How many games played in MLB?

Answer 1

There are three rounds of playoffs: The division series is best of 5, the League Championship Series is best of 7, and the World Series is also best of 7. So to win the World Series, any one team needs to play between 11 games (if they sweep all three rounds) and 19 games (if they all go the full 5 or 7 games). If you count all games played, there are four division series, for a total of 20 possible games, then two LCSs, for another 14, then 7 possible WS games. So, altogether in the playoffs, combined, there are between 24 (3+3+3+3, 4+4, 4) and 41 (5+5+5+5, 7+7, 7) games.