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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 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 2007

series (all rounds) A W L Frc.
Florida Marlins 3 3 0 1.000
Anaheim Angels 1 1 0 1.000
Anaheim Ducks 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
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 4 1 0.800
Philadelphia Athletics 4 3 1 0.750
Baltimore Orioles 3 2 1 0.667
Minnesota Wild 3 2 1 0.667
New York Yankees 17 11 6 0.647
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
Edmonton Oilers 23 13 10 0.565
Boston Celtics 15 8 7 0.533
New Jersey Devils 18 9 9 0.500
Calgary Flames 10 5 5 0.500
Boston Red Sox 8 4 4 0.500
Florida Panthers 4 2 2 0.500
Minneapolis Lakers 4 2 2 0.500
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 2 2 0.500
Toronto Blue Jays 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
Kansas City Royals 2 1 1 0.500
San Diego Padres 2 1 1 0.500
New York Islanders 23 11 12 0.478
Pittsburgh Penguins 15 7 8 0.467
St. Louis Cardinals 13 6 7 0.462
Detroit Tigers 7 3 4 0.429
New York Mets 7 3 4 0.429
San Jose Sharks 12 5 7 0.417
Ottawa Senators 10 4 6 0.400
Miami Heat 5 2 3 0.400
San Francisco Giants 5 2 3 0.400
Minnesota North Stars 21 8 13 0.381
Montreal Canadiens 32 12 20 0.375
Detroit Pistons 16 6 10 0.375
Houston Rockets 16 6 10 0.375
Cleveland Indians 8 3 5 0.375
Colorado Avalanche 8 3 5 0.375
Portland Trailblazers 11 4 7 0.364
Vancouver Canucks 15 5 10 0.333
Washington Capitals 12 4 8 0.333
Indiana Pacers 9 3 6 0.333
Atlanta Braves 6 2 4 0.333
Cincinnati Reds 3 1 2 0.333
Houston Astros 3 1 2 0.333
Los Angeles Lakers 31 10 21 0.323
New York Knickerbockers 26 8 18 0.308
Seattle Supersonics 13 4 9 0.308
New York Rangers 36 11 25 0.306
Buffalo Sabres 23 7 16 0.304
Los Angeles Kings 20 6 14 0.300
Golden State Warriors 10 3 7 0.300
San Antonio Spurs 10 3 7 0.300
Detroit Red Wings 27 8 19 0.296
Philadelphia Flyers 17 5 12 0.294
Toronto Maple Leafs 45 13 32 0.289
Boston Bruins 37 10 27 0.270
Chicago Blackhawks 36 9 27 0.250
Philadelphia Warriors 4 1 3 0.250
Washington Wizards 4 1 3 0.250
St. Louis Blues 25 6 19 0.240
Phoenix Suns 17 4 13 0.235
New Jersey Nets 9 2 7 0.222
Chicago Bulls 19 4 15 0.211
Dallas Mavericks 10 2 8 0.200
Baltimore Bullets (II) 5 1 4 0.200
Chicago Cubs 5 1 4 0.200
San Francisco Warriors 5 1 4 0.200
Philadelphia 76ers 18 3 15 0.167
Utah Jazz 12 2 10 0.167
Brooklyn Dodgers 6 1 5 0.167
Cleveland Cavaliers 6 1 5 0.167
New York Giants 6 1 5 0.167
St. Louis Hawks 8 1 7 0.125
Winnipeg Jets 8 1 7 0.125
Milwaukee Bucks 17 2 15 0.118
Atlanta Flames 1 0 1 0.000
California Angels 1 0 1 0.000
Capital Bullets 1 0 1 0.000
Kansas City/Omaha Kings 1 0 1 0.000
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheimheim 1 0 1 0.000
Los Angeles Clippers 1 0 1 0.000
Milwaukee Brewers 1 0 1 0.000
Nashville Predators 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
Toronto Raptors 1 0 1 0.000
Washington Capitols 1 0 1 0.000
Carolina Hurricanes 2 0 2 0.000
Cincinnati Royals 2 0 2 0.000
Fort Wayne Pistons 2 0 2 0.000
New Orleans Hornets 2 0 2 0.000
Philadelphia Phillies 2 0 2 0.000
Washington Senators 2 0 2 0.000
Buffalo Braves 3 0 3 0.000
Memphis Grizzlies 3 0 3 0.000
Orlando Magic 3 0 3 0.000
Syracuse Nationals 3 0 3 0.000
Charlotte Hornets 4 0 4 0.000
Dallas Stars 4 0 4 0.000
Phoenix Coyotes 4 0 4 0.000
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 0 4 0.000
Sacramento Kings 5 0 5 0.000
Hartford Whalers 6 0 6 0.000
Denver Nuggets 8 0 8 0.000
Atlanta Hawks 10 0 10 0.000
Grand Total 1022 331 691 0.324