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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; 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 2022

series (Qtrs) A W L Frc.
Vegas Golden Knights 3 3 0 1.000
Minnesota Timberwolves 1 1 0 1.000
Phoenix Coyotes 1 1 0 1.000
Tampa Bay Lightning 9 8 1 0.889
Indiana Pacers 10 8 2 0.800
Oklahoma City Thunder 5 4 1 0.800
Orlando Magic 5 4 1 0.800
Chicago Blackhawks 24 18 6 0.750
Miami Heat 12 9 3 0.750
Los Angeles Lakers 35 26 9 0.743
Boston Celtics 31 23 8 0.742
New York Islanders 17 12 5 0.706
New Jersey Devils 10 7 3 0.700
Detroit Pistons 16 11 5 0.688
Edmonton Oilers 15 10 5 0.667
Cleveland Cavaliers 12 8 4 0.667
Carolina Hurricanes 6 4 2 0.667
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3 2 1 0.667
Philadelphia Flyers 26 16 10 0.615
Anaheim Ducks 5 3 2 0.600
Portland Trailblazers 12 7 5 0.583
Montreal Canadiens 30 17 13 0.567
Golden State Warriors 16 9 7 0.563
San Antonio Spurs 25 14 11 0.560
Minnesota North Stars 11 6 5 0.545
Colorado Avalanche 13 7 6 0.538
Boston Bruins 30 16 14 0.533
Detroit Red Wings 19 10 9 0.526
Milwaukee Bucks 20 10 10 0.500
Phoenix Suns 20 10 10 0.500
Dallas Stars 10 5 5 0.500
Washington Bullets 6 3 3 0.500
Quebec Nordiques 4 2 2 0.500
Florida Panthers 2 1 1 0.500
Kansas City Kings 2 1 1 0.500
Winnipeg Jets (II) 2 1 1 0.500
New York Rangers 27 13 14 0.481
Chicago Bulls 23 11 12 0.478
Pittsburgh Penguins 21 10 11 0.476
Houston Rockets 17 8 9 0.471
New York Knickerbockers 22 10 12 0.455
Dallas Mavericks 11 5 6 0.455
Calgary Flames 9 4 5 0.444
Seattle Supersonics 14 6 8 0.429
Ottawa Senators 7 3 4 0.429
Buffalo Sabres 15 6 9 0.400
Philadelphia 76ers 24 9 15 0.375
Denver Nuggets 11 4 7 0.364
Los Angeles Kings 14 5 9 0.357
San Jose Sharks 14 5 9 0.357
Utah Jazz 17 6 11 0.353
New Jersey Nets 6 2 4 0.333
Toronto Raptors 6 2 4 0.333
Minnesota Wild 3 1 2 0.333
San Francisco Warriors 3 1 2 0.333
St. Louis Blues 26 8 18 0.308
Toronto Maple Leafs 18 5 13 0.278
Vancouver Canucks 12 3 9 0.250
Memphis Grizzlies 4 1 3 0.250
Sacramento Kings 4 1 3 0.250
Washington Capitals 14 3 11 0.214
Atlanta Hawks 20 4 16 0.200
Baltimore Bullets (II) 5 1 4 0.200
Nashville Predators 5 1 4 0.200
Los Angeles Clippers 6 1 5 0.167
Atlanta Flames 1 0 1 0.000
Capital Bullets 1 0 1 0.000
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 0 1 0.000
Hartford Whalers 1 0 1 0.000
Kansas City/Omaha Kings 1 0 1 0.000
New Orleans Hornets 1 0 1 0.000
New Orleans Pelicans 1 0 1 0.000
San Diego Rockets 1 0 1 0.000
St. Louis Hawks 1 0 1 0.000
Brooklyn Nets 2 0 2 0.000
Oakland Seals 2 0 2 0.000
Winnipeg Jets (I) 2 0 2 0.000
Buffalo Braves 3 0 3 0.000
Charlotte Hornets (I) 4 0 4 0.000
Washington Wizards 4 0 4 0.000
Grand Total 872 436 436