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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 2024

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 305 220 85 0.721
San Francisco Giants 35 25 10 0.714
Kansas City Royals 21 15 6 0.714
Cleveland Cavaliers 99 70 29 0.707
Boston Celtics 338 238 100 0.704
Miami Heat 134 94 40 0.701
San Antonio Spurs 171 117 54 0.684
Oklahoma City Thunder 62 42 20 0.677
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
New York Knickerbockers 140 91 49 0.650
St. Louis Hawks 40 26 14 0.650
Indiana Pacers 99 64 35 0.646
Vegas Golden Knights 48 31 17 0.646
Portland Trailblazers 92 59 33 0.641
Seattle Supersonics 71 45 26 0.634
Edmonton Oilers 150 95 55 0.633
Sacramento Kings 30 19 11 0.633
Houston Rockets 123 77 46 0.626
Washington Bullets 37 23 14 0.622
Los Angeles Dodgers 68 42 26 0.618
New York Islanders 133 82 51 0.617
New York Yankees 146 90 56 0.616
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 26 16 10 0.615
Phoenix Suns 127 78 49 0.614
Chicago Blackhawks 233 143 90 0.614
Philadelphia 76ers 159 97 62 0.610
Oakland Athletics 28 17 11 0.607
Carolina Hurricanes 76 46 30 0.605
Denver Nuggets 98 59 39 0.602
Orlando Magic 55 33 22 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
Colorado Avalanche 131 78 53 0.595
Anaheim Ducks 59 35 24 0.593
New Jersey Nets 39 23 16 0.590
Detroit Red Wings 282 166 116 0.589
Dallas Mavericks 102 60 42 0.588
Milwaukee Bucks 130 76 54 0.585
Philadelphia Flyers 213 124 89 0.582
Boston Red Sox 67 39 28 0.582
New Jersey Devils 133 77 56 0.579
New York Rangers 219 126 93 0.575
Pittsburgh Penguins 188 108 80 0.574
Minnesota North Stars 63 36 27 0.571
Milwaukee Braves 7 4 3 0.571
Boston Bruins 320 182 138 0.569
New York Mets 37 21 16 0.568
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 110 61 49 0.555
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
Dallas Stars 122 66 56 0.541
Florida Marlins 13 7 6 0.538
Tampa Bay Rays 13 7 6 0.538
Minnesota Timberwolves 28 15 13 0.536
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
Florida Panthers 53 28 25 0.528
Toronto Maple Leafs 236 124 112 0.525
Memphis Grizzlies 48 25 23 0.521
Cleveland Indians 29 15 14 0.517
Pittsburgh Pirates 29 15 14 0.517
Nashville Predators 64 33 31 0.516
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 116 58 58 0.500
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 60 29 31 0.483
Brooklyn Nets 27 13 14 0.481
Brooklyn Dodgers 25 12 13 0.480
Washington Capitals 147 69 78 0.469
Detroit Tigers 45 21 24 0.467
Toronto Blue Jays 28 13 15 0.464
Vancouver Canucks 117 53 64 0.453
Cincinnati Reds 27 12 15 0.444
Charlotte Hornets (I) 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
New Orleans Pelicans 11 4 7 0.364
Winnipeg Jets (II) 23 8 15 0.348
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
Cleveland Guardians 3 1 2 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 8986 5323 3663 0.592