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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; Semifinals)

This table tells you franchise best-of-7 home game win-loss records in Semifinals round action (the League Championship Series in MLB; the Conference Finals in the NBA and NHL).

Game win-loss records for MLB, NBA, and NHL best-of-7 playoff series.
Series round = Semifinals
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.
Vancouver Canucks 8 8 0 1.000
Anaheim Angels 3 3 0 1.000
Colorado Rockies 2 2 0 1.000
Washington Bullets 10 9 1 0.900
Baltimore Bullets (II) 6 5 1 0.833
Texas Rangers 6 5 1 0.833
New Jersey Nets 5 4 1 0.800
Syracuse Nationals 5 4 1 0.800
Los Angeles Lakers 85 64 21 0.753
San Francisco Giants 16 12 4 0.750
Chicago Bulls 31 23 8 0.742
Boston Celtics 92 68 24 0.739
Montreal Canadiens 111 82 29 0.739
Pittsburgh Penguins 19 14 5 0.737
Miami Heat 15 11 4 0.733
Utah Jazz 15 11 4 0.733
Philadelphia Phillies 11 8 3 0.727
Indiana Pacers 18 13 5 0.722
Tampa Bay Lightning 7 5 2 0.714
St. Louis Blues 17 12 5 0.706
New York Knickerbockers 30 21 9 0.700
Detroit Tigers 10 7 3 0.700
Edmonton Oilers 23 16 7 0.696
Philadelphia 76ers 36 25 11 0.694
New York Islanders 26 18 8 0.692
Houston Rockets 16 11 5 0.688
Portland Trailblazers 16 11 5 0.688
Cleveland Cavaliers 12 8 4 0.667
Orlando Magic 12 8 4 0.667
Houston Astros 9 6 3 0.667
San Francisco Warriors 9 6 3 0.667
Minneapolis Lakers 6 4 2 0.667
Minnesota Twins 6 4 2 0.667
Anaheim Ducks 3 2 1 0.667
California Angels 3 2 1 0.667
Chicago Stags 3 2 1 0.667
Florida Panthers 3 2 1 0.667
Kansas City Royals 3 2 1 0.667
Minnesota Timberwolves 3 2 1 0.667
St. Louis Hawks 26 17 9 0.654
Boston Bruins 88 56 32 0.636
Oakland Athletics 11 7 4 0.636
Philadelphia Warriors 11 7 4 0.636
St. Louis Cardinals 30 19 11 0.633
Calgary Flames 13 8 5 0.615
Detroit Red Wings 93 57 36 0.613
Colorado Avalanche 18 11 7 0.611
Seattle Supersonics 18 11 7 0.611
Golden State Warriors 10 6 4 0.600
Oklahoma City Thunder 5 3 2 0.600
New York Yankees 29 17 12 0.586
Cleveland Indians 12 7 5 0.583
Dallas Mavericks 12 7 5 0.583
Milwaukee Bucks 19 11 8 0.579
Dallas Stars 14 8 6 0.571
Minnesota North Stars 14 8 6 0.571
Detroit Pistons 37 21 16 0.568
New York Mets 16 9 7 0.563
New York Rangers 50 28 22 0.560
New Jersey Devils 21 11 10 0.524
Chicago Blackhawks 71 37 34 0.521
Philadelphia Flyers 47 24 23 0.511
Toronto Maple Leafs 76 38 38 0.500
Atlanta Braves 28 14 14 0.500
Los Angeles Dodgers 12 6 6 0.500
Florida Marlins 6 3 3 0.500
Ottawa Senators 6 3 3 0.500
Sacramento Kings 4 2 2 0.500
St. Louis Bombers 4 2 2 0.500
Tampa Bay Rays 4 2 2 0.500
Phoenix Suns 27 13 14 0.481
Buffalo Sabres 17 8 9 0.471
Boston Red Sox 24 11 13 0.458
Carolina Hurricanes 9 4 5 0.444
San Antonio Spurs 28 12 16 0.429
Los Angeles Kings 7 3 4 0.429
Pittsburgh Pirates 10 4 6 0.400
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 5 2 3 0.400
Cincinnati Reds 5 2 3 0.400
Cincinnati Royals 5 2 3 0.400
Toronto Blue Jays 16 6 10 0.375
Denver Nuggets 8 3 5 0.375
Chicago Cubs 6 2 4 0.333
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 6 2 4 0.333
Kansas City Kings 3 1 2 0.333
Milwaukee Brewers 3 1 2 0.333
San Diego Padres 3 1 2 0.333
Washington Capitols 3 1 2 0.333
Seattle Mariners 8 2 6 0.250
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 1 3 0.250
Atlanta Hawks 4 1 3 0.250
Chicago White Sox 5 1 4 0.200
Quebec Nordiques 5 1 4 0.200
Washington Capitals 5 1 4 0.200
Baltimore Orioles 6 1 5 0.167
San Jose Sharks 7 1 6 0.143
Minnesota Wild 2 0 2 0.000
Phoenix Coyotes 3 0 3 0.000
Grand Total 1750 1067 683 0.610