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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: Road; Preliminary)

This table tells you franchise best-of-7 road game win-loss records in Preliminary round action (applicable only to the NHL through 2002, and to the NHL and NBA beginning in 2003). These NHL games have been known as the Conference Quarterfinals since 1994; they previously were the Division Semifinals (1987-1993).

Game win-loss records for MLB, NBA, and NHL best-of-7 playoff series.
Series round = Preliminary
Location = Road
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 2008

games (Prelim) A W L Frc.
Cleveland Cavaliers 8 6 2 0.750
San Antonio Spurs 14 10 4 0.714
Colorado Avalanche 30 20 10 0.667
Detroit Pistons 14 9 5 0.643
Tampa Bay Lightning 14 8 6 0.571
New York Rangers 31 17 14 0.548
New Jersey Nets 13 7 6 0.538
San Jose Sharks 34 18 16 0.529
Dallas Stars 33 17 16 0.515
Pittsburgh Penguins 41 21 20 0.512
Montreal Canadiens 45 23 22 0.511
Detroit Red Wings 56 28 28 0.500
Vancouver Canucks 38 19 19 0.500
Carolina Hurricanes 12 6 6 0.500
Indiana Pacers 12 6 6 0.500
Los Angeles Clippers 2 1 1 0.500
Seattle Supersonics 2 1 1 0.500
Edmonton Oilers 40 19 21 0.475
St. Louis Blues 49 23 26 0.469
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 11 5 6 0.455
Washington Capitals 45 20 25 0.444
New Jersey Devils 51 22 29 0.431
Los Angeles Lakers 14 6 8 0.429
Ottawa Senators 29 12 17 0.414
Buffalo Sabres 44 18 26 0.409
Boston Bruins 45 18 27 0.400
Minnesota Wild 10 4 6 0.400
Anaheim Ducks 5 2 3 0.400
Minnesota Timberwolves 5 2 3 0.400
Philadelphia Flyers 41 16 25 0.390
Toronto Maple Leafs 41 16 25 0.390
Phoenix Suns 13 5 8 0.385
Calgary Flames 39 14 25 0.359
Minnesota North Stars 14 5 9 0.357
Philadelphia 76ers 9 3 6 0.333
Golden State Warriors 3 1 2 0.333
Los Angeles Kings 32 10 22 0.313
Phoenix Coyotes 16 5 11 0.313
Chicago Blackhawks 33 10 23 0.303
Winnipeg Jets 20 6 14 0.300
Miami Heat 10 3 7 0.300
Utah Jazz 10 3 7 0.300
Dallas Mavericks 17 5 12 0.294
New York Islanders 28 8 20 0.286
Boston Celtics 11 3 8 0.273
Washington Wizards 11 3 8 0.273
Chicago Bulls 8 2 6 0.250
Orlando Magic 8 2 6 0.250
Portland Trailblazers 4 1 3 0.250
Houston Rockets 13 3 10 0.231
Milwaukee Bucks 9 2 7 0.222
New Orleans Hornets 9 2 7 0.222
Sacramento Kings 10 2 8 0.200
Florida Panthers 6 1 5 0.167
Hartford Whalers 19 3 16 0.158
Denver Nuggets 14 2 12 0.143
Quebec Nordiques 9 1 8 0.111
Atlanta Thrashers 2 0 2 0.000
New York Knickerbockers 2 0 2 0.000
Atlanta Hawks 4 0 4 0.000
Memphis Grizzlies 6 0 6 0.000
Toronto Raptors 6 0 6 0.000
Nashville Predators 10 0 10 0.000
Grand Total 1234 505 729 0.409