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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; 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 2007

games (Semis) A W L Frc.
Vancouver Canucks 5 5 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
New Jersey Nets 5 4 1 0.800
Syracuse Nationals 5 4 1 0.800
Chicago Bulls 28 22 6 0.786
San Francisco Giants 9 7 2 0.778
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 3 1 0.750
Boston Celtics 83 62 21 0.747
Montreal Canadiens 109 81 28 0.743
Los Angeles Lakers 76 56 20 0.737
Utah Jazz 15 11 4 0.733
Indiana Pacers 18 13 5 0.722
St. Louis Blues 17 12 5 0.706
New York Knickerbockers 30 21 9 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 9 6 3 0.667
Houston Astros 9 6 3 0.667
Miami Heat 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
Orlando Magic 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
Philadelphia Phillies 3 2 1 0.667
St. Louis Hawks 26 17 9 0.654
Pittsburgh Penguins 14 9 5 0.643
Dallas Stars 11 7 4 0.636
Oakland Athletics 11 7 4 0.636
Philadelphia Warriors 11 7 4 0.636
Boston Bruins 84 53 31 0.631
St. Louis Cardinals 24 15 9 0.625
New York Yankees 21 13 8 0.619
Calgary Flames 13 8 5 0.615
Colorado Avalanche 18 11 7 0.611
Seattle Supersonics 18 11 7 0.611
Golden State Warriors 10 6 4 0.600
Detroit Tigers 5 3 2 0.600
Detroit Red Wings 87 52 35 0.598
Detroit Pistons 34 20 14 0.588
Cleveland Indians 12 7 5 0.583
Milwaukee Bucks 19 11 8 0.579
New York Rangers 47 27 20 0.574
Minnesota North Stars 14 8 6 0.571
Carolina Hurricanes 7 4 3 0.571
Los Angeles Dodgers 7 4 3 0.571
New York Mets 16 9 7 0.563
Dallas Mavericks 9 5 4 0.556
Chicago Blackhawks 67 34 33 0.507
Toronto Maple Leafs 76 38 38 0.500
Atlanta Braves 28 14 14 0.500
New Jersey Devils 18 9 9 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
Philadelphia Flyers 42 20 22 0.476
Boston Red Sox 21 10 11 0.476
Buffalo Sabres 17 8 9 0.471
Phoenix Suns 24 11 13 0.458
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
Denver Nuggets 5 2 3 0.400
Los Angeles Kings 5 2 3 0.400
San Antonio Spurs 23 9 14 0.391
Toronto Blue Jays 16 6 10 0.375
Chicago Cubs 6 2 4 0.333
Kansas City Kings 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
Minnesota Wild 2 0 2 0.000
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3 0 3 0.000
San Jose Sharks 3 0 3 0.000
Grand Total 1582 961 621 0.607