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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
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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: Home; All Rounds)

This table tells you how MLB, NBA, and NHL teams have performed at home in best-of-7 playoff action (all rounds).

Game win-loss records for MLB, NBA, and NHL best-of-7 playoff series.
Series round = All
Location = Home
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.
Baltimore Bullets (I) 3 3 0 1.000
Anaheim Angels 7 6 1 0.857
Minnesota Twins 18 15 3 0.833
Fort Wayne Pistons 5 4 1 0.800
Philadelphia Warriors 20 15 5 0.750
Rochester Royals 4 3 1 0.750
Golden State Warriors 120 88 32 0.733
Syracuse Nationals 15 11 4 0.733
Los Angeles Lakers 303 219 84 0.723
San Francisco Giants 35 25 10 0.714
Kansas City Royals 21 15 6 0.714
Miami Heat 132 94 38 0.712
Cleveland Cavaliers 93 66 27 0.710
Boston Celtics 327 229 98 0.700
San Antonio Spurs 171 117 54 0.684
Oklahoma City Thunder 57 39 18 0.684
Vegas Golden Knights 45 30 15 0.667
Minneapolis Lakers 24 16 8 0.667
New Orleans Hornets 18 12 6 0.667
Buffalo Braves 9 6 3 0.667
California Angels 3 2 1 0.667
Capital Bullets 3 2 1 0.667
Charlotte Hornets (II) 3 2 1 0.667
Kansas City/Omaha Kings 3 2 1 0.667
San Diego Rockets 3 2 1 0.667
Chicago Bulls 145 96 49 0.662
Montreal Canadiens 344 226 118 0.657
Utah Jazz 99 65 34 0.657
Detroit Pistons 122 80 42 0.656
St. Louis Hawks 40 26 14 0.650
New York Knickerbockers 133 86 47 0.647
Portland Trailblazers 92 59 33 0.641
Indiana Pacers 91 58 33 0.637
Seattle Supersonics 71 45 26 0.634
Sacramento Kings 30 19 11 0.633
Edmonton Oilers 138 87 51 0.630
Houston Rockets 123 77 46 0.626
Phoenix Suns 125 78 47 0.624
Washington Bullets 37 23 14 0.622
New York Islanders 131 81 50 0.618
New York Yankees 141 87 54 0.617
Philadelphia 76ers 156 96 60 0.615
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 26 16 10 0.615
Chicago Blackhawks 233 143 90 0.614
Oakland Athletics 28 17 11 0.607
Denver Nuggets 91 55 36 0.604
Colorado Avalanche 126 76 50 0.603
Los Angeles Dodgers 63 38 25 0.603
Carolina Hurricanes 70 42 28 0.600
Minnesota Timberwolves 20 12 8 0.600
Philadelphia Athletics 20 12 8 0.600
Washington Senators 10 6 4 0.600
Boston Braves 5 3 2 0.600
Chicago Stags 5 3 2 0.600
Anaheim Ducks 59 35 24 0.593
New Jersey Nets 39 23 16 0.590
Detroit Red Wings 282 166 116 0.589
New York Mets 34 20 14 0.588
Dallas Mavericks 92 54 38 0.587
Milwaukee Bucks 127 74 53 0.583
Philadelphia Flyers 213 124 89 0.582
Boston Red Sox 67 39 28 0.582
New Jersey Devils 133 77 56 0.579
Orlando Magic 52 30 22 0.577
Boston Bruins 313 180 133 0.575
Pittsburgh Penguins 188 108 80 0.574
New York Rangers 211 121 90 0.573
Minnesota North Stars 63 36 27 0.571
Milwaukee Braves 7 4 3 0.571
San Jose Sharks 119 67 52 0.563
St. Louis Cardinals 96 54 42 0.563
Toronto Raptors 57 32 25 0.561
Philadelphia Phillies 41 23 18 0.561
Tampa Bay Lightning 108 60 48 0.556
Dallas Stars 112 62 50 0.554
Buffalo Sabres 109 60 49 0.550
Hartford Whalers 20 11 9 0.550
Baltimore Bullets (II) 22 12 10 0.545
San Francisco Warriors 22 12 10 0.545
St. Louis Blues 189 103 86 0.545
Nashville Predators 61 33 28 0.541
Florida Marlins 13 7 6 0.538
Tampa Bay Rays 13 7 6 0.538
Atlanta Hawks 99 53 46 0.535
Atlanta Braves 51 27 24 0.529
Washington Wizards 34 18 16 0.529
Texas Rangers 17 9 8 0.529
Toronto Maple Leafs 233 123 110 0.528
Memphis Grizzlies 48 25 23 0.521
Cleveland Indians 29 15 14 0.517
Pittsburgh Pirates 29 15 14 0.517
Ottawa Senators 72 37 35 0.514
New York Giants 37 19 18 0.514
Calgary Flames 106 54 52 0.509
Los Angeles Kings 114 58 56 0.509
Houston Astros 46 23 23 0.500
Quebec Nordiques 26 13 13 0.500
Chicago White Sox 16 8 8 0.500
Arizona Diamondbacks 14 7 7 0.500
Milwaukee Brewers 10 5 5 0.500
Kansas City Kings 8 4 4 0.500
Seattle Kraken 6 3 3 0.500
Washington Capitols 6 3 3 0.500
Colorado Rockies 4 2 2 0.500
St. Louis Bombers 4 2 2 0.500
Arizona Coyotes 2 1 1 0.500
Los Angeles Clippers 57 28 29 0.491
Brooklyn Nets 27 13 14 0.481
Brooklyn Dodgers 25 12 13 0.480
Washington Capitals 145 69 76 0.476
Florida Panthers 40 19 21 0.475
Detroit Tigers 45 21 24 0.467
Toronto Blue Jays 28 13 15 0.464
Vancouver Canucks 110 50 60 0.455
Cincinnati Reds 27 12 15 0.444
Charlotte Hornets (I) 9 4 5 0.444
New Orleans Pelicans 9 4 5 0.444
Baltimore Orioles 25 11 14 0.440
Winnipeg Jets (I) 21 9 12 0.429
Cincinnati Royals 5 2 3 0.400
Washington Nationals 5 2 3 0.400
Minnesota Wild 43 17 26 0.395
Winnipeg Jets (II) 20 7 13 0.350
Phoenix Coyotes 29 10 19 0.345
San Diego Padres 9 3 6 0.333
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 6 2 4 0.333
Oakland Seals 6 2 4 0.333
St. Louis Browns 3 1 2 0.333
Chicago Cubs 43 13 30 0.302
Columbus Blue Jackets 17 5 12 0.294
Seattle Mariners 8 2 6 0.250
Atlanta Flames 2 0 2 0.000
Atlanta Thrashers 2 0 2 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 4 0 4 0.000
Grand Total 8800 5224 3576 0.594