Below you will find the number of times a team recorded a sweep and the number of times that team was swept in a given year (select the year via the drop-down box). If you are looking for the total number of sweeps in our database, check out Sweep Statistics. If you want more specific details about a given team, including the number of times a team was on the verge of a sweep and failed, check out the Team Tracker.
Sweep Data current through series ended April 7th, 2024.For the 1972 Season
| Category | 2 Game Series | 3 Game Series | 4 Game Series | 5 Game Series | Total Series |
| Total Series | 127 | 360 | 115 | 10 | 612 |
| Total Sweeps | 65 | 85 | 23 | 0 | 173 |
| Series Sweep Percentage (Total Sweeps divided by Total Series) | 51.18% | 23.61% | 20% | 0% | 28.27% |
| Home Teams | |||||
| Home Team Sweeps | 35 | 53 | 14 | 0 | 102 |
| Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps | 26 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 86 |
| Home Team Sweep Success (Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps) | 57.38% | 48.18% | 82.35% | 0% | 54.26% |
| Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep (Win 1st game of series and complete sweep) | 57.38% | 28.04% | 20.9% | 0% | 31.38% |
| Road Teams | |||||
| Road Team Sweeps | 30 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 71 |
| Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps | 36 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 94 |
| Road Team Sweep Success (Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps) | 45.45% | 38.1% | 60% | 0% | 43.03% |
| Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep (Win 1st game of series and complete sweep) | 45.45% | 18.71% | 18.75% | 0% | 24.74% |
| 1972 Season | |||||
| Key: 2-3. This would indicate 2 series sweeps and 3 times swept. | |||||
| Team | 2 Game Series | 3 Game Series | 4 Game Series | 5 Game Series | Totals Series |
| Atlanta Braves | 5 - 4 | 3 - 4 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 10 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 1 - 6 | 3 - 1 | 3 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 8 |
| Boston Red Sox | 3 - 1 | 6 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 9 - 3 |
| California Angels | 1 - 2 | 3 - 4 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 7 |
| Chicago Cubs | 2 - 1 | 5 - 4 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 6 - 2 | 5 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 12 - 6 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 4 - 5 | 6 - 0 | 3 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 13 - 5 |
| Cleveland Indians | 4 - 2 | 2 - 4 | 1 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 9 |
| Detroit Tigers | 4 - 0 | 7 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 11 - 3 |
| Houston Astros | 4 - 2 | 5 - 0 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 10 - 4 |
| Kansas City Royals | 4 - 3 | 3 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 5 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 - 3 | 2 - 3 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 6 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 2 - 3 | 3 - 4 | 1 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 10 |
| Minnesota Twins | 3 - 1 | 1 - 5 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 7 |
| Montreal Expos | 3 - 3 | 2 - 1 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 6 |
| New York Mets | 2 - 1 | 5 - 3 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 9 - 4 |
| New York Yankees | 3 - 6 | 2 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 11 |
| Oakland Athletics | 3 - 0 | 8 - 3 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 12 - 3 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 - 3 | 1 - 8 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 13 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 - 1 | 7 - 3 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 10 - 4 |
| San Diego Padres | 2 - 5 | 0 - 6 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 3 - 12 |
| San Francisco Giants | 3 - 1 | 2 - 7 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 9 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 - 2 | 3 - 2 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 6 |
| Texas Rangers | 0 - 8 | 1 - 9 | 3 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 17 |
| Total Sweeps During 1972: 173 | |||||