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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
Societies, books, and other resources.

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 Home; All rounds)

This table tells you franchise best-of-7 series win-loss records in all playoff rounds, for teams playing Game 1 of the series at home. 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
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 2007

series (all rounds) A W L Frc.
New Jersey Nets 6 6 0 1.000
Cleveland Cavaliers 5 5 0 1.000
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 5 0 1.000
Minneapolis Lakers 4 4 0 1.000
Anaheim Ducks 3 3 0 1.000
Anaheim Angels 1 1 0 1.000
Florida Marlins 1 1 0 1.000
Kansas City Royals 1 1 0 1.000
Los Angeles Clippers 1 1 0 1.000
Rochester Royals 1 1 0 1.000
Washington Senators 1 1 0 1.000
Chicago Bulls 20 19 1 0.950
Los Angeles Lakers 51 45 6 0.882
Carolina Hurricanes 8 7 1 0.875
Edmonton Oilers 19 16 3 0.842
Colorado Avalanche 18 15 3 0.833
Montreal Canadiens 72 59 13 0.819
Detroit Pistons 21 17 4 0.810
Boston Celtics 54 43 11 0.796
Toronto Maple Leafs 28 22 6 0.786
New York Yankees 28 21 7 0.750
Milwaukee Bucks 12 9 3 0.750
Houston Rockets 8 6 2 0.750
Miami Heat 8 6 2 0.750
Portland Trailblazers 8 6 2 0.750
Golden State Warriors 4 3 1 0.750
Oakland Athletics 4 3 1 0.750
Orlando Magic 4 3 1 0.750
Sacramento Kings 4 3 1 0.750
San Antonio Spurs 26 19 7 0.731
New Jersey Devils 18 13 5 0.722
Philadelphia 76ers 21 15 6 0.714
New York Islanders 14 10 4 0.714
Dallas Mavericks 7 5 2 0.714
Utah Jazz 10 7 3 0.700
Detroit Red Wings 55 37 18 0.673
Philadelphia Flyers 39 26 13 0.667
Dallas Stars 18 12 6 0.667
St. Louis Cardinals 12 8 4 0.667
Indiana Pacers 9 6 3 0.667
Minnesota Twins 6 4 2 0.667
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3 2 1 0.667
Arizona Diamondbacks 3 2 1 0.667
Philadelphia Warriors 3 2 1 0.667
San Francisco Warriors 3 2 1 0.667
Toronto Blue Jays 3 2 1 0.667
Boston Bruins 43 28 15 0.651
New York Knickerbockers 14 9 5 0.643
Phoenix Suns 14 9 5 0.643
Seattle Supersonics 11 7 4 0.636
New York Rangers 19 12 7 0.632
Chicago Blackhawks 27 17 10 0.630
Pittsburgh Penguins 18 11 7 0.611
Chicago White Sox 5 3 2 0.600
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 3 2 0.600
St. Louis Hawks 5 3 2 0.600
Washington Bullets 5 3 2 0.600
Cincinnati Reds 7 4 3 0.571
St. Louis Blues 23 13 10 0.565
Boston Red Sox 9 5 4 0.556
Vancouver Canucks 9 5 4 0.556
Buffalo Sabres 15 8 7 0.533
Atlanta Braves 8 4 4 0.500
Ottawa Senators 8 4 4 0.500
San Jose Sharks 6 3 3 0.500
Minnesota Timberwolves 4 2 2 0.500
Philadelphia Athletics 4 2 2 0.500
Philadelphia Phillies 4 2 2 0.500
Florida Panthers 2 1 1 0.500
Minnesota North Stars 2 1 1 0.500
New York Mets 2 1 1 0.500
Syracuse Nationals 2 1 1 0.500
New York Giants 7 3 4 0.429
Denver Nuggets 5 2 3 0.400
Detroit Tigers 5 2 3 0.400
Los Angeles Kings 5 2 3 0.400
Calgary Flames 16 6 10 0.375
Washington Capitals 12 4 8 0.333
Atlanta Hawks 6 2 4 0.333
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 2 4 0.333
Baltimore Bullets (II) 3 1 2 0.333
Baltimore Orioles 5 1 4 0.200
Chicago Cubs 7 1 6 0.143
Atlanta Thrashers 1 0 1 0.000
Boston Braves 1 0 1 0.000
Hartford Whalers 1 0 1 0.000
Houston Astros 1 0 1 0.000
Kansas City Kings 1 0 1 0.000
Milwaukee Braves 1 0 1 0.000
Minnesota Wild 1 0 1 0.000
Oakland Seals 1 0 1 0.000
Phoenix Coyotes 1 0 1 0.000
San Diego Padres 1 0 1 0.000
San Francisco Giants 1 0 1 0.000
St. Louis Bombers 1 0 1 0.000
Toronto Raptors 1 0 1 0.000
Washington Capitols 1 0 1 0.000
Brooklyn Dodgers 2 0 2 0.000
Nashville Predators 2 0 2 0.000
Seattle Mariners 2 0 2 0.000
Quebec Nordiques 4 0 4 0.000
Grand Total 1022 691 331 0.676