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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.

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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

RESOURCES
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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; Semifinals)

This table tells you franchise best-of-7 game win-loss records in Semifinals round action (the League Championship Series in MLB; the Conference Finals in the NBA and NHL).

Game win-loss records for MLB, NBA, and NHL best-of-7 playoff series.
Series round = Semifinals
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 (Semis) A W L Frc.
Colorado Rockies 4 4 0 1.000
Washington Nationals 4 4 0 1.000
Vancouver Canucks 15 12 3 0.800
New Jersey Nets 10 8 2 0.800
Anaheim Angels 5 4 1 0.800
Florida Panthers 11 8 3 0.727
Kansas City Royals 17 12 5 0.706
Chicago Stags 6 4 2 0.667
Nashville Predators 6 4 2 0.667
San Francisco Giants 35 23 12 0.657
Los Angeles Lakers 172 109 63 0.634
Texas Rangers 19 12 7 0.632
Washington Bullets 19 12 7 0.632
Golden State Warriors 51 32 19 0.627
Philadelphia Phillies 34 21 13 0.618
Florida Marlins 13 8 5 0.615
Montreal Canadiens 223 136 87 0.610
Oakland Athletics 23 14 9 0.609
Edmonton Oilers 48 29 19 0.604
Minnesota Twins 15 9 6 0.600
Calgary Flames 24 14 10 0.583
New Jersey Devils 45 26 19 0.578
New York Mets 35 20 15 0.571
Tampa Bay Rays 14 8 6 0.571
Cleveland Indians 30 17 13 0.567
Cleveland Cavaliers 46 26 20 0.565
Miami Heat 63 35 28 0.556
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 9 5 4 0.556
Colorado Avalanche 42 23 19 0.548
Pittsburgh Penguins 55 30 25 0.545
Chicago White Sox 11 6 5 0.545
Boston Celtics 204 111 93 0.544
Chicago Bulls 61 33 28 0.541
Minneapolis Lakers 13 7 6 0.538
Tampa Bay Lightning 54 29 25 0.537
Houston Rockets 45 24 21 0.533
Ottawa Senators 19 10 9 0.526
Detroit Red Wings 181 95 86 0.525
Houston Astros 61 32 29 0.525
Boston Bruins 180 94 86 0.522
Detroit Tigers 25 13 12 0.520
Philadelphia 76ers 72 37 35 0.514
New York Yankees 74 38 36 0.514
Atlanta Braves 67 34 33 0.507
New York Islanders 68 34 34 0.500
New York Knickerbockers 60 30 30 0.500
Vegas Golden Knights 22 11 11 0.500
Arizona Diamondbacks 16 8 8 0.500
Toronto Raptors 12 6 6 0.500
Philadelphia Flyers 91 45 46 0.495
St. Louis Blues 45 22 23 0.489
Dallas Stars 37 18 19 0.486
Dallas Mavericks 29 14 15 0.483
St. Louis Hawks 52 25 27 0.481
Anaheim Ducks 19 9 10 0.474
San Antonio Spurs 72 34 38 0.472
San Francisco Warriors 17 8 9 0.471
Washington Capitals 17 8 9 0.471
Los Angeles Kings 28 13 15 0.464
Baltimore Bullets (II) 13 6 7 0.462
Portland Trailblazers 37 17 20 0.459
Buffalo Sabres 35 16 19 0.457
Utah Jazz 33 15 18 0.455
San Diego Padres 11 5 6 0.455
St. Louis Cardinals 78 35 43 0.449
Toronto Maple Leafs 154 69 85 0.448
Boston Red Sox 65 29 36 0.446
Seattle Supersonics 36 16 20 0.444
Orlando Magic 23 10 13 0.435
Los Angeles Dodgers 60 26 34 0.433
California Angels 7 3 4 0.429
Sacramento Kings 7 3 4 0.429
St. Louis Bombers 7 3 4 0.429
Minnesota North Stars 33 14 19 0.424
Indiana Pacers 52 22 30 0.423
Detroit Pistons 76 32 44 0.421
Oklahoma City Thunder 24 10 14 0.417
Milwaukee Bucks 53 22 31 0.415
Chicago Blackhawks 164 68 96 0.415
New York Rangers 131 53 78 0.405
Phoenix Suns 60 24 36 0.400
Toronto Blue Jays 40 16 24 0.400
Philadelphia Warriors 25 10 15 0.400
Pittsburgh Pirates 20 8 12 0.400
Cincinnati Reds 10 4 6 0.400
Denver Nuggets 26 10 16 0.385
Milwaukee Brewers 13 5 8 0.385
Chicago Cubs 27 9 18 0.333
San Jose Sharks 27 9 18 0.333
Cincinnati Royals 12 4 8 0.333
Syracuse Nationals 12 4 8 0.333
Los Angeles Clippers 6 2 4 0.333
Minnesota Timberwolves 6 2 4 0.333
Washington Capitols 6 2 4 0.333
Carolina Hurricanes 25 8 17 0.320
Seattle Mariners 17 5 12 0.294
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 11 3 8 0.273
Baltimore Orioles 15 3 12 0.200
Quebec Nordiques 10 2 8 0.200
Kansas City Kings 5 1 4 0.200
Phoenix Coyotes 5 1 4 0.200
Winnipeg Jets (II) 5 1 4 0.200
Atlanta Hawks 19 3 16 0.158
Memphis Grizzlies 4 0 4 0.000
Minnesota Wild 4 0 4 0.000
Grand Total 4254 2127 2127