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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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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 (Series: Game 1 at either site; All rounds)

This table tells you franchise best-of-7 series win-loss records in all playoff rounds, irrespective of whether Game 1 was played at home or on the road. Usually, though not always, the team playing Game 1 at home is the team with home court/field/ice advantage during that best-of-7 playoff series.

Series win-loss records for MLB, NBA, and NHL best-of-7 playoff series.
Series round = All
Game 1 Location = Home or Road
Sorted by winning fraction, then by series appearances
A = series appearances
W = series wins
L = series losses
Frc. = winning fraction (= %/100)
Bold numbers denote largest values for the table column
Table updated through Fall 2022

series (all rounds) A W L Frc.
Florida Marlins 4 4 0 1.000
Anaheim Angels 2 2 0 1.000
Washington Nationals 2 2 0 1.000
Baltimore Bullets (I) 1 1 0 1.000
Rochester Royals 1 1 0 1.000
Minneapolis Lakers 8 6 2 0.750
Kansas City Royals 7 5 2 0.714
Golden State Warriors 41 29 12 0.707
Boston Celtics 103 72 31 0.699
Tampa Bay Lightning 36 25 11 0.694
Los Angeles Lakers 104 72 32 0.692
Cleveland Cavaliers 34 23 11 0.676
Edmonton Oilers 48 32 16 0.667
Miami Heat 42 28 14 0.667
San Francisco Giants 12 8 4 0.667
Chicago White Sox 6 4 2 0.667
Minnesota Twins 6 4 2 0.667
Arizona Diamondbacks 3 2 1 0.667
New York Yankees 52 34 18 0.654
Montreal Canadiens 123 80 43 0.650
Oakland Athletics 11 7 4 0.636
Vegas Golden Knights 11 7 4 0.636
Colorado Avalanche 41 26 15 0.634
Philadelphia Athletics 8 5 3 0.625
Carolina Hurricanes 21 13 8 0.619
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 10 6 4 0.600
San Antonio Spurs 62 37 25 0.597
Pittsburgh Penguins 64 38 26 0.594
Washington Bullets 12 7 5 0.583
Detroit Pistons 43 25 18 0.581
New Jersey Devils 44 25 19 0.568
Boston Red Sox 23 13 10 0.565
Pittsburgh Pirates 9 5 4 0.556
New York Islanders 49 27 22 0.551
Detroit Red Wings 100 55 45 0.550
Dallas Stars 35 19 16 0.543
Philadelphia Flyers 73 39 34 0.534
New Jersey Nets 15 8 7 0.533
St. Louis Cardinals 32 17 15 0.531
Anaheim Ducks 19 10 9 0.526
Chicago Bulls 52 27 25 0.519
Boston Bruins 108 54 54 0.500
Oklahoma City Thunder 20 10 10 0.500
Houston Astros 14 7 7 0.500
Cincinnati Reds 10 5 5 0.500
Tampa Bay Rays 4 2 2 0.500
Texas Rangers 4 2 2 0.500
Boston Braves 2 1 1 0.500
Chicago Stags 2 1 1 0.500
Colorado Rockies 2 1 1 0.500
Milwaukee Braves 2 1 1 0.500
Chicago Blackhawks 86 42 44 0.488
San Jose Sharks 41 20 21 0.488
Houston Rockets 42 20 22 0.476
Toronto Raptors 19 9 10 0.474
Atlanta Braves 17 8 9 0.471
Phoenix Suns 41 19 22 0.463
Philadelphia Phillies 13 6 7 0.462
Seattle Supersonics 24 11 13 0.458
New York Rangers 77 35 42 0.455
Los Angeles Dodgers 22 10 12 0.455
New York Mets 11 5 6 0.455
Orlando Magic 20 9 11 0.450
Toronto Blue Jays 9 4 5 0.444
Toronto Maple Leafs 79 35 44 0.443
Los Angeles Kings 41 18 23 0.439
Indiana Pacers 32 14 18 0.438
Philadelphia 76ers 53 23 30 0.434
Vancouver Canucks 37 16 21 0.432
Philadelphia Warriors 7 3 4 0.429
Winnipeg Jets (II) 7 3 4 0.429
Milwaukee Bucks 45 19 26 0.422
St. Louis Blues 67 28 39 0.418
Dallas Mavericks 34 14 20 0.412
Portland Trailblazers 34 14 20 0.412
Los Angeles Clippers 17 7 10 0.412
Ottawa Senators 27 11 16 0.407
New York Knickerbockers 45 18 27 0.400
Cleveland Indians 10 4 6 0.400
Minnesota North Stars 23 9 14 0.391
Washington Capitals 47 18 29 0.383
Utah Jazz 37 14 23 0.378
Buffalo Sabres 40 15 25 0.375
Detroit Tigers 16 6 10 0.375
San Francisco Warriors 8 3 5 0.375
Calgary Flames 35 13 22 0.371
Florida Panthers 11 4 7 0.364
Nashville Predators 21 7 14 0.333
Baltimore Orioles 9 3 6 0.333
Quebec Nordiques 9 3 6 0.333
Sacramento Kings 9 3 6 0.333
Minnesota Timberwolves 6 2 4 0.333
Kansas City Kings 3 1 2 0.333
Washington Senators 3 1 2 0.333
New York Giants 13 4 9 0.308
St. Louis Hawks 13 4 9 0.308
Washington Wizards 13 4 9 0.308
Memphis Grizzlies 17 5 12 0.294
Atlanta Hawks 36 10 26 0.278
Denver Nuggets 29 8 21 0.276
Minnesota Wild 15 4 11 0.267
Chicago Cubs 16 4 12 0.250
Baltimore Bullets (II) 8 2 6 0.250
New Orleans Pelicans 4 1 3 0.250
San Diego Padres 4 1 3 0.250
Brooklyn Nets 9 2 7 0.222
Phoenix Coyotes 10 2 8 0.200
Syracuse Nationals 5 1 4 0.200
New Orleans Hornets 6 1 5 0.167
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 1 6 0.143
Brooklyn Dodgers 8 1 7 0.125
Winnipeg Jets (I) 8 1 7 0.125
Arizona Coyotes 1 0 1 0.000
Atlanta Flames 1 0 1 0.000
Atlanta Thrashers 1 0 1 0.000
California Angels 1 0 1 0.000
Capital Bullets 1 0 1 0.000
Charlotte Hornets (II) 1 0 1 0.000
Kansas City/Omaha Kings 1 0 1 0.000
San Diego Rockets 1 0 1 0.000
St. Louis Bombers 1 0 1 0.000
St. Louis Browns 1 0 1 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 2 0 2 0.000
Cincinnati Royals 2 0 2 0.000
Fort Wayne Pistons 2 0 2 0.000
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2 0 2 0.000
Oakland Seals 2 0 2 0.000
Washington Capitols 2 0 2 0.000
Buffalo Braves 3 0 3 0.000
Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 3 0.000
Seattle Mariners 3 0 3 0.000
Charlotte Hornets (I) 4 0 4 0.000
Hartford Whalers 7 0 7 0.000
Grand Total 3034 1517 1517