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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 2010

series (all rounds) A W L Frc.
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 79 59 20 0.747
Anaheim Ducks 7 5 2 0.714
New York Yankees 48 34 14 0.708
Los Angeles Lakers 94 66 28 0.702
Carolina Hurricanes 13 9 4 0.692
Edmonton Oilers 42 29 13 0.690
Montreal Canadiens 110 74 36 0.673
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
Colorado Avalanche 29 19 10 0.655
Oakland Athletics 11 7 4 0.636
Philadelphia Athletics 8 5 3 0.625
Detroit Pistons 41 25 16 0.610
Pittsburgh Penguins 43 26 17 0.605
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 10 6 4 0.600
San Antonio Spurs 42 25 17 0.595
Washington Bullets 12 7 5 0.583
Detroit Red Wings 92 53 39 0.576
Toronto Blue Jays 7 4 3 0.571
New York Islanders 37 21 16 0.568
New Jersey Devils 39 22 17 0.564
Philadelphia Flyers 64 36 28 0.563
Orlando Magic 16 9 7 0.563
Chicago Bulls 41 23 18 0.561
Dallas Stars 25 14 11 0.560
St. Louis Cardinals 25 14 11 0.560
Cleveland Cavaliers 18 10 8 0.556
Pittsburgh Pirates 9 5 4 0.556
Tampa Bay Lightning 9 5 4 0.556
Miami Heat 15 8 7 0.533
New Jersey Nets 15 8 7 0.533
Boston Red Sox 18 9 9 0.500
Indiana Pacers 18 9 9 0.500
Cincinnati Reds 10 5 5 0.500
San Francisco Giants 8 4 4 0.500
Florida Panthers 6 3 3 0.500
Minnesota Timberwolves 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
Tampa Bay Rays 2 1 1 0.500
Texas Rangers 2 1 1 0.500
Houston Rockets 27 13 14 0.481
Toronto Maple Leafs 73 35 38 0.479
Portland Trailblazers 21 10 11 0.476
Boston Bruins 85 40 45 0.471
Los Angeles Dodgers 13 6 7 0.462
San Jose Sharks 24 11 13 0.458
Seattle Supersonics 24 11 13 0.458
Chicago Blackhawks 70 32 38 0.457
Philadelphia Phillies 11 5 6 0.455
New York Mets 9 4 5 0.444
Philadelphia 76ers 41 18 23 0.439
Phoenix Suns 35 15 20 0.429
Vancouver Canucks 28 12 16 0.429
Atlanta Braves 14 6 8 0.429
Golden State Warriors 14 6 8 0.429
Philadelphia Warriors 7 3 4 0.429
New York Knickerbockers 40 17 23 0.425
Detroit Tigers 12 5 7 0.417
New York Rangers 58 24 34 0.414
Utah Jazz 27 11 16 0.407
Ottawa Senators 20 8 12 0.400
Minnesota Wild 5 2 3 0.400
Calgary Flames 28 11 17 0.393
Minnesota North Stars 23 9 14 0.391
St. Louis Blues 49 19 30 0.388
Buffalo Sabres 39 15 24 0.385
Dallas Mavericks 21 8 13 0.381
Baltimore Orioles 8 3 5 0.375
Cleveland Indians 8 3 5 0.375
San Francisco Warriors 8 3 5 0.375
Milwaukee Bucks 30 11 19 0.367
Quebec Nordiques 9 3 6 0.333
Sacramento Kings 9 3 6 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
Washington Capitals 28 9 19 0.321
Los Angeles Kings 26 8 18 0.308
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
Denver Nuggets 18 4 14 0.222
New Orleans Hornets 5 1 4 0.200
Syracuse Nationals 5 1 4 0.200
Washington Wizards 5 1 4 0.200
Atlanta Hawks 21 4 17 0.190
Chicago Cubs 12 2 10 0.167
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
Charlotte Bobcats 1 0 1 0.000
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 0 1 0.000
Kansas City/Omaha Kings 1 0 1 0.000
Milwaukee Brewers 1 0 1 0.000
Oklahoma City Thunder 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
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
Memphis Grizzlies 3 0 3 0.000
Seattle Mariners 3 0 3 0.000
Toronto Raptors 3 0 3 0.000
Charlotte Hornets 4 0 4 0.000
Nashville Predators 5 0 5 0.000
Phoenix Coyotes 6 0 6 0.000
Hartford Whalers 7 0 7 0.000
Grand Total 2242 1121 1121