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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

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Articles on best-of-7 series phenomena.

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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; Preliminary)

This table tells you franchise best-of-7 series win-loss records in the Preliminary round, 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. Through 2002, only the NHL used the best-of-7 format in Preliminary-round playoff series, having done so since 1987. Starting in 2003, both the NHL and the NBA have done so. NHL Preliminary rounds have been known as Conference Quarterfinals since 1994, but were previously best-of-7 Division Semifinals from 1987 through 1993.

Series win-loss records for MLB, NBA, and NHL best-of-7 playoff series.
Series round = Preliminary
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 (Prelim) A W L Frc.
Cleveland Cavaliers 9 9 0 1.000
Seattle Supersonics 1 1 0 1.000
Golden State Warriors 9 8 1 0.889
New Jersey Nets 5 4 1 0.800
Phoenix Suns 8 6 2 0.750
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4 3 1 0.750
Vegas Golden Knights 4 3 1 0.750
Colorado Avalanche 18 13 5 0.722
San Antonio Spurs 17 12 5 0.706
New York Rangers 21 14 7 0.667
San Jose Sharks 21 14 7 0.667
Miami Heat 15 10 5 0.667
Los Angeles Lakers 12 8 4 0.667
Carolina Hurricanes 9 6 3 0.667
Detroit Pistons 9 6 3 0.667
Boston Celtics 17 11 6 0.647
Tampa Bay Lightning 14 9 5 0.643
Pittsburgh Penguins 27 17 10 0.630
Montreal Canadiens 24 15 9 0.625
Edmonton Oilers 16 10 6 0.625
Detroit Red Wings 28 17 11 0.607
Los Angeles Clippers 10 6 4 0.600
Dallas Stars 17 10 7 0.588
Boston Bruins 28 16 12 0.571
Philadelphia Flyers 23 13 10 0.565
Philadelphia 76ers 11 6 5 0.545
Vancouver Canucks 19 10 9 0.526
St. Louis Blues 29 15 14 0.517
Atlanta Hawks 12 6 6 0.500
Utah Jazz 12 6 6 0.500
Anaheim Ducks 10 5 5 0.500
Oklahoma City Thunder 10 5 5 0.500
Toronto Raptors 10 5 5 0.500
Sacramento Kings 4 2 2 0.500
Winnipeg Jets (II) 4 2 2 0.500
Houston Rockets 13 6 7 0.462
Chicago Blackhawks 22 10 12 0.455
New Jersey Devils 22 10 12 0.455
Washington Wizards 9 4 5 0.444
Ottawa Senators 16 7 9 0.438
Washington Capitals 28 12 16 0.429
Los Angeles Kings 19 8 11 0.421
Toronto Maple Leafs 19 8 11 0.421
Buffalo Sabres 17 7 10 0.412
New York Islanders 15 6 9 0.400
Indiana Pacers 13 5 8 0.385
Dallas Mavericks 16 6 10 0.375
Nashville Predators 14 5 9 0.357
Chicago Bulls 12 4 8 0.333
Memphis Grizzlies 12 4 8 0.333
Milwaukee Bucks 12 4 8 0.333
Orlando Magic 9 3 6 0.333
New Orleans Pelicans 3 1 2 0.333
Quebec Nordiques 3 1 2 0.333
Denver Nuggets 14 4 10 0.286
Brooklyn Nets 7 2 5 0.286
Florida Panthers 7 2 5 0.286
Minnesota Wild 11 3 8 0.273
Calgary Flames 19 5 14 0.263
Portland Trailblazers 12 3 9 0.250
Minnesota North Stars 4 1 3 0.250
Minnesota Timberwolves 4 1 3 0.250
New Orleans Hornets 5 1 4 0.200
New York Knickerbockers 5 1 4 0.200
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 1 5 0.167
Winnipeg Jets (I) 6 1 5 0.167
Phoenix Coyotes 8 1 7 0.125
Arizona Coyotes 1 0 1 0.000
Atlanta Thrashers 1 0 1 0.000
Charlotte Hornets (II) 1 0 1 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 2 0 2 0.000
Hartford Whalers 6 0 6 0.000
Grand Total 880 440 440