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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.

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.

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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 (Games: All Sites; Preliminary)

This table tells you franchise best-of-7 game win-loss records in Preliminary round action (applicable only to the NHL through 2002; the NBA played its first best-of-7 Preliminary-round playoff games in 2003). The NHL games have been known as the Conference Quarterfinals since 1994; they previously were the NHL Division Semifinals (1987-1993).

Game win-loss records for MLB, NBA, and NHL best-of-7 playoff series.
Series round = Preliminary
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 2024

games (Prelim) A W L Frc.
Seattle Supersonics 5 4 1 0.800
Cleveland Cavaliers 56 41 15 0.732
Golden State Warriors 55 39 16 0.709
Colorado Avalanche 113 72 41 0.637
San Antonio Spurs 92 58 34 0.630
Vegas Golden Knights 35 22 13 0.629
New Jersey Nets 26 16 10 0.615
Boston Celtics 103 60 43 0.583
Miami Heat 86 50 36 0.581
Phoenix Suns 54 31 23 0.574
San Jose Sharks 122 70 52 0.574
Seattle Kraken 7 4 3 0.571
Dallas Stars 110 62 48 0.564
Detroit Red Wings 159 89 70 0.560
Los Angeles Lakers 77 43 34 0.558
New York Rangers 129 72 57 0.558
Carolina Hurricanes 67 37 30 0.552
Oklahoma City Thunder 60 33 27 0.550
Pittsburgh Penguins 155 85 70 0.548
Anaheim Ducks 55 30 25 0.545
Detroit Pistons 44 24 20 0.545
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 22 12 10 0.545
Montreal Canadiens 141 76 65 0.539
Philadelphia Flyers 136 72 64 0.529
Edmonton Oilers 106 56 50 0.528
Philadelphia 76ers 69 36 33 0.522
St. Louis Blues 163 84 79 0.515
Boston Bruins 180 92 88 0.511
Houston Rockets 75 38 37 0.507
New Jersey Devils 133 67 66 0.504
Toronto Maple Leafs 134 67 67 0.500
Toronto Raptors 56 28 28 0.500
Sacramento Kings 28 14 14 0.500
Buffalo Sabres 97 48 49 0.495
Tampa Bay Lightning 89 44 45 0.494
Ottawa Senators 88 43 45 0.489
Vancouver Canucks 121 59 62 0.488
Atlanta Hawks 80 39 41 0.488
Los Angeles Clippers 75 36 39 0.480
Washington Wizards 48 23 25 0.479
Florida Panthers 51 24 27 0.471
Washington Capitals 179 84 95 0.469
Utah Jazz 69 32 37 0.464
Chicago Blackhawks 124 57 67 0.460
Dallas Mavericks 97 44 53 0.454
Minnesota Timberwolves 31 14 17 0.452
Indiana Pacers 78 35 43 0.449
Quebec Nordiques 18 8 10 0.444
Chicago Bulls 68 30 38 0.441
Milwaukee Bucks 75 33 42 0.440
Minnesota North Stars 25 11 14 0.440
New York Islanders 95 41 54 0.432
Nashville Predators 84 36 48 0.429
Charlotte Hornets (II) 7 3 4 0.429
Orlando Magic 54 23 31 0.426
Denver Nuggets 88 37 51 0.420
Los Angeles Kings 119 50 69 0.420
Calgary Flames 116 48 68 0.414
New Orleans Hornets 29 12 17 0.414
Winnipeg Jets (II) 29 12 17 0.414
Winnipeg Jets (I) 37 15 22 0.405
New York Knickerbockers 35 14 21 0.400
Memphis Grizzlies 70 27 43 0.386
Minnesota Wild 71 27 44 0.380
Portland Trailblazers 66 25 41 0.379
Phoenix Coyotes 47 17 30 0.362
Brooklyn Nets 42 14 28 0.333
Hartford Whalers 36 12 24 0.333
Columbus Blue Jackets 30 10 20 0.333
New Orleans Pelicans 18 6 12 0.333
Arizona Coyotes 5 1 4 0.200
Atlanta Thrashers 4 0 4 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 8 0 8 0.000
Grand Total 5356 2678 2678