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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.

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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; 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 2022

games (Semis) 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 Nationals 2 2 0 1.000
Washington Bullets 10 9 1 0.900
Kansas City Royals 8 7 1 0.875
Baltimore Bullets (II) 6 5 1 0.833
Texas Rangers 6 5 1 0.833
Toronto Raptors 6 5 1 0.833
New Jersey Nets 5 4 1 0.800
Syracuse Nationals 5 4 1 0.800
San Francisco Giants 19 15 4 0.789
Philadelphia Phillies 14 11 3 0.786
Golden State Warriors 27 21 6 0.778
Cleveland Cavaliers 22 17 5 0.773
Los Angeles Lakers 88 67 21 0.761
Chicago Bulls 31 23 8 0.742
Utah Jazz 15 11 4 0.733
Montreal Canadiens 117 85 32 0.726
Indiana Pacers 24 17 7 0.708
New York Knickerbockers 30 21 9 0.700
Boston Celtics 105 73 32 0.695
Philadelphia 76ers 36 25 11 0.694
Miami Heat 29 20 9 0.690
Houston Astros 27 18 9 0.667
Orlando Magic 12 8 4 0.667
San Francisco Warriors 9 6 3 0.667
Minneapolis Lakers 6 4 2 0.667
Minnesota Twins 6 4 2 0.667
California Angels 3 2 1 0.667
Chicago Stags 3 2 1 0.667
Florida Panthers 3 2 1 0.667
Minnesota Timberwolves 3 2 1 0.667
Nashville Predators 3 2 1 0.667
New York Islanders 32 21 11 0.656
Pittsburgh Penguins 29 19 10 0.655
St. Louis Hawks 26 17 9 0.654
Boston Bruins 92 60 32 0.652
St. Louis Blues 23 15 8 0.652
Colorado Avalanche 20 13 7 0.650
Cleveland Indians 14 9 5 0.643
Edmonton Oilers 25 16 9 0.640
Houston Rockets 22 14 8 0.636
Oakland Athletics 11 7 4 0.636
Oklahoma City Thunder 11 7 4 0.636
Philadelphia Warriors 11 7 4 0.636
Dallas Stars 16 10 6 0.625
Tampa Bay Rays 8 5 3 0.625
St. Louis Cardinals 37 23 14 0.622
Calgary Flames 13 8 5 0.615
Detroit Tigers 13 8 5 0.615
Detroit Red Wings 93 57 36 0.613
New York Mets 18 11 7 0.611
Portland Trailblazers 18 11 7 0.611
Seattle Supersonics 18 11 7 0.611
Milwaukee Bucks 25 15 10 0.600
Tampa Bay Lightning 27 16 11 0.593
Dallas Mavericks 14 8 6 0.571
Minnesota North Stars 14 8 6 0.571
Detroit Pistons 37 21 16 0.568
New York Yankees 37 21 16 0.568
Los Angeles Dodgers 30 17 13 0.567
Ottawa Senators 9 5 4 0.556
New York Rangers 60 33 27 0.550
Chicago Blackhawks 81 44 37 0.543
Atlanta Braves 34 18 16 0.529
New Jersey Devils 21 11 10 0.524
Philadelphia Flyers 47 24 23 0.511
Toronto Maple Leafs 76 38 38 0.500
Phoenix Suns 30 15 15 0.500
Los Angeles Kings 12 6 6 0.500
Anaheim Ducks 10 5 5 0.500
Vegas Golden Knights 8 4 4 0.500
Florida Marlins 6 3 3 0.500
Sacramento Kings 4 2 2 0.500
St. Louis Bombers 4 2 2 0.500
San Antonio Spurs 35 17 18 0.486
Buffalo Sabres 17 8 9 0.471
Boston Red Sox 32 15 17 0.469
Milwaukee Brewers 7 3 4 0.429
Toronto Blue Jays 22 9 13 0.409
Denver Nuggets 10 4 6 0.400
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
San Diego Padres 5 2 3 0.400
Carolina Hurricanes 11 4 7 0.364
Chicago Cubs 14 5 9 0.357
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 6 2 4 0.333
Kansas City Kings 3 1 2 0.333
Los Angeles Clippers 3 1 2 0.333
Washington Capitols 3 1 2 0.333
Winnipeg Jets (II) 3 1 2 0.333
San Jose Sharks 13 4 9 0.308
Seattle Mariners 8 2 6 0.250
Washington Capitals 8 2 6 0.250
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 1 3 0.250
Atlanta Hawks 9 2 7 0.222
Chicago White Sox 5 1 4 0.200
Quebec Nordiques 5 1 4 0.200
Baltimore Orioles 8 1 7 0.125
Memphis Grizzlies 2 0 2 0.000
Minnesota Wild 2 0 2 0.000
Phoenix Coyotes 3 0 3 0.000
Grand Total 2092 1272 820 0.608