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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 Home; Preliminary)

This table tells you franchise best-of-7 series win-loss records in Preliminary playoff rounds (NHL Conference Quarterfinals since 1994 -- previously NHL Division Semifinals, 1987-1993), for teams playing Game 1 of the series at home. NBA Preliminary-round playoff series under the best-of-7 format began in 2003 (as the NBA Conference Quarterfinals). 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 = Preliminary
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 2023

series (Prelim) A W L Frc.
Miami Heat 9 9 0 1.000
Los Angeles Lakers 7 7 0 1.000
Phoenix Suns 7 7 0 1.000
Detroit Pistons 6 6 0 1.000
Golden State Warriors 6 6 0 1.000
Philadelphia 76ers 6 6 0 1.000
Vegas Golden Knights 4 4 0 1.000
New Jersey Nets 3 3 0 1.000
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1 1 0 1.000
New Orleans Hornets 1 1 0 1.000
Seattle Supersonics 1 1 0 1.000
Utah Jazz 1 1 0 1.000
Washington Wizards 1 1 0 1.000
Boston Celtics 11 10 1 0.909
Cleveland Cavaliers 10 9 1 0.900
New York Rangers 9 8 1 0.889
Edmonton Oilers 7 6 1 0.857
San Antonio Spurs 13 11 2 0.846
Carolina Hurricanes 6 5 1 0.833
Oklahoma City Thunder 6 5 1 0.833
Dallas Stars 11 9 2 0.818
Atlanta Hawks 5 4 1 0.800
Milwaukee Bucks 5 4 1 0.800
Montreal Canadiens 9 7 2 0.778
Philadelphia Flyers 12 9 3 0.750
Tampa Bay Lightning 8 6 2 0.750
Orlando Magic 4 3 1 0.750
Pittsburgh Penguins 18 13 5 0.722
Detroit Red Wings 21 15 6 0.714
Dallas Mavericks 7 5 2 0.714
Denver Nuggets 7 5 2 0.714
Chicago Blackhawks 10 7 3 0.700
Colorado Avalanche 13 9 4 0.692
Boston Bruins 19 13 6 0.684
San Jose Sharks 9 6 3 0.667
Toronto Maple Leafs 9 6 3 0.667
Indiana Pacers 6 4 2 0.667
Ottawa Senators 6 4 2 0.667
Sacramento Kings 3 2 1 0.667
Vancouver Canucks 11 7 4 0.636
Houston Rockets 8 5 3 0.625
Los Angeles Clippers 8 5 3 0.625
Toronto Raptors 8 5 3 0.625
Buffalo Sabres 5 3 2 0.600
New Jersey Devils 14 8 6 0.571
St. Louis Blues 16 9 7 0.563
Chicago Bulls 6 3 3 0.500
Los Angeles Kings 4 2 2 0.500
Memphis Grizzlies 4 2 2 0.500
Brooklyn Nets 2 1 1 0.500
Minnesota Timberwolves 2 1 1 0.500
New York Islanders 2 1 1 0.500
New York Knickerbockers 2 1 1 0.500
Winnipeg Jets (II) 2 1 1 0.500
Anaheim Ducks 9 4 5 0.444
Washington Capitals 20 8 12 0.400
Florida Panthers 6 2 4 0.333
Nashville Predators 6 2 4 0.333
Phoenix Coyotes 3 1 2 0.333
Portland Trailblazers 3 1 2 0.333
Calgary Flames 11 3 8 0.273
Atlanta Thrashers 1 0 1 0.000
Hartford Whalers 1 0 1 0.000
Quebec Nordiques 2 0 2 0.000
Minnesota Wild 3 0 3 0.000
Grand Total 456 313 143 0.686