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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; Preliminary)

This table tells you franchise best-of-7 home game win-loss records in Preliminary round action (applicable only to the NHL through 2002, and to the NHL and the NBA beginning in 2003). These 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
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 3 3 0 1.000
Golden State Warriors 28 24 4 0.857
Cleveland Cavaliers 30 25 5 0.833
Quebec Nordiques 9 7 2 0.778
San Antonio Spurs 47 36 11 0.766
Miami Heat 43 32 11 0.744
Atlanta Hawks 39 29 10 0.744
Oklahoma City Thunder 30 22 8 0.733
Sacramento Kings 15 11 4 0.733
Houston Rockets 39 28 11 0.718
Los Angeles Lakers 39 28 11 0.718
Boston Celtics 54 38 16 0.704
Carolina Hurricanes 33 23 10 0.697
New Jersey Nets 13 9 4 0.692
Vegas Golden Knights 18 12 6 0.667
Charlotte Hornets (II) 3 2 1 0.667
Colorado Avalanche 59 39 20 0.661
Phoenix Suns 28 18 10 0.643
New Orleans Hornets 14 9 5 0.643
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 11 7 4 0.636
Denver Nuggets 43 27 16 0.628
Utah Jazz 32 20 12 0.625
Detroit Pistons 24 15 9 0.625
Toronto Raptors 29 18 11 0.621
Dallas Stars 55 34 21 0.618
Detroit Red Wings 78 48 30 0.615
New York Rangers 64 39 25 0.609
Buffalo Sabres 46 28 18 0.609
Washington Wizards 23 14 9 0.609
Philadelphia Flyers 70 42 28 0.600
Philadelphia 76ers 35 21 14 0.600
Minnesota Timberwolves 15 9 6 0.600
New Jersey Devils 67 40 27 0.597
Chicago Blackhawks 61 36 25 0.590
Anaheim Ducks 29 17 12 0.586
San Jose Sharks 60 35 25 0.583
Toronto Maple Leafs 65 37 28 0.569
Dallas Mavericks 46 26 20 0.565
Orlando Magic 25 14 11 0.560
Pittsburgh Penguins 77 43 34 0.558
Indiana Pacers 38 21 17 0.553
Montreal Canadiens 69 38 31 0.551
St. Louis Blues 84 46 38 0.548
Edmonton Oilers 53 29 24 0.547
Chicago Bulls 33 18 15 0.545
Minnesota North Stars 11 6 5 0.545
Milwaukee Bucks 37 20 17 0.541
Portland Trailblazers 32 17 15 0.531
Hartford Whalers 17 9 8 0.529
Winnipeg Jets (I) 17 9 8 0.529
Boston Bruins 95 50 45 0.526
Florida Panthers 27 14 13 0.519
Memphis Grizzlies 35 18 17 0.514
Calgary Flames 61 31 30 0.508
Arizona Coyotes 2 1 1 0.500
Nashville Predators 43 21 22 0.488
New York Islanders 43 21 22 0.488
Ottawa Senators 43 21 22 0.488
Los Angeles Clippers 39 19 20 0.487
Washington Capitals 95 46 49 0.484
New York Knickerbockers 17 8 9 0.471
Tampa Bay Lightning 45 21 24 0.467
Los Angeles Kings 57 26 31 0.456
Vancouver Canucks 62 28 34 0.452
Brooklyn Nets 21 9 12 0.429
Minnesota Wild 33 14 19 0.424
Winnipeg Jets (II) 15 6 9 0.400
New Orleans Pelicans 9 3 6 0.333
Seattle Kraken 3 1 2 0.333
Phoenix Coyotes 23 7 16 0.304
Columbus Blue Jackets 14 4 10 0.286
Atlanta Thrashers 2 0 2 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 4 0 4 0.000
Grand Total 2678 1547 1131 0.578