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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 2023

games (Prelim) A W L Frc.
Seattle Supersonics 5 4 1 0.800
Cleveland Cavaliers 49 37 12 0.755
Golden State Warriors 55 39 16 0.709
Vegas Golden Knights 28 19 9 0.679
San Antonio Spurs 92 58 34 0.630
Colorado Avalanche 108 68 40 0.630
Phoenix Suns 50 31 19 0.620
New Jersey Nets 26 16 10 0.615
Miami Heat 81 49 32 0.605
Los Angeles Lakers 72 42 30 0.583
San Jose Sharks 122 70 52 0.574
Boston Celtics 98 56 42 0.571
Seattle Kraken 7 4 3 0.571
Dallas Stars 103 58 45 0.563
Detroit Red Wings 159 89 70 0.560
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
New York Rangers 125 68 57 0.544
Philadelphia 76ers 63 34 29 0.540
Montreal Canadiens 141 76 65 0.539
Carolina Hurricanes 62 33 29 0.532
Philadelphia Flyers 136 72 64 0.529
Oklahoma City Thunder 56 29 27 0.518
St. Louis Blues 163 84 79 0.515
Edmonton Oilers 101 52 49 0.515
Tampa Bay Lightning 84 43 41 0.512
Boston Bruins 173 88 85 0.509
Houston Rockets 75 38 37 0.507
Toronto Maple Leafs 127 64 63 0.504
New Jersey Devils 133 67 66 0.504
Toronto Raptors 56 28 28 0.500
Sacramento Kings 28 14 14 0.500
Buffalo Sabres 97 48 49 0.495
Los Angeles Clippers 69 34 35 0.493
Ottawa Senators 88 43 45 0.489
Atlanta Hawks 80 39 41 0.488
Washington Capitals 175 84 91 0.480
Washington Wizards 48 23 25 0.479
Vancouver Canucks 115 55 60 0.478
Utah Jazz 69 32 37 0.464
Chicago Blackhawks 124 57 67 0.460
Winnipeg Jets (II) 24 11 13 0.458
Milwaukee Bucks 69 31 38 0.449
New York Islanders 90 40 50 0.444
Quebec Nordiques 18 8 10 0.444
Chicago Bulls 68 30 38 0.441
Minnesota North Stars 25 11 14 0.440
Dallas Mavericks 91 40 51 0.440
Nashville Predators 78 34 44 0.436
Florida Panthers 46 20 26 0.435
Indiana Pacers 72 31 41 0.431
Los Angeles Kings 114 49 65 0.430
New Orleans Pelicans 14 6 8 0.429
Charlotte Hornets (II) 7 3 4 0.429
Orlando Magic 47 20 27 0.426
Calgary Flames 116 48 68 0.414
New Orleans Hornets 29 12 17 0.414
Winnipeg Jets (I) 37 15 22 0.405
Denver Nuggets 83 33 50 0.398
Memphis Grizzlies 70 27 43 0.386
Minnesota Wild 71 27 44 0.380
Portland Trailblazers 66 25 41 0.379
Minnesota Timberwolves 27 10 17 0.370
Phoenix Coyotes 47 17 30 0.362
New York Knickerbockers 29 10 19 0.345
Brooklyn Nets 42 14 28 0.333
Hartford Whalers 36 12 24 0.333
Columbus Blue Jackets 30 10 20 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 5182 2591 2591