.629
Arizona Diamondbacks 8 5 3 0.625
Toronto Raptors 8 5 3 0.625
Washington Bullets 37 23 14 0.622
Philadelphia 76ers 117 72 45 0.615
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 26 16 10 0.615
Philadelphia Flyers 185 113 72 0.611
Oakland Athletics 28 17 11 0.607
Phoenix Suns 101 61 40 0.604
Dallas Mavericks 58 35 23 0.603
Houston Rockets 78 47 31 0.603
Philadelphia Athletics 20 12 8 0.600
Kansas City Royals 10 6 4 0.600
Washington Senators 10 6 4 0.600
Boston Braves 5 3 2 0.600
Chicago Stags 5 3 2 0.600
Chicago Blackhawks 186 111 75 0.597
Pittsburgh Penguins 124 74 50 0.597
St. Louis Blues 136 81 55 0.596
Detroit Red Wings 262 156 106 0.595
Golden State Warriors 37 22 15 0.595
Colorado Avalanche 88 52 36 0.591
New Jersey Nets 39 23 16 0.590
New York Mets 29 17 12 0.586
Boston Bruins 238 138 100 0.580
New Jersey Devils 114 66 48 0.579
Boston Red Sox 54 31 23 0.574
Milwaukee Bucks 82 47 35 0.573
Minnesota North Stars 63 36 27 0.571
Milwaukee Braves 7 4 3 0.571
Dallas Stars 72 41 31 0.569
Carolina Hurricanes 39 22 17 0.564
New York Rangers 149 84 65 0.564
Denver Nuggets 48 27 21 0.563
Buffalo Sabres 106 59 47 0.557
St. Louis Cardinals 76 42 34 0.553
Toronto Maple Leafs 207 114 93 0.551
Hartford Whalers 20 11 9 0.550
Philadelphia Phillies 31 17 14 0.548
Baltimore Bullets (II) 22 12 10 0.545
San Francisco Warriors 22 12 10 0.545
Houston Astros 11 6 5 0.545
Florida Marlins 13 7 6 0.538
San Jose Sharks 68 36 32 0.529
Cleveland Indians 23 12 11 0.522
Pittsburgh Pirates 29 15 14 0.517
New York Giants 37 19 18 0.514
Calgary Flames 86 44 42 0.512
Atlanta Hawks 55 28 27 0.509
Atlanta Braves 42 21 21 0.500
Quebec Nordiques 26 13 13 0.500
Tampa Bay Lightning 26 13 13 0.500
Chicago White Sox 16 8 8 0.500
Florida Panthers 16 8 8 0.500
Kansas City Kings 8 4 4 0.500
Tampa Bay Rays 6 3 3 0.500
Texas Rangers 6 3 3 0.500
Washington Capitols 6 3 3 0.500
Colorado Rockies 4 2 2 0.500
St. Louis Bombers 4 2 2 0.500
Ottawa Senators 53 26 27 0.491
Los Angeles Kings 70 34 36 0.486
Brooklyn Dodgers 25 12 13 0.480
Baltimore Orioles 23 11 12 0.478
Nashville Predators 15 7 8 0.467
Detroit Tigers 35 16 19 0.457
Toronto Blue Jays 22 10 12 0.455
Cincinnati Reds 27 12 15 0.444
Charlotte Hornets 9 4 5 0.444
Vancouver Canucks 82 36 46 0.439
Washington Capitals 86 37 49 0.430
Winnipeg Jets 21 9 12 0.429
Cincinnati Royals 5 2 3 0.400
Washington Wizards 13 5 8 0.385
Phoenix Coyotes 18 6 12 0.333
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 6 2 4 0.333
Oakland Seals 6 2 4 0.333
St. Louis Browns 3 1 2 0.333
Minnesota Wild 13 4 9 0.308
San Diego Padres 7 2 5 0.286
Chicago Cubs 32 9 23 0.281
Seattle Mariners 8 2 6 0.250
Atlanta Flames 2 0 2 0.000
Atlanta Thrashers 2 0 2 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 2 0 2 0.000
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 0 2 0.000
Memphis Grizzlies 6 0 6 0.000
Grand Total 6347 3832 2515 0.604