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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: Road; Semifinals)

This table tells you franchise best-of-7 road 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 = 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 2025

games (Semis) A W L Frc.
Colorado Rockies 2 2 0 1.000
Washington Nationals 2 2 0 1.000
Chicago White Sox 6 5 1 0.833
New Jersey Nets 5 4 1 0.800
Florida Panthers 12 9 3 0.750
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4 3 1 0.750
Florida Marlins 7 5 2 0.714
Texas Rangers 10 7 3 0.700
Washington Capitals 9 6 3 0.667
Chicago Stags 3 2 1 0.667
Nashville Predators 3 2 1 0.667
New Jersey Devils 24 15 9 0.625
Edmonton Oilers 29 17 12 0.586
Oakland Athletics 12 7 5 0.583
Vancouver Canucks 7 4 3 0.571
Arizona Diamondbacks 9 5 4 0.556
Kansas City Royals 9 5 4 0.556
Minnesota Twins 9 5 4 0.556
Calgary Flames 11 6 5 0.545
Los Angeles Lakers 82 42 40 0.512
New York Mets 20 10 10 0.500
Dallas Mavericks 18 9 9 0.500
Cleveland Indians 16 8 8 0.500
Philadelphia Phillies 16 8 8 0.500
San Francisco Giants 16 8 8 0.500
Ottawa Senators 10 5 5 0.500
San Diego Padres 6 3 3 0.500
Tampa Bay Rays 6 3 3 0.500
Anaheim Angels 2 1 1 0.500
Phoenix Coyotes 2 1 1 0.500
Atlanta Braves 33 16 17 0.485
Tampa Bay Lightning 27 13 14 0.481
Montreal Canadiens 106 51 55 0.481
Philadelphia Flyers 44 21 23 0.477
New York Yankees 40 19 21 0.475
Houston Astros 30 14 16 0.467
San Antonio Spurs 37 17 20 0.459
Golden State Warriors 24 11 13 0.458
Colorado Avalanche 22 10 12 0.455
Vegas Golden Knights 11 5 6 0.455
Miami Heat 31 14 17 0.452
Buffalo Sabres 18 8 10 0.444
Anaheim Ducks 9 4 5 0.444
Los Angeles Kings 16 7 9 0.438
Houston Rockets 23 10 13 0.435
Detroit Red Wings 88 38 50 0.432
Toronto Blue Jays 21 9 12 0.429
Minneapolis Lakers 7 3 4 0.429
Boston Red Sox 33 14 19 0.424
Pittsburgh Penguins 26 11 15 0.423
Detroit Tigers 12 5 7 0.417
Boston Celtics 97 39 58 0.402
Pittsburgh Pirates 10 4 6 0.400
Cincinnati Reds 5 2 3 0.400
Toronto Maple Leafs 78 31 47 0.397
Boston Bruins 88 34 54 0.386
Seattle Mariners 13 5 8 0.385
Cleveland Cavaliers 24 9 15 0.375
Los Angeles Dodgers 35 13 22 0.371
New York Islanders 36 13 23 0.361
Carolina Hurricanes 14 5 9 0.357
San Jose Sharks 14 5 9 0.357
Dallas Stars 23 8 15 0.348
Philadelphia 76ers 36 12 24 0.333
Chicago Bulls 30 10 20 0.333
Washington Bullets 9 3 6 0.333
Los Angeles Clippers 3 1 2 0.333
Sacramento Kings 3 1 2 0.333
St. Louis Bombers 3 1 2 0.333
Washington Capitols 3 1 2 0.333
St. Louis Blues 22 7 15 0.318
Minnesota North Stars 19 6 13 0.316
Portland Trailblazers 19 6 13 0.316
St. Louis Hawks 26 8 18 0.308
Chicago Cubs 13 4 9 0.308
New York Knickerbockers 33 10 23 0.303
Phoenix Suns 30 9 21 0.300
St. Louis Cardinals 41 12 29 0.293
Chicago Blackhawks 83 24 59 0.289
Denver Nuggets 14 4 10 0.286
Baltimore Orioles 7 2 5 0.286
Cincinnati Royals 7 2 5 0.286
New York Rangers 74 21 53 0.284
Detroit Pistons 39 11 28 0.282
Seattle Supersonics 18 5 13 0.278
Oklahoma City Thunder 15 4 11 0.267
Milwaukee Bucks 28 7 21 0.250
Milwaukee Brewers 8 2 6 0.250
San Francisco Warriors 8 2 6 0.250
California Angels 4 1 3 0.250
Utah Jazz 18 4 14 0.222
Philadelphia Warriors 14 3 11 0.214
Indiana Pacers 33 7 26 0.212
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5 1 4 0.200
Quebec Nordiques 5 1 4 0.200
Orlando Magic 11 2 9 0.182
Toronto Raptors 6 1 5 0.167
Baltimore Bullets (II) 7 1 6 0.143
Minnesota Timberwolves 8 1 7 0.125
Atlanta Hawks 10 1 9 0.100
Cleveland Guardians 2 0 2 0.000
Kansas City Kings 2 0 2 0.000
Memphis Grizzlies 2 0 2 0.000
Minnesota Wild 2 0 2 0.000
Winnipeg Jets (II) 2 0 2 0.000
Syracuse Nationals 7 0 7 0.000
Grand Total 2191 875 1316 0.399