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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: 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 2012

series (all rounds) A W L Frc.
Golden State Warriors 3 3 0 1.000
Seattle Supersonics 3 3 0 1.000
Oklahoma City Thunder 8 7 1 0.875
Cleveland Cavaliers 13 11 2 0.846
Los Angeles Clippers 6 5 1 0.833
Atlanta Hawks 17 14 3 0.824
Miami Heat 22 18 4 0.818
Sacramento Kings 11 9 2 0.818
Los Angeles Lakers 26 21 5 0.808
San Antonio Spurs 28 22 6 0.786
Quebec Nordiques 9 7 2 0.778
Boston Celtics 25 19 6 0.760
Detroit Pistons 20 15 5 0.750
Chicago Bulls 19 14 5 0.737
Phoenix Suns 17 12 5 0.706
Toronto Maple Leafs 39 27 12 0.692
New Jersey Nets 13 9 4 0.692
Dallas Mavericks 27 18 9 0.667
Utah Jazz 15 10 5 0.667
Minnesota Timberwolves 6 4 2 0.667
Philadelphia Flyers 58 38 20 0.655
Detroit Red Wings 68 44 24 0.647
New Orleans Hornets 14 9 5 0.643
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 11 7 4 0.636
Colorado Avalanche 37 23 14 0.622
Orlando Magic 18 11 7 0.611
Buffalo Sabres 46 28 18 0.609
New Jersey Devils 61 37 24 0.607
Dallas Stars 33 20 13 0.606
St. Louis Blues 58 35 23 0.603
Houston Rockets 15 9 6 0.600
Toronto Raptors 5 3 2 0.600
Montreal Canadiens 52 31 21 0.596
Anaheim Ducks 12 7 5 0.583
Portland Trailblazers 12 7 5 0.583
Pittsburgh Penguins 52 30 22 0.577
New York Rangers 40 23 17 0.575
Indiana Pacers 16 9 7 0.563
Philadelphia 76ers 16 9 7 0.563
San Jose Sharks 43 24 19 0.558
Chicago Blackhawks 45 25 20 0.556
Edmonton Oilers 38 21 17 0.553
Minnesota North Stars 11 6 5 0.545
Carolina Hurricanes 15 8 7 0.533
Hartford Whalers 17 9 8 0.529
Winnipeg Jets 17 9 8 0.529
Nashville Predators 21 11 10 0.524
Boston Bruins 61 31 30 0.508
Calgary Flames 46 23 23 0.500
Los Angeles Kings 38 19 19 0.500
Florida Panthers 12 6 6 0.500
Ottawa Senators 35 17 18 0.486
Washington Capitals 63 30 33 0.476
Denver Nuggets 21 10 11 0.476
Vancouver Canucks 51 24 27 0.471
Washington Wizards 11 5 6 0.455
New York Islanders 22 9 13 0.409
Milwaukee Bucks 10 4 6 0.400
Memphis Grizzlies 13 5 8 0.385
Minnesota Wild 8 3 5 0.375
Tampa Bay Lightning 17 6 11 0.353
Phoenix Coyotes 23 7 16 0.304
New York Knickerbockers 6 1 5 0.167
Atlanta Thrashers 2 0 2 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 2 0 2 0.000
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 0 2 0.000
Grand Total 1601 941 660 0.588