HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading WWL:
Considering win order; ignoring site order: The team leading WWL irrespective of site order (Washington) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2016 MLB Finals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 298-74 (.801)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Preliminary round: 76-24 (.760)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 141-18 (.887)
series record, NBA only, Preliminary round: 32-5 (.865)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 182-190 (.489)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, Preliminary round: 50-50 (.500)
Game 4 record, NBA only, all rounds: 83-76 (.522)
Game 4 record, NBA only, Preliminary round: 21-16 (.568)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1319 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2016 MLB Finals. Note in general that the
greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation,
the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction:
For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning
fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is
400-100 rather than 4-1.
HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading WWL @ HHV:
Considering win order; considering site order: The team leading WWL with site order HHV (Washington) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2016 MLB Finals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 252-51 (.832)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Preliminary round: 63-14 (.818)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 127-15 (.894)
series record, NBA only, Preliminary round: 29-4 (.879)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 145-158 (.479)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, Preliminary round: 38-39 (.494)
Game 4 record, NBA only, all rounds: 72-70 (.507)
Game 4 record, NBA only, Preliminary round: 18-15 (.545)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1319 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2016 MLB Finals. Note in general that the
greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation,
the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction:
For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning
fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is
400-100 rather than 4-1.
SERIES NOTES:
After Game 3: The Atlanta Hawks hosted and bested the Washington
Wizards 116-pts-98 to drop the Washington Wizards best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL
series 1338 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL
playoff series 2-games-1, the Washington Wizards have a series record of
1-1 and a Game 4 record of 1-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL
playoff series 2-games-1, the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of 2-14
and a Game 4 record of 8-8.