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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

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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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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 on Road; 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 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 = All
Game 1 Location = 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 (all rounds) A W L Frc.
Florida Marlins 3 3 0 1.000
Washington Nationals 2 2 0 1.000
Anaheim Angels 1 1 0 1.000
Baltimore Bullets (I) 1 1 0 1.000
Boston Braves 1 1 0 1.000
Chicago White Sox 1 1 0 1.000
Milwaukee Braves 1 1 0 1.000
Philadelphia Athletics 4 3 1 0.750
Anaheim Ducks 3 2 1 0.667
Baltimore Orioles 3 2 1 0.667
Kansas City Royals 3 2 1 0.667
Vegas Golden Knights 3 2 1 0.667
Winnipeg Jets (II) 3 2 1 0.667
San Francisco Giants 8 5 3 0.625
Quebec Nordiques 5 3 2 0.600
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 7 4 3 0.571
Oakland Athletics 7 4 3 0.571
Washington Bullets 7 4 3 0.571
Tampa Bay Lightning 16 9 7 0.563
New Jersey Devils 22 12 10 0.545
Edmonton Oilers 26 14 12 0.538
New York Yankees 21 11 10 0.524
Florida Panthers 4 2 2 0.500
Minneapolis Lakers 4 2 2 0.500
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 2 2 0.500
Chicago Stags 2 1 1 0.500
Colorado Rockies 2 1 1 0.500
Kansas City Kings 2 1 1 0.500
San Diego Padres 2 1 1 0.500
New York Islanders 33 16 17 0.485
Pittsburgh Penguins 24 11 13 0.458
Los Angeles Dodgers 11 5 6 0.455
Boston Celtics 29 13 16 0.448
Miami Heat 18 8 10 0.444
Carolina Hurricanes 9 4 5 0.444
St. Louis Cardinals 16 7 9 0.438
Montreal Canadiens 44 19 25 0.432
Philadelphia Phillies 7 3 4 0.429
Los Angeles Kings 33 14 19 0.424
San Jose Sharks 22 9 13 0.409
Cleveland Cavaliers 15 6 9 0.400
Boston Red Sox 10 4 6 0.400
Washington Capitals 18 7 11 0.389
Minnesota North Stars 21 8 13 0.381
Calgary Flames 16 6 10 0.375
Golden State Warriors 16 6 10 0.375
Atlanta Braves 8 3 5 0.375
Cleveland Indians 8 3 5 0.375
New York Mets 8 3 5 0.375
Detroit Tigers 11 4 7 0.364
Minnesota Wild 11 4 7 0.364
Philadelphia Flyers 28 10 18 0.357
Colorado Avalanche 14 5 9 0.357
Dallas Stars 14 5 9 0.357
Nashville Predators 14 5 9 0.357
St. Louis Blues 34 12 22 0.353
New York Rangers 49 17 32 0.347
Vancouver Canucks 18 6 12 0.333
Houston Astros 6 2 4 0.333
Toronto Blue Jays 6 2 4 0.333
Cincinnati Reds 3 1 2 0.333
Chicago Blackhawks 47 15 32 0.319
Boston Bruins 48 15 33 0.313
Seattle Supersonics 13 4 9 0.308
Portland Trailblazers 23 7 16 0.304
Detroit Pistons 20 6 14 0.300
Ottawa Senators 17 5 12 0.294
Buffalo Sabres 24 7 17 0.292
Houston Rockets 24 7 17 0.292
Los Angeles Lakers 35 10 25 0.286
New York Knickerbockers 28 8 20 0.286
Detroit Red Wings 36 10 26 0.278
Toronto Maple Leafs 49 13 36 0.265
San Antonio Spurs 19 5 14 0.263
Dallas Mavericks 23 6 17 0.261
Washington Wizards 12 3 9 0.250
Chicago Cubs 8 2 6 0.250
Los Angeles Clippers 8 2 6 0.250
New Orleans Pelicans 4 1 3 0.250
Philadelphia Warriors 4 1 3 0.250
Utah Jazz 25 6 19 0.240
Indiana Pacers 17 4 13 0.235
Memphis Grizzlies 13 3 10 0.231
New Jersey Nets 9 2 7 0.222
Oklahoma City Thunder 9 2 7 0.222
Phoenix Suns 19 4 15 0.211
Orlando Magic 10 2 8 0.200
Baltimore Bullets (II) 5 1 4 0.200
San Francisco Warriors 5 1 4 0.200
Chicago Bulls 26 5 21 0.192
Brooklyn Dodgers 6 1 5 0.167
Brooklyn Nets 6 1 5 0.167
New York Giants 6 1 5 0.167
Toronto Raptors 6 1 5 0.167
Milwaukee Bucks 25 4 21 0.160
Philadelphia 76ers 27 4 23 0.148
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 1 6 0.143
Atlanta Hawks 23 3 20 0.130
St. Louis Hawks 8 1 7 0.125
Winnipeg Jets (I) 8 1 7 0.125
Denver Nuggets 16 1 15 0.063
Arizona Coyotes 1 0 1 0.000
Atlanta Flames 1 0 1 0.000
California Angels 1 0 1 0.000
Capital Bullets 1 0 1 0.000
Charlotte Hornets (II) 1 0 1 0.000
Kansas City/Omaha Kings 1 0 1 0.000
Milwaukee Brewers 1 0 1 0.000
Oakland Seals 1 0 1 0.000
San Diego Rockets 1 0 1 0.000
Seattle Mariners 1 0 1 0.000
St. Louis Browns 1 0 1 0.000
Tampa Bay Rays 1 0 1 0.000
Washington Capitols 1 0 1 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 2 0 2 0.000
Cincinnati Royals 2 0 2 0.000
Fort Wayne Pistons 2 0 2 0.000
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2 0 2 0.000
Minnesota Timberwolves 2 0 2 0.000
Texas Rangers 2 0 2 0.000
Washington Senators 2 0 2 0.000
Buffalo Braves 3 0 3 0.000
Syracuse Nationals 3 0 3 0.000
Charlotte Hornets (I) 4 0 4 0.000
New Orleans Hornets 4 0 4 0.000
Phoenix Coyotes 5 0 5 0.000
Sacramento Kings 5 0 5 0.000
Hartford Whalers 6 0 6 0.000
Grand Total 1517 503 1014 0.332