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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 3-GAMES-2)
Follow this link for specific series information wherein a 3-games-2 lead now exists:
Series 1212: Indiana(3) vs. New York(2)
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 3 games to 2. "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 3-games-2 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 3-games-2 NHL Stanley Cup Semifinals-round lead, having played Game 1 at home. Theoretical series victory probability for series-leading team = .75 (based on theoretical game victory probabilities of .5). Table updated through Fall 2012.
| sport |
round |
site |
Game 6 rec. |
series rec. |
| all |
all |
all |
371-306 (.548) |
543-134 (.802) |
| all |
all |
H |
210-189 (.526) |
340-59 (.852) |
| all |
all |
V |
161-117 (.579) |
203-75 (.730) |
| all |
Finals |
all |
68-69 (.496) |
103-34 (.752) |
| all |
Finals |
H |
43-34 (.558) |
66-11 (.857) |
| all |
Finals |
V |
25-35 (.417) |
37-23 (.617) |
| all |
Semis |
all |
102-76 (.573) |
141-37 (.792) |
| all |
Semis |
H |
51-49 (.510) |
84-16 (.840) |
| all |
Semis |
V |
51-27 (.654) |
57-21 (.731) |
| all |
Qtrs |
all |
98-92 (.516) |
160-30 (.842) |
| all |
Qtrs |
H |
59-67 (.468) |
109-17 (.865) |
| all |
Qtrs |
V |
39-25 (.609) |
51-13 (.797) |
| all |
Prelim |
all |
103-69 (.599) |
139-33 (.808) |
| all |
Prelim |
H |
57-39 (.594) |
81-15 (.844) |
| all |
Prelim |
V |
46-30 (.605) |
58-18 (.763) |
| MLB |
all |
all |
42-51 (.452) |
64-29 (.688) |
| MLB |
all |
H |
22-21 (.512) |
33-10 (.767) |
| MLB |
all |
V |
20-30 (.400) |
31-19 (.620) |
| MLB |
Finals |
all |
23-36 (.390) |
40-19 (.678) |
| MLB |
Finals |
H |
13-13 (.500) |
20-6 (.769) |
| MLB |
Finals |
V |
10-23 (.303) |
20-13 (.606) |
| MLB |
Semis |
all |
19-15 (.559) |
24-10 (.706) |
| MLB |
Semis |
H |
9-8 (.529) |
13-4 (.765) |
| MLB |
Semis |
V |
10-7 (.588) |
11-6 (.647) |
| NBA |
all |
all |
141-111 (.560) |
216-36 (.857) |
| NBA |
all |
H |
82-79 (.509) |
148-13 (.919) |
| NBA |
all |
V |
59-32 (.648) |
68-23 (.747) |
| NBA |
Finals |
all |
25-17 (.595) |
35-7 (.833) |
| NBA |
Finals |
H |
15-11 (.577) |
24-2 (.923) |
| NBA |
Finals |
V |
10-6 (.625) |
11-5 (.688) |
| NBA |
Semis |
all |
39-32 (.549) |
57-14 (.803) |
| NBA |
Semis |
H |
21-22 (.488) |
37-6 (.860) |
| NBA |
Semis |
V |
18-10 (.643) |
20-8 (.714) |
| NBA |
Qtrs |
all |
50-49 (.505) |
88-11 (.889) |
| NBA |
Qtrs |
H |
32-38 (.457) |
66-4 (.943) |
| NBA |
Qtrs |
V |
18-11 (.621) |
22-7 (.759) |
| NBA |
Prelim |
all |
27-13 (.675) |
36-4 (.900) |
| NBA |
Prelim |
H |
14-8 (.636) |
21-1 (.955) |
| NBA |
Prelim |
V |
13-5 (.722) |
15-3 (.833) |
| NHL |
all |
all |
188-144 (.566) |
263-69 (.792) |
| NHL |
all |
H |
106-89 (.544) |
159-36 (.815) |
| NHL |
all |
V |
82-55 (.599) |
104-33 (.759) |
| NHL |
Finals |
all |
20-16 (.556) |
28-8 (.778) |
| NHL |
Finals |
H |
15-10 (.600) |
22-3 (.880) |
| NHL |
Finals |
V |
5-6 (.455) |
6-5 (.545) |
| NHL |
Semis |
all |
44-29 (.603) |
60-13 (.822) |
| NHL |
Semis |
H |
21-19 (.525) |
34-6 (.850) |
| NHL |
Semis |
V |
23-10 (.697) |
26-7 (.788) |
| NHL |
Qtrs |
all |
48-43 (.527) |
72-19 (.791) |
| NHL |
Qtrs |
H |
27-29 (.482) |
43-13 (.768) |
| NHL |
Qtrs |
V |
21-14 (.600) |
29-6 (.829) |
| NHL |
Prelim |
all |
76-56 (.576) |
103-29 (.780) |
| NHL |
Prelim |
H |
43-31 (.581) |
60-14 (.811) |
| NHL |
Prelim |
V |
33-25 (.569) |
43-15 (.741) |
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