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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.
FAQ
Frequently-asked questions.
SEARCH RESULTS
Related search terms from popular search engines.
PROBABILITY FORMULAE
Mathematical formulae for best-of-7 probability computations.
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HISTORICAL SERIES VICTORY PROBABILITIES (UP 1-GAME-NIL)
Here's what has happened -- in both the series and the following game -- when an MLB/NBA/NHL team led a best-of-7 series 1 game to nil. "Site" means the site (H=home or V=road) where a team played Game 1: For example, the row in which sport=MLB, round=Finals, and site=V refers to MLB teams with a 1-game-nil MLB World Series lead, having played Game 1 on the road; for a second example, the row in which sport=NHL, round=Semis, and site=H refers to NHL teams with a 1-game-nil NHL Stanley Cup Semifinals-round lead, having played Game 1 at home. Theoretical series victory probability for series-leading team = .65625 (based on theoretical game victory probabilities of .5). Table updated through Fall 2025.
| sport |
round |
site |
Game 2 rec. |
series rec. |
| all |
all |
all |
871-745 (.539) |
1138-478 (.704) |
| all |
all |
H |
681-377 (.644) |
827-231 (.782) |
| all |
all |
V |
190-368 (.341) |
311-247 (.557) |
| all |
Finals |
all |
147-135 (.521) |
195-87 (.691) |
| all |
Finals |
H |
117-77 (.603) |
147-47 (.758) |
| all |
Finals |
V |
30-58 (.341) |
48-40 (.545) |
| all |
Semis |
all |
212-174 (.549) |
275-111 (.712) |
| all |
Semis |
H |
155-90 (.633) |
185-60 (.755) |
| all |
Semis |
V |
57-84 (.404) |
90-51 (.638) |
| all |
Qtrs |
all |
251-209 (.546) |
329-131 (.715) |
| all |
Qtrs |
H |
201-109 (.648) |
246-64 (.794) |
| all |
Qtrs |
V |
50-100 (.333) |
83-67 (.553) |
| all |
Prelim |
all |
261-227 (.535) |
339-149 (.695) |
| all |
Prelim |
H |
208-101 (.673) |
249-60 (.806) |
| all |
Prelim |
V |
53-126 (.296) |
90-89 (.503) |
| MLB |
all |
all |
95-102 (.482) |
127-70 (.645) |
| MLB |
all |
H |
63-51 (.553) |
78-36 (.684) |
| MLB |
all |
V |
32-51 (.386) |
49-34 (.590) |
| MLB |
Finals |
all |
55-62 (.470) |
75-42 (.641) |
| MLB |
Finals |
H |
40-31 (.563) |
48-23 (.676) |
| MLB |
Finals |
V |
15-31 (.326) |
27-19 (.587) |
| MLB |
Semis |
all |
40-40 (.500) |
52-28 (.650) |
| MLB |
Semis |
H |
23-20 (.535) |
30-13 (.698) |
| MLB |
Semis |
V |
17-20 (.459) |
22-15 (.595) |
| NBA |
all |
all |
359-274 (.567) |
477-156 (.754) |
| NBA |
all |
H |
313-139 (.692) |
382-70 (.845) |
| NBA |
all |
V |
46-135 (.254) |
95-86 (.525) |
| NBA |
Finals |
all |
37-42 (.468) |
55-24 (.696) |
| NBA |
Finals |
H |
34-26 (.567) |
47-13 (.783) |
| NBA |
Finals |
V |
3-16 (.158) |
8-11 (.421) |
| NBA |
Semis |
all |
84-54 (.609) |
109-29 (.790) |
| NBA |
Semis |
H |
66-29 (.695) |
78-17 (.821) |
| NBA |
Semis |
V |
18-25 (.419) |
31-12 (.721) |
| NBA |
Qtrs |
all |
126-106 (.543) |
173-59 (.746) |
| NBA |
Qtrs |
H |
110-55 (.667) |
140-25 (.848) |
| NBA |
Qtrs |
V |
16-51 (.239) |
33-34 (.493) |
| NBA |
Prelim |
all |
112-72 (.609) |
140-44 (.761) |
| NBA |
Prelim |
H |
103-29 (.780) |
117-15 (.886) |
| NBA |
Prelim |
V |
9-43 (.173) |
23-29 (.442) |
| NHL |
all |
all |
417-369 (.531) |
534-252 (.679) |
| NHL |
all |
H |
305-187 (.620) |
367-125 (.746) |
| NHL |
all |
V |
112-182 (.381) |
167-127 (.568) |
| NHL |
Finals |
all |
55-31 (.640) |
65-21 (.756) |
| NHL |
Finals |
H |
43-20 (.683) |
52-11 (.825) |
| NHL |
Finals |
V |
12-11 (.522) |
13-10 (.565) |
| NHL |
Semis |
all |
88-80 (.524) |
114-54 (.679) |
| NHL |
Semis |
H |
66-41 (.617) |
77-30 (.720) |
| NHL |
Semis |
V |
22-39 (.361) |
37-24 (.607) |
| NHL |
Qtrs |
all |
125-103 (.548) |
156-72 (.684) |
| NHL |
Qtrs |
H |
91-54 (.628) |
106-39 (.731) |
| NHL |
Qtrs |
V |
34-49 (.410) |
50-33 (.602) |
| NHL |
Prelim |
all |
149-155 (.490) |
199-105 (.655) |
| NHL |
Prelim |
H |
105-72 (.593) |
132-45 (.746) |
| NHL |
Prelim |
V |
44-83 (.346) |
67-60 (.528) |
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