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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 Home; Semifinals)

This table tells you franchise best-of-7 series win-loss records in Semifinals playoff rounds (MLB League Championship Series, NBA Conference Finals, NHL Conference Finals), 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 = Semifinals
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 2022

series (Semis) A W L Frc.
Carolina Hurricanes 2 2 0 1.000
Dallas Mavericks 2 2 0 1.000
San Francisco Warriors 2 2 0 1.000
Seattle Supersonics 2 2 0 1.000
Tampa Bay Rays 2 2 0 1.000
Texas Rangers 2 2 0 1.000
Utah Jazz 2 2 0 1.000
Cleveland Indians 1 1 0 1.000
Kansas City Royals 1 1 0 1.000
New Jersey Devils 1 1 0 1.000
New Jersey Nets 1 1 0 1.000
San Francisco Giants 1 1 0 1.000
Vancouver Canucks 1 1 0 1.000
Washington Bullets 1 1 0 1.000
Washington Capitals 1 1 0 1.000
Los Angeles Lakers 23 21 2 0.913
Edmonton Oilers 7 6 1 0.857
Golden State Warriors 7 6 1 0.857
Chicago Bulls 6 5 1 0.833
Montreal Canadiens 31 25 6 0.806
Houston Astros 5 4 1 0.800
New York Yankees 8 6 2 0.750
Milwaukee Bucks 4 3 1 0.750
St. Louis Blues 4 3 1 0.750
St. Louis Hawks 4 3 1 0.750
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 3 1 0.750
Boston Bruins 14 10 4 0.714
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 5 2 0.714
Philadelphia Flyers 10 7 3 0.700
Atlanta Braves 6 4 2 0.667
Boston Red Sox 6 4 2 0.667
Calgary Flames 3 2 1 0.667
Colorado Avalanche 3 2 1 0.667
Dallas Stars 3 2 1 0.667
Minnesota Twins 3 2 1 0.667
New York Islanders 3 2 1 0.667
Philadelphia Phillies 3 2 1 0.667
Phoenix Suns 3 2 1 0.667
Portland Trailblazers 3 2 1 0.667
Detroit Red Wings 20 13 7 0.650
Boston Celtics 25 16 9 0.640
Toronto Maple Leafs 11 7 4 0.636
San Antonio Spurs 8 5 3 0.625
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 3 2 0.600
Philadelphia 76ers 7 4 3 0.571
Miami Heat 4 2 2 0.500
Arizona Diamondbacks 2 1 1 0.500
Chicago White Sox 2 1 1 0.500
Cincinnati Reds 2 1 1 0.500
Cleveland Cavaliers 2 1 1 0.500
Houston Rockets 2 1 1 0.500
New York Mets 2 1 1 0.500
Oakland Athletics 2 1 1 0.500
Orlando Magic 2 1 1 0.500
Toronto Blue Jays 2 1 1 0.500
Detroit Pistons 5 2 3 0.400
New York Knickerbockers 5 2 3 0.400
St. Louis Cardinals 8 3 5 0.375
Chicago Blackhawks 12 4 8 0.333
New York Rangers 9 3 6 0.333
Buffalo Sabres 3 1 2 0.333
Chicago Cubs 3 1 2 0.333
Indiana Pacers 4 1 3 0.250
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1 0 1 0.000
Denver Nuggets 1 0 1 0.000
Kansas City Kings 1 0 1 0.000
Minnesota Timberwolves 1 0 1 0.000
Minnesota Wild 1 0 1 0.000
Ottawa Senators 1 0 1 0.000
Phoenix Coyotes 1 0 1 0.000
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 1 0.000
Quebec Nordiques 1 0 1 0.000
Sacramento Kings 1 0 1 0.000
San Diego Padres 1 0 1 0.000
St. Louis Bombers 1 0 1 0.000
Washington Capitols 1 0 1 0.000
Winnipeg Jets (II) 1 0 1 0.000
Anaheim Ducks 2 0 2 0.000
Atlanta Hawks 2 0 2 0.000
Baltimore Orioles 2 0 2 0.000
Milwaukee Brewers 2 0 2 0.000
Seattle Mariners 2 0 2 0.000
Vegas Golden Knights 2 0 2 0.000
San Jose Sharks 3 0 3 0.000
Grand Total 368 229 139 0.622