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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 (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 2007

series (all rounds) A W L Frc.
Anaheim Ducks 4 4 0 1.000
Florida Marlins 4 4 0 1.000
Anaheim Angels 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
Boston Celtics 69 51 18 0.739
New York Yankees 45 32 13 0.711
Carolina Hurricanes 10 7 3 0.700
Colorado Avalanche 26 18 8 0.692
Edmonton Oilers 42 29 13 0.690
Montreal Canadiens 104 71 33 0.683
Los Angeles Lakers 82 55 27 0.671
Chicago White Sox 6 4 2 0.667
Minnesota Twins 6 4 2 0.667
Arizona Diamondbacks 3 2 1 0.667
Kansas City Royals 3 2 1 0.667
Oakland Athletics 11 7 4 0.636
Philadelphia Athletics 8 5 3 0.625
Detroit Pistons 37 23 14 0.622
Miami Heat 13 8 5 0.615
New Jersey Devils 36 22 14 0.611
San Antonio Spurs 36 22 14 0.611
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 10 6 4 0.600
Chicago Bulls 39 23 16 0.590
Washington Bullets 12 7 5 0.583
Toronto Blue Jays 7 4 3 0.571
New York Islanders 37 21 16 0.568
St. Louis Cardinals 25 14 11 0.560
Pittsburgh Pirates 9 5 4 0.556
Tampa Bay Lightning 9 5 4 0.556
Philadelphia Flyers 56 31 25 0.554
Detroit Red Wings 82 45 37 0.549
Pittsburgh Penguins 33 18 15 0.545
Dallas Stars 22 12 10 0.545
Cleveland Cavaliers 11 6 5 0.545
Los Angeles Dodgers 11 6 5 0.545
New Jersey Nets 15 8 7 0.533
Boston Red Sox 17 9 8 0.529
Portland Trailblazers 19 10 9 0.526
Houston Rockets 24 12 12 0.500
Indiana Pacers 18 9 9 0.500
Cincinnati Reds 10 5 5 0.500
Florida Panthers 6 3 3 0.500
Minnesota Timberwolves 4 2 2 0.500
Minnesota Wild 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
Los Angeles Clippers 2 1 1 0.500
Milwaukee Braves 2 1 1 0.500
Toronto Maple Leafs 73 35 38 0.479
Boston Bruins 80 38 42 0.475
Philadelphia 76ers 39 18 21 0.462
Seattle Supersonics 24 11 13 0.458
Ottawa Senators 18 8 10 0.444
San Jose Sharks 18 8 10 0.444
New York Mets 9 4 5 0.444
Atlanta Braves 14 6 8 0.429
Golden State Warriors 14 6 8 0.429
Orlando Magic 7 3 4 0.429
Philadelphia Warriors 7 3 4 0.429
New York Knickerbockers 40 17 23 0.425
Calgary Flames 26 11 15 0.423
Phoenix Suns 31 13 18 0.419
New York Rangers 55 23 32 0.418
Vancouver Canucks 24 10 14 0.417
Detroit Tigers 12 5 7 0.417
Chicago Blackhawks 63 26 37 0.413
Dallas Mavericks 17 7 10 0.412
Utah Jazz 22 9 13 0.409
St. Louis Blues 48 19 29 0.396
Buffalo Sabres 38 15 23 0.395
Minnesota North Stars 23 9 14 0.391
Milwaukee Bucks 29 11 18 0.379
Baltimore Orioles 8 3 5 0.375
Cleveland Indians 8 3 5 0.375
San Francisco Warriors 8 3 5 0.375
Washington Capitals 24 8 16 0.333
Quebec Nordiques 9 3 6 0.333
Sacramento Kings 9 3 6 0.333
Philadelphia Phillies 6 2 4 0.333
San Francisco Giants 6 2 4 0.333
Kansas City Kings 3 1 2 0.333
San Diego Padres 3 1 2 0.333
Washington Senators 3 1 2 0.333
Los Angeles Kings 25 8 17 0.320
New York Giants 13 4 9 0.308
St. Louis Hawks 13 4 9 0.308
Baltimore Bullets (II) 8 2 6 0.250
Houston Astros 4 1 3 0.250
Washington Wizards 4 1 3 0.250
Syracuse Nationals 5 1 4 0.200
Chicago Cubs 12 2 10 0.167
Denver Nuggets 13 2 11 0.154
Atlanta Hawks 16 2 14 0.125
Brooklyn Dodgers 8 1 7 0.125
Winnipeg Jets 8 1 7 0.125
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
Kansas City/Omaha Kings 1 0 1 0.000
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1 0 1 0.000
Milwaukee Brewers 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
Cincinnati Royals 2 0 2 0.000
Fort Wayne Pistons 2 0 2 0.000
New Orleans Hornets 2 0 2 0.000
Oakland Seals 2 0 2 0.000
Toronto Raptors 2 0 2 0.000
Washington Capitols 2 0 2 0.000
Buffalo Braves 3 0 3 0.000
Memphis Grizzlies 3 0 3 0.000
Nashville Predators 3 0 3 0.000
Seattle Mariners 3 0 3 0.000
Charlotte Hornets 4 0 4 0.000
Phoenix Coyotes 5 0 5 0.000
Hartford Whalers 7 0 7 0.000
Grand Total 2044 1022 1022