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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 2008

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
Anaheim Ducks 5 4 1 0.800
Boston Celtics 73 55 18 0.753
Minneapolis Lakers 8 6 2 0.750
New York Yankees 45 32 13 0.711
Carolina Hurricanes 10 7 3 0.700
Edmonton Oilers 42 29 13 0.690
Montreal Canadiens 106 72 34 0.679
Colorado Avalanche 28 19 9 0.679
Los Angeles Lakers 86 58 28 0.674
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
Detroit Pistons 40 25 15 0.625
Philadelphia Athletics 8 5 3 0.625
San Antonio Spurs 39 24 15 0.615
Miami Heat 13 8 5 0.615
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 10 6 4 0.600
New Jersey Devils 37 22 15 0.595
Chicago Bulls 39 23 16 0.590
Washington Bullets 12 7 5 0.583
Toronto Blue Jays 7 4 3 0.571
Detroit Red Wings 86 49 37 0.570
New York Islanders 37 21 16 0.568
Pittsburgh Penguins 37 21 16 0.568
Dallas Stars 25 14 11 0.560
St. Louis Cardinals 25 14 11 0.560
Philadelphia Flyers 59 33 26 0.559
Pittsburgh Pirates 9 5 4 0.556
Tampa Bay Lightning 9 5 4 0.556
Cleveland Cavaliers 13 7 6 0.538
New Jersey Nets 15 8 7 0.533
Portland Trailblazers 19 10 9 0.526
Boston Red Sox 18 9 9 0.500
Indiana Pacers 18 9 9 0.500
Los Angeles Dodgers 12 6 6 0.500
Cincinnati Reds 10 5 5 0.500
Philadelphia Phillies 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
Houston Rockets 25 12 13 0.480
Toronto Maple Leafs 73 35 38 0.479
Boston Bruins 81 38 43 0.469
Seattle Supersonics 24 11 13 0.458
Philadelphia 76ers 40 18 22 0.450
San Jose Sharks 20 9 11 0.450
New York Mets 9 4 5 0.444
Orlando Magic 9 4 5 0.444
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
New York Rangers 57 24 33 0.421
Ottawa Senators 19 8 11 0.421
Utah Jazz 24 10 14 0.417
Vancouver Canucks 24 10 14 0.417
Detroit Tigers 12 5 7 0.417
Chicago Blackhawks 63 26 37 0.413
Calgary Flames 27 11 16 0.407
Phoenix Suns 32 13 19 0.406
Minnesota Wild 5 2 3 0.400
St. Louis Blues 48 19 29 0.396
Buffalo Sabres 38 15 23 0.395
Minnesota North Stars 23 9 14 0.391
Dallas Mavericks 18 7 11 0.389
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
Quebec Nordiques 9 3 6 0.333
Sacramento Kings 9 3 6 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
Washington Capitals 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
New Orleans Hornets 4 1 3 0.250
Syracuse Nationals 5 1 4 0.200
Washington Wizards 5 1 4 0.200
Chicago Cubs 12 2 10 0.167
Denver Nuggets 14 2 12 0.143
Brooklyn Dodgers 8 1 7 0.125
Winnipeg Jets 8 1 7 0.125
Atlanta Hawks 17 2 15 0.118
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 Kingsgs 1 0 1 0.000
Los Angeles Angels of AnaheimAnaheim 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
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 4 0 4 0.000
Phoenix Coyotes 5 0 5 0.000
Hartford Whalers 7 0 7 0.000
Grand Total 2110 1055 1055