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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)
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 2025.
| sport |
round |
site |
Game 6 rec. |
series rec. |
| all |
all |
all |
514-419 (.551) |
745-188 (.798) |
| all |
all |
H |
301-258 (.538) |
469-90 (.839) |
| all |
all |
V |
213-161 (.570) |
276-98 (.738) |
| all |
Finals |
all |
84-79 (.515) |
124-39 (.761) |
| all |
Finals |
H |
55-40 (.579) |
80-15 (.842) |
| all |
Finals |
V |
29-39 (.426) |
44-24 (.647) |
| all |
Semis |
all |
128-96 (.571) |
176-48 (.786) |
| all |
Semis |
H |
65-59 (.524) |
102-22 (.823) |
| all |
Semis |
V |
63-37 (.630) |
74-26 (.740) |
| all |
Qtrs |
all |
132-127 (.510) |
212-47 (.819) |
| all |
Qtrs |
H |
79-88 (.473) |
139-28 (.832) |
| all |
Qtrs |
V |
53-39 (.576) |
73-19 (.793) |
| all |
Prelim |
all |
170-117 (.592) |
233-54 (.812) |
| all |
Prelim |
H |
102-71 (.590) |
148-25 (.855) |
| all |
Prelim |
V |
68-46 (.596) |
85-29 (.746) |
| MLB |
all |
all |
54-63 (.462) |
80-37 (.684) |
| MLB |
all |
H |
33-27 (.550) |
45-15 (.750) |
| MLB |
all |
V |
21-36 (.368) |
35-22 (.614) |
| MLB |
Finals |
all |
27-41 (.397) |
46-22 (.676) |
| MLB |
Finals |
H |
16-16 (.500) |
23-9 (.719) |
| MLB |
Finals |
V |
11-25 (.306) |
23-13 (.639) |
| MLB |
Semis |
all |
27-22 (.551) |
34-15 (.694) |
| MLB |
Semis |
H |
17-11 (.607) |
22-6 (.786) |
| MLB |
Semis |
V |
10-11 (.476) |
12-9 (.571) |
| NBA |
all |
all |
202-155 (.566) |
300-57 (.840) |
| NBA |
all |
H |
122-104 (.540) |
203-23 (.898) |
| NBA |
all |
V |
80-51 (.611) |
97-34 (.740) |
| NBA |
Finals |
all |
30-20 (.600) |
41-9 (.820) |
| NBA |
Finals |
H |
19-13 (.594) |
29-3 (.906) |
| NBA |
Finals |
V |
11-7 (.611) |
12-6 (.667) |
| NBA |
Semis |
all |
47-38 (.553) |
68-17 (.800) |
| NBA |
Semis |
H |
25-25 (.500) |
42-8 (.840) |
| NBA |
Semis |
V |
22-13 (.629) |
26-9 (.743) |
| NBA |
Qtrs |
all |
68-64 (.515) |
112-20 (.848) |
| NBA |
Qtrs |
H |
42-48 (.467) |
80-10 (.889) |
| NBA |
Qtrs |
V |
26-16 (.619) |
32-10 (.762) |
| NBA |
Prelim |
all |
57-33 (.633) |
79-11 (.878) |
| NBA |
Prelim |
H |
36-18 (.667) |
52-2 (.963) |
| NBA |
Prelim |
V |
21-15 (.583) |
27-9 (.750) |
| NHL |
all |
all |
258-201 (.562) |
365-94 (.795) |
| NHL |
all |
H |
146-127 (.535) |
221-52 (.810) |
| NHL |
all |
V |
112-74 (.602) |
144-42 (.774) |
| NHL |
Finals |
all |
27-18 (.600) |
37-8 (.822) |
| NHL |
Finals |
H |
20-11 (.645) |
28-3 (.903) |
| NHL |
Finals |
V |
7-7 (.500) |
9-5 (.643) |
| NHL |
Semis |
all |
54-36 (.600) |
74-16 (.822) |
| NHL |
Semis |
H |
23-23 (.500) |
38-8 (.826) |
| NHL |
Semis |
V |
31-13 (.705) |
36-8 (.818) |
| NHL |
Qtrs |
all |
64-63 (.504) |
100-27 (.787) |
| NHL |
Qtrs |
H |
37-40 (.481) |
59-18 (.766) |
| NHL |
Qtrs |
V |
27-23 (.540) |
41-9 (.820) |
| NHL |
Prelim |
all |
113-84 (.574) |
154-43 (.782) |
| NHL |
Prelim |
H |
66-53 (.555) |
96-23 (.807) |
| NHL |
Prelim |
V |
47-31 (.603) |
58-20 (.744) |
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