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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 2010

games (Prelim) A W L Frc.
Golden State Warriors 3 3 0 1.000
Los Angeles Clippers 3 3 0 1.000
Seattle Supersonics 3 3 0 1.000
Cleveland Cavaliers 13 11 2 0.846
Los Angeles Lakers 19 16 3 0.842
Atlanta Hawks 11 9 2 0.818
Sacramento Kings 11 9 2 0.818
San Antonio Spurs 23 18 5 0.783
Quebec Nordiques 9 7 2 0.778
Utah Jazz 13 10 3 0.769
Detroit Pistons 20 15 5 0.750
Miami Heat 16 12 4 0.750
New Orleans Hornets 11 8 3 0.727
Phoenix Suns 17 12 5 0.706
Boston Celtics 20 14 6 0.700
Toronto Maple Leafs 39 27 12 0.692
Chicago Bulls 13 9 4 0.692
New Jersey Nets 13 9 4 0.692
Orlando Magic 13 9 4 0.692
Dallas Mavericks 22 15 7 0.682
Philadelphia Flyers 51 34 17 0.667
Anaheim Ducks 9 6 3 0.667
Minnesota Timberwolves 6 4 2 0.667
Oklahoma City Thunder 3 2 1 0.667
Detroit Red Wings 64 42 22 0.656
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 11 7 4 0.636
Buffalo Sabres 43 27 16 0.628
Pittsburgh Penguins 45 28 17 0.622
Colorado Avalanche 37 23 14 0.622
Montreal Canadiens 49 30 19 0.612
Dallas Stars 33 20 13 0.606
San Jose Sharks 38 23 15 0.605
New Jersey Devils 58 35 23 0.603
St. Louis Blues 55 33 22 0.600
Houston Rockets 15 9 6 0.600
Toronto Raptors 5 3 2 0.600
Chicago Blackhawks 39 23 16 0.590
New York Rangers 34 20 14 0.588
Portland Trailblazers 9 5 4 0.556
Edmonton Oilers 38 21 17 0.553
Los Angeles Kings 33 18 15 0.545
Indiana Pacers 11 6 5 0.545
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
Boston Bruins 53 28 25 0.528
Calgary Flames 46 23 23 0.500
Ottawa Senators 32 16 16 0.500
Florida Panthers 8 4 4 0.500
Vancouver Canucks 44 21 23 0.477
Nashville Predators 15 7 8 0.467
Washington Capitals 57 26 31 0.456
Philadelphia 76ers 11 5 6 0.455
Washington Wizards 11 5 6 0.455
Denver Nuggets 16 7 9 0.438
New York Islanders 22 9 13 0.409
Milwaukee Bucks 10 4 6 0.400
Minnesota Wild 8 3 5 0.375
Tampa Bay Lightning 14 5 9 0.357
Phoenix Coyotes 18 6 12 0.333
Atlanta Thrashers 2 0 2 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 2 0 2 0.000
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 0 2 0.000
New York Knickerbockers 2 0 2 0.000
Memphis Grizzlies 6 0 6 0.000
Grand Total 1417 839 578 0.592