Below are the aggregate total sweeps recorded in our database. If you want to find more specific details for a year, check out Total Sweeps by Year. If you are looking for more details about a specific team during a specific season, check out the Team Tracker.
Sweep Data current through the end of the 2023 Regular Season.Category | 2 Game Series | 3 Game Series | 4 Game Series | 5 Game Series |
Total Series | 6409 | 27406 | 8751 | 475 |
Total Sweeps | 3278 | 7420 | 1267 | 48 |
Series Sweep Percentage (Total Sweeps divided by Total Series) | 51.15% | 27.07% | 14.48% | 10.11% |
Home Teams | ||||
Home Team Sweeps | 1839 | 4560 | 799 | 38 | Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps | 1589 | 3688 | 608 | 16 |
Home Team Sweep Success (Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps) | 53.65% | 55.29% | 56.79% | 70.37% |
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep (Win 1st game of series and complete sweep) | 53.65% | 30.66% | 17.1% | 15.02% |
Road Teams | ||||
Road Team Sweeps | 1439 | 2860 | 468 | 10 |
Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps | 1540 | 3055 | 472 | 10 |
Road Team Sweep Sucess (Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps) | 48.3% | 48.35% | 49.79% | 50% |
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep (Win 1st game of series and complete sweep) | 48.3% | 22.83% | 11.5% | 4.55% |
Sweeps By Team
Team | Total Sweeps | Lost a potential sweep | Total Times Swept | Prevented a potential sweep |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 163 | 166 | 192 | 162 |
Atlanta Braves | 524 | 434 | 412 | 368 |
Baltimore Orioles | 510 | 410 | 441 | 358 |
Boston Red Sox | 536 | 419 | 360 | 390 |
Chicago Cubs | 387 | 397 | 459 | 410 |
Chicago White Sox | 433 | 420 | 443 | 412 |
Cincinnati Reds | 460 | 439 | 420 | 379 |
Cleveland Guardians | 452 | 374 | 462 | 415 |
Colorado Rockies | 189 | 178 | 257 | 214 |
Detroit Tigers | 426 | 416 | 458 | 417 |
Houston Astros | 491 | 371 | 447 | 414 |
Kansas City Royals | 328 | 334 | 452 | 366 |
Los Angeles Angels | 425 | 401 | 444 | 403 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 575 | 434 | 326 | 398 |
Miami Marlins | 168 | 186 | 256 | 204 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 355 | 382 | 408 | 383 |
Minnesota Twins | 442 | 407 | 446 | 398 |
New York Mets | 398 | 381 | 488 | 427 |
New York Yankees | 593 | 446 | 300 | 379 |
Oakland Athletics | 469 | 403 | 473 | 409 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 452 | 412 | 474 | 414 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 451 | 422 | 527 | 418 |
San Diego Padres | 316 | 362 | 457 | 395 |
San Francisco Giants | 479 | 444 | 412 | 436 |
Seattle Mariners | 268 | 285 | 368 | 307 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 498 | 455 | 389 | 414 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 169 | 150 | 189 | 179 |
Texas Rangers | 381 | 402 | 499 | 414 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 321 | 297 | 328 | 296 |
Washington Nationals | 352 | 351 | 424 | 399 |
Sweeps By Season
Season | Total Sweeps | Lost a potential sweep |
1961: | 157 | 118 |
1962: | 167 | 127 |
1963: | 142 | 146 |
1964: | 133 | 133 |
1965: | 135 | 137 |
1966: | 155 | 133 |
1967: | 141 | 115 |
1968: | 138 | 128 |
1969: | 202 | 155 |
1970: | 182 | 167 |
1971: | 187 | 175 |
1972: | 173 | 180 |
1973: | 179 | 190 |
1974: | 190 | 178 |
1975: | 188 | 180 |
1976: | 199 | 194 |
1977: | 235 | 213 |
1978: | 242 | 194 |
1979: | 199 | 177 |
1980: | 194 | 176 |
1981: | 131 | 110 |
1982: | 186 | 171 |
1983: | 159 | 194 |
1984: | 182 | 188 |
1985: | 189 | 180 |
1986: | 186 | 189 |
1987: | 199 | 159 |
1988: | 182 | 170 |
1989: | 185 | 182 |
1990: | 179 | 186 |
1991: | 203 | 169 |
Season | Total Sweeps | Lost a potential sweep |
1992: | 184 | 167 |
1993: | 180 | 166 |
1994: | 153 | 113 |
1995: | 180 | 161 |
1996: | 195 | 210 |
1997: | 241 | 252 |
1998: | 279 | 234 |
1999: | 212 | 180 |
2000: | 184 | 184 |
2001: | 198 | 187 |
2002: | 218 | 187 |
2003: | 222 | 161 |
2004: | 221 | 173 |
2005: | 206 | 183 |
2006: | 202 | 200 |
2007: | 184 | 192 |
2008: | 223 | 182 |
2009: | 211 | 195 |
2010: | 204 | 203 |
2011: | 195 | 194 |
2012: | 211 | 181 |
2013: | 208 | 194 |
2014: | 191 | 184 |
2015: | 217 | 173 |
2016: | 217 | 185 |
2017: | 208 | 185 |
2018: | 205 | 196 |
2019: | 226 | 191 |
2020: | 88 | 63 |
2021: | 231 | 196 |
2022: | 205 | 194 |
2023: | 193 | 198 |