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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 2024

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
Boston Celtics 110 78 32 0.709
Golden State Warriors 43 30 13 0.698
Vegas Golden Knights 16 11 5 0.688
Los Angeles Lakers 108 74 34 0.685
Edmonton Oilers 54 36 18 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
Texas Rangers 6 4 2 0.667
Miami Heat 47 31 16 0.660
Tampa Bay Lightning 38 25 13 0.658
Montreal Canadiens 123 80 43 0.650
Cleveland Cavaliers 37 24 13 0.649
New York Yankees 54 35 19 0.648
Oakland Athletics 11 7 4 0.636
Philadelphia Athletics 8 5 3 0.625
Carolina Hurricanes 26 16 10 0.615
Colorado Avalanche 44 27 17 0.614
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 10 6 4 0.600
Arizona Diamondbacks 5 3 2 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
Florida Panthers 19 11 8 0.579
New Jersey Devils 46 26 20 0.565
Boston Red Sox 23 13 10 0.565
Dallas Stars 41 23 18 0.561
Pittsburgh Pirates 9 5 4 0.556
Detroit Red Wings 100 55 45 0.550
Philadelphia Flyers 73 39 34 0.534
New Jersey Nets 15 8 7 0.533
St. Louis Cardinals 32 17 15 0.531
New York Islanders 51 27 24 0.529
Anaheim Ducks 19 10 9 0.526
Chicago Bulls 52 27 25 0.519
Los Angeles Dodgers 24 12 12 0.500
Oklahoma City Thunder 22 11 11 0.500
Cincinnati Reds 10 5 5 0.500
Tampa Bay Rays 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
Seattle Kraken 2 1 1 0.500
Boston Bruins 111 55 56 0.495
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
Houston Astros 15 7 8 0.467
Seattle Supersonics 24 11 13 0.458
Indiana Pacers 35 16 19 0.457
New York Rangers 81 37 44 0.457
Phoenix Suns 44 20 24 0.455
Dallas Mavericks 38 17 21 0.447
Toronto Blue Jays 9 4 5 0.444
Toronto Maple Leafs 82 36 46 0.439
Vancouver Canucks 39 17 22 0.436
Philadelphia 76ers 56 24 32 0.429
Orlando Magic 21 9 12 0.429
Philadelphia Phillies 14 6 8 0.429
Philadelphia Warriors 7 3 4 0.429
Los Angeles Kings 43 18 25 0.419
St. Louis Blues 67 28 39 0.418
New York Mets 12 5 7 0.417
Portland Trailblazers 34 14 20 0.412
New York Knickerbockers 49 20 29 0.408
Ottawa Senators 27 11 16 0.407
Milwaukee Bucks 47 19 28 0.404
Cleveland Indians 10 4 6 0.400
Minnesota Timberwolves 10 4 6 0.400
Minnesota North Stars 23 9 14 0.391
Utah Jazz 37 14 23 0.378
Washington Capitals 48 18 30 0.375
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
Denver Nuggets 35 13 22 0.371
Los Angeles Clippers 19 7 12 0.368
Baltimore Orioles 9 3 6 0.333
Quebec Nordiques 9 3 6 0.333
Winnipeg Jets (II) 9 3 6 0.333
Kansas City Kings 3 1 2 0.333
Washington Senators 3 1 2 0.333
Nashville Predators 22 7 15 0.318
New York Giants 13 4 9 0.308
St. Louis Hawks 13 4 9 0.308
Washington Wizards 13 4 9 0.308
Sacramento Kings 10 3 7 0.300
Memphis Grizzlies 18 5 13 0.278
Atlanta Hawks 37 10 27 0.270
Chicago Cubs 16 4 12 0.250
Minnesota Wild 16 4 12 0.250
Baltimore Bullets (II) 8 2 6 0.250
San Diego Padres 4 1 3 0.250
Brooklyn Nets 10 2 8 0.200
Phoenix Coyotes 10 2 8 0.200
New Orleans Pelicans 5 1 4 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
Cleveland Guardians 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 3166 1583 1583