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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.

WhoWins™ BEST-OF-7 ANNIHILATIONS
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; Quarterfinals)

This table tells you franchise best-of-7 series win-loss records in the Quarterfinals 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.

Series win-loss records for MLB, NBA, and NHL best-of-7 playoff series.
Series round = Quarterfinals
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 (Qtrs) A W L Frc.
Carolina Hurricanes 3 3 0 1.000
Florida Panthers 1 1 0 1.000
Minnesota Timberwolves 1 1 0 1.000
Minnesota Wild 1 1 0 1.000
Indiana Pacers 7 6 1 0.857
Orlando Magic 5 4 1 0.800
Los Angeles Lakers 32 25 7 0.781
New York Islanders 13 10 3 0.769
Boston Celtics 24 18 6 0.750
Chicago Blackhawks 21 15 6 0.714
Philadelphia Flyers 23 16 7 0.696
Edmonton Oilers 13 9 4 0.692
Detroit Pistons 16 11 5 0.688
Colorado Avalanche 9 6 3 0.667
New Jersey Devils 9 6 3 0.667
Portland Trailblazers 9 6 3 0.667
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3 2 1 0.667
Miami Heat 5 3 2 0.600
Detroit Red Wings 17 10 7 0.588
Calgary Flames 7 4 3 0.571
Dallas Stars 7 4 3 0.571
Boston Bruins 23 13 10 0.565
Montreal Canadiens 27 15 12 0.556
Minnesota North Stars 11 6 5 0.545
Chicago Bulls 20 10 10 0.500
San Antonio Spurs 20 10 10 0.500
Phoenix Suns 18 9 9 0.500
Milwaukee Bucks 16 8 8 0.500
Houston Rockets 12 6 6 0.500
Cleveland Cavaliers 8 4 4 0.500
Washington Bullets 6 3 3 0.500
Quebec Nordiques 4 2 2 0.500
Anaheim Ducks 2 1 1 0.500
Kansas City Kings 2 1 1 0.500
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 1 1 0.500
New York Knickerbockers 21 10 11 0.476
Philadelphia 76ers 19 9 10 0.474
Pittsburgh Penguins 16 7 9 0.438
New York Rangers 21 9 12 0.429
Seattle Supersonics 14 6 8 0.429
Utah Jazz 14 6 8 0.429
Buffalo Sabres 15 6 9 0.400
Ottawa Senators 5 2 3 0.400
Denver Nuggets 8 3 5 0.375
Dallas Mavericks 9 3 6 0.333
Golden State Warriors 9 3 6 0.333
New Jersey Nets 6 2 4 0.333
San Francisco Warriors 3 1 2 0.333
St. Louis Blues 21 6 15 0.286
Toronto Maple Leafs 18 5 13 0.278
Washington Capitals 8 2 6 0.250
Sacramento Kings 4 1 3 0.250
San Jose Sharks 9 2 7 0.222
Vancouver Canucks 10 2 8 0.200
Baltimore Bullets (II) 5 1 4 0.200
Los Angeles Kings 11 2 9 0.182
Atlanta Hawks 16 2 14 0.125
Atlanta Flames 1 0 1 0.000
Capital Bullets 1 0 1 0.000
Hartford Whalers 1 0 1 0.000
Kansas City/Omaha Kings 1 0 1 0.000
Los Angeles Clippers 1 0 1 0.000
New Orleans Hornets 1 0 1 0.000
San Diego Rockets 1 0 1 0.000
St. Louis Hawks 1 0 1 0.000
Toronto Raptors 1 0 1 0.000
Washington Wizards 1 0 1 0.000
Oakland Seals 2 0 2 0.000
Winnipeg Jets 2 0 2 0.000
Buffalo Braves 3 0 3 0.000
Charlotte Hornets 4 0 4 0.000
Grand Total 680 340 340