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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

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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

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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: Road; All Rounds)

This table tells you how MLB, NBA, and NHL teams have performed on the road during best-of-7 playoff series (all rounds).

Game win-loss records for MLB, NBA, and NHL best-of-7 playoff series.
Series round = All
Location = Road
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.
Washington Nationals 6 6 0 1.000
Chicago White Sox 17 12 5 0.706
Florida Marlins 13 9 4 0.692
Boston Braves 5 3 2 0.600
Texas Rangers 19 11 8 0.579
Tampa Bay Lightning 106 61 45 0.575
Colorado Avalanche 123 69 54 0.561
New York Yankees 154 84 70 0.545
Vegas Golden Knights 44 23 21 0.523
Philadelphia Athletics 23 12 11 0.522
Oakland Athletics 27 14 13 0.519
Edmonton Oilers 148 76 72 0.514
Anaheim Ducks 51 26 25 0.510
Montreal Canadiens 330 168 162 0.509
Dallas Stars 120 61 59 0.508
Pittsburgh Penguins 180 91 89 0.506
Boston Red Sox 68 34 34 0.500
Cincinnati Reds 26 13 13 0.500
Seattle Kraken 8 4 4 0.500
Colorado Rockies 4 2 2 0.500
Vancouver Canucks 112 55 57 0.491
Houston Astros 45 22 23 0.489
Florida Panthers 52 25 27 0.481
Baltimore Orioles 23 11 12 0.478
New Jersey Devils 136 65 71 0.478
Kansas City Royals 21 10 11 0.476
New Jersey Nets 40 19 21 0.475
Golden State Warriors 118 56 62 0.475
San Francisco Giants 34 16 18 0.471
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 26 12 14 0.462
Minneapolis Lakers 24 11 13 0.458
Toronto Blue Jays 24 11 13 0.458
Detroit Red Wings 276 125 151 0.453
Cleveland Indians 31 14 17 0.452
Cleveland Cavaliers 100 45 55 0.450
Ottawa Senators 79 35 44 0.443
Miami Heat 129 57 72 0.442
Chicago Cubs 43 19 24 0.442
San Antonio Spurs 170 75 95 0.441
New York Islanders 151 66 85 0.437
Boston Bruins 300 131 169 0.437
Washington Capitals 140 61 79 0.436
Philadelphia Flyers 202 88 114 0.436
Boston Celtics 306 133 173 0.435
Pittsburgh Pirates 30 13 17 0.433
Detroit Tigers 44 19 25 0.432
Atlanta Braves 51 22 29 0.431
New York Giants 35 15 20 0.429
Phoenix Coyotes 28 12 16 0.429
Arizona Diamondbacks 14 6 8 0.429
Milwaukee Braves 7 3 4 0.429
Los Angeles Lakers 286 122 164 0.427
San Jose Sharks 122 52 70 0.426
New York Mets 33 14 19 0.424
Los Angeles Clippers 58 24 34 0.414
Carolina Hurricanes 73 30 43 0.411
Winnipeg Jets (II) 22 9 13 0.409
Detroit Pistons 118 48 70 0.407
Toronto Maple Leafs 241 98 143 0.407
Anaheim Angels 5 2 3 0.400
Buffalo Sabres 114 45 69 0.395
St. Louis Cardinals 100 39 61 0.390
Philadelphia Phillies 36 14 22 0.389
Milwaukee Bucks 131 50 81 0.382
Los Angeles Kings 129 49 80 0.380
Toronto Raptors 53 20 33 0.377
New York Rangers 242 91 151 0.376
Calgary Flames 102 38 64 0.373
St. Louis Blues 191 71 120 0.372
Columbus Blue Jackets 19 7 12 0.368
Chicago Bulls 147 54 93 0.367
Philadelphia 76ers 161 59 102 0.366
Phoenix Suns 125 45 80 0.360
Los Angeles Dodgers 70 25 45 0.357
Minnesota Timberwolves 28 10 18 0.357
Dallas Mavericks 115 41 74 0.357
Chicago Blackhawks 234 83 151 0.355
Houston Rockets 122 43 79 0.352
Minnesota North Stars 74 26 48 0.351
Nashville Predators 63 22 41 0.349
Quebec Nordiques 29 10 19 0.345
Oklahoma City Thunder 62 21 41 0.339
Washington Bullets 36 12 24 0.333
Tampa Bay Rays 12 4 8 0.333
Seattle Mariners 9 3 6 0.333
Chicago Stags 6 2 4 0.333
Baltimore Bullets (I) 3 1 2 0.333
Rochester Royals 3 1 2 0.333
St. Louis Bombers 3 1 2 0.333
St. Louis Browns 3 1 2 0.333
Indiana Pacers 106 35 71 0.330
Minnesota Wild 49 16 33 0.327
Washington Wizards 37 12 25 0.324
Orlando Magic 58 18 40 0.310
Milwaukee Brewers 10 3 7 0.300
Seattle Supersonics 67 20 47 0.299
Sacramento Kings 28 8 20 0.286
Cincinnati Royals 7 2 5 0.286
Denver Nuggets 99 28 71 0.283
St. Louis Hawks 43 12 31 0.279
Minnesota Twins 18 5 13 0.278
New York Knickerbockers 142 39 103 0.275
San Diego Padres 11 3 8 0.273
San Francisco Warriors 23 6 17 0.261
Memphis Grizzlies 50 13 37 0.260
Portland Trailblazers 95 24 71 0.253
Brooklyn Dodgers 24 6 18 0.250
Winnipeg Jets (I) 24 6 18 0.250
New Orleans Pelicans 12 3 9 0.250
California Angels 4 1 3 0.250
Capital Bullets 4 1 3 0.250
Charlotte Hornets (II) 4 1 3 0.250
Philadelphia Warriors 21 5 16 0.238
Utah Jazz 107 25 82 0.234
Atlanta Hawks 108 25 83 0.231
Kansas City Kings 9 2 7 0.222
Washington Senators 9 2 7 0.222
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5 1 4 0.200
Oakland Seals 5 1 4 0.200
Brooklyn Nets 27 5 22 0.185
Hartford Whalers 23 4 19 0.174
Baltimore Bullets (II) 24 4 20 0.167
New Orleans Hornets 18 3 15 0.167
Washington Capitols 6 1 5 0.167
Charlotte Hornets (I) 13 2 11 0.154
Syracuse Nationals 17 2 15 0.118
Buffalo Braves 10 1 9 0.100
Atlanta Flames 2 0 2 0.000
Atlanta Thrashers 2 0 2 0.000
Cleveland Guardians 2 0 2 0.000
Arizona Coyotes 3 0 3 0.000
Kansas City/Omaha Kings 3 0 3 0.000
San Diego Rockets 3 0 3 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 4 0 4 0.000
Fort Wayne Pistons 7 0 7 0.000
Grand Total 8986 3663 5323 0.408