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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

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Articles on best-of-7 series phenomena.

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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 (Games: All Sites; All Rounds)

This table tells you franchise best-of-7 game win-loss records in all best-of-7 playoff rounds.

Game win-loss records for MLB, NBA, and NHL best-of-7 playoff series.
Series round = All
Location = Home and Road, inclusive
Sorted by winning fraction, then by game appearances
A = game appearances
W = game wins
L = game losses
Frc. = winning fraction (= %/100)
Bold numbers denote largest values for the table column
Table updated through Fall 2023

games (all rounds) A W L Frc.
Washington Nationals 11 8 3 0.727
Anaheim Angels 12 8 4 0.667
Baltimore Bullets (I) 6 4 2 0.667
Florida Marlins 26 16 10 0.615
Chicago White Sox 33 20 13 0.606
Golden State Warriors 238 144 94 0.605
Vegas Golden Knights 85 51 34 0.600
Boston Braves 10 6 4 0.600
Kansas City Royals 42 25 17 0.595
San Francisco Giants 69 41 28 0.594
Cleveland Cavaliers 187 110 77 0.588
Montreal Canadiens 674 394 280 0.585
New York Yankees 290 169 121 0.583
Los Angeles Lakers 586 341 245 0.582
Miami Heat 258 150 108 0.581
Colorado Avalanche 243 141 102 0.580
Tampa Bay Lightning 211 121 90 0.573
Edmonton Oilers 273 156 117 0.571
Rochester Royals 7 4 3 0.571
Boston Celtics 625 355 270 0.568
Oakland Athletics 55 31 24 0.564
San Antonio Spurs 341 192 149 0.563
Minneapolis Lakers 48 27 21 0.563
Philadelphia Athletics 43 24 19 0.558
Minnesota Twins 36 20 16 0.556
Texas Rangers 36 20 16 0.556
Anaheim Ducks 110 61 49 0.555
Pittsburgh Penguins 368 199 169 0.541
Boston Red Sox 135 73 62 0.541
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 52 28 24 0.538
Detroit Pistons 240 128 112 0.533
New Jersey Nets 79 42 37 0.532
New Jersey Devils 269 142 127 0.528
New York Islanders 279 147 132 0.527
Dallas Stars 223 117 106 0.525
Detroit Red Wings 558 291 267 0.522
New York Mets 64 33 31 0.516
Chicago Bulls 292 150 142 0.514
Philadelphia Flyers 415 212 203 0.511
Carolina Hurricanes 138 70 68 0.507
Boston Bruins 607 307 300 0.506
Oklahoma City Thunder 114 57 57 0.500
Milwaukee Braves 14 7 7 0.500
Seattle Kraken 14 7 7 0.500
Colorado Rockies 8 4 4 0.500
Phoenix Suns 248 123 125 0.496
Houston Astros 91 45 46 0.495
San Jose Sharks 241 119 122 0.494
Philadelphia 76ers 314 154 160 0.490
Houston Rockets 245 120 125 0.490
Philadelphia Warriors 41 20 21 0.488
Milwaukee Bucks 255 124 131 0.486
Indiana Pacers 188 91 97 0.484
Chicago Blackhawks 467 226 241 0.484
Cleveland Indians 60 29 31 0.483
Philadelphia Phillies 77 37 40 0.481
Atlanta Braves 102 49 53 0.480
Washington Bullets 73 35 38 0.479
Ottawa Senators 151 72 79 0.477
Pittsburgh Pirates 59 28 31 0.475
St. Louis Cardinals 196 93 103 0.474
Toronto Raptors 110 52 58 0.473
New York Giants 72 34 38 0.472
Cincinnati Reds 53 25 28 0.472
Seattle Supersonics 138 65 73 0.471
Buffalo Sabres 223 105 118 0.471
Vancouver Canucks 216 101 115 0.468
Toronto Maple Leafs 470 219 251 0.466
Sacramento Kings 58 27 31 0.466
New York Rangers 445 207 238 0.465
Los Angeles Dodgers 127 59 68 0.465
Arizona Diamondbacks 28 13 15 0.464
Toronto Blue Jays 52 24 28 0.462
Washington Capitals 283 130 153 0.459
Baltimore Orioles 48 22 26 0.458
St. Louis Blues 380 174 206 0.458
St. Louis Hawks 83 38 45 0.458
New York Knickerbockers 269 123 146 0.457
Florida Panthers 81 37 44 0.457
Los Angeles Clippers 112 51 61 0.455
Chicago Stags 11 5 6 0.455
Orlando Magic 106 48 58 0.453
Minnesota North Stars 137 62 75 0.453
Dallas Mavericks 195 88 107 0.451
Detroit Tigers 89 40 49 0.449
Portland Trailblazers 187 83 104 0.444
Calgary Flames 208 92 116 0.442
Los Angeles Kings 240 106 134 0.442
Tampa Bay Rays 25 11 14 0.440
Nashville Predators 121 53 68 0.438
Utah Jazz 206 90 116 0.437
Denver Nuggets 185 80 105 0.432
California Angels 7 3 4 0.429
Capital Bullets 7 3 4 0.429
Charlotte Hornets (II) 7 3 4 0.429
St. Louis Bombers 7 3 4 0.429
Washington Wizards 71 30 41 0.423
Washington Senators 19 8 11 0.421
Quebec Nordiques 55 23 32 0.418
New Orleans Hornets 36 15 21 0.417
Syracuse Nationals 32 13 19 0.406
San Francisco Warriors 45 18 27 0.400
Minnesota Timberwolves 40 16 24 0.400
Winnipeg Jets (II) 40 16 24 0.400
Milwaukee Brewers 20 8 12 0.400
Memphis Grizzlies 98 38 60 0.388
Phoenix Coyotes 57 22 35 0.386
Atlanta Hawks 207 78 129 0.377
Chicago Cubs 86 32 54 0.372
Buffalo Braves 19 7 12 0.368
New Orleans Pelicans 19 7 12 0.368
Brooklyn Dodgers 49 18 31 0.367
Minnesota Wild 92 33 59 0.359
Kansas City Kings 17 6 11 0.353
Hartford Whalers 43 15 28 0.349
Baltimore Bullets (II) 46 16 30 0.348
Brooklyn Nets 54 18 36 0.333
Winnipeg Jets (I) 45 15 30 0.333
Columbus Blue Jackets 36 12 24 0.333
Cincinnati Royals 12 4 8 0.333
Fort Wayne Pistons 12 4 8 0.333
Washington Capitols 12 4 8 0.333
Kansas City/Omaha Kings 6 2 4 0.333
San Diego Rockets 6 2 4 0.333
St. Louis Browns 6 2 4 0.333
San Diego Padres 20 6 14 0.300
Seattle Mariners 17 5 12 0.294
Charlotte Hornets (I) 22 6 16 0.273
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 11 3 8 0.273
Oakland Seals 11 3 8 0.273
Arizona Coyotes 5 1 4 0.200
Atlanta Flames 4 0 4 0.000
Atlanta Thrashers 4 0 4 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 8 0 8 0.000
Grand Total 17600 8800 8800