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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
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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: Home; Preliminary)

This table tells you franchise best-of-7 home game win-loss records in Preliminary round action (applicable only to the NHL through 2002, and to the NHL and the NBA beginning in 2003). These 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
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 2023

games (Prelim) A W L Frc.
Seattle Supersonics 3 3 0 1.000
Golden State Warriors 28 24 4 0.857
Cleveland Cavaliers 26 21 5 0.808
Miami Heat 41 32 9 0.780
Quebec Nordiques 9 7 2 0.778
San Antonio Spurs 47 36 11 0.766
Atlanta Hawks 39 29 10 0.744
Sacramento Kings 15 11 4 0.733
Vegas Golden Knights 15 11 4 0.733
Los Angeles Lakers 37 27 10 0.730
Houston Rockets 39 28 11 0.718
Oklahoma City Thunder 28 20 8 0.714
Boston Celtics 51 36 15 0.706
Phoenix Suns 26 18 8 0.692
New Jersey Nets 13 9 4 0.692
Carolina Hurricanes 30 20 10 0.667
Charlotte Hornets (II) 3 2 1 0.667
Colorado Avalanche 57 37 20 0.649
New Orleans Hornets 14 9 5 0.643
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 11 7 4 0.636
Dallas Stars 51 32 19 0.627
Philadelphia 76ers 32 20 12 0.625
Utah Jazz 32 20 12 0.625
Detroit Pistons 24 15 9 0.625
Toronto Raptors 29 18 11 0.621
Detroit Red Wings 78 48 30 0.615
Buffalo Sabres 46 28 18 0.609
Washington Wizards 23 14 9 0.609
Philadelphia Flyers 70 42 28 0.600
Denver Nuggets 40 24 16 0.600
New Jersey Devils 67 40 27 0.597
New York Rangers 62 37 25 0.597
Chicago Blackhawks 61 36 25 0.590
Anaheim Ducks 29 17 12 0.586
San Jose Sharks 60 35 25 0.583
Toronto Maple Leafs 62 36 26 0.581
Pittsburgh Penguins 77 43 34 0.558
Dallas Mavericks 43 24 19 0.558
Montreal Canadiens 69 38 31 0.551
St. Louis Blues 84 46 38 0.548
Chicago Bulls 33 18 15 0.545
Minnesota North Stars 11 6 5 0.545
Edmonton Oilers 50 27 23 0.540
Minnesota Timberwolves 13 7 6 0.538
Portland Trailblazers 32 17 15 0.531
Milwaukee Bucks 34 18 16 0.529
Hartford Whalers 17 9 8 0.529
Winnipeg Jets (I) 17 9 8 0.529
Boston Bruins 91 48 43 0.527
Nashville Predators 40 21 19 0.525
Indiana Pacers 35 18 17 0.514
Memphis Grizzlies 35 18 17 0.514
Calgary Flames 61 31 30 0.508
Los Angeles Clippers 36 18 18 0.500
Orlando Magic 22 11 11 0.500
Arizona Coyotes 2 1 1 0.500
Washington Capitals 93 46 47 0.495
Ottawa Senators 43 21 22 0.488
New York Islanders 41 20 21 0.488
Los Angeles Kings 55 26 29 0.473
Tampa Bay Lightning 43 20 23 0.465
Florida Panthers 24 11 13 0.458
Vancouver Canucks 59 27 32 0.458
Brooklyn Nets 21 9 12 0.429
New York Knickerbockers 14 6 8 0.429
New Orleans Pelicans 7 3 4 0.429
Minnesota Wild 33 14 19 0.424
Winnipeg Jets (II) 12 5 7 0.417
Seattle Kraken 3 1 2 0.333
Phoenix Coyotes 23 7 16 0.304
Columbus Blue Jackets 14 4 10 0.286
Atlanta Thrashers 2 0 2 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 4 0 4 0.000
Grand Total 2591 1497 1094 0.578