Total Sweeps By Year

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 2002 Season
Category 2 Game Series 3 Game Series 4 Game Series 5 Game Series Total Series
Total Series695611454779
Total Sweeps35161211218
Series Sweep Percentage
(Total Sweeps divided by Total Series)
50.72% 28.7% 14.48% 25% 27.98%
Home Teams
Home Team Sweeps1310291125
Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps1970160105
Home Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)
40.63% 59.3% 36% 100% 54.35%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)
40.63% 33.55% 10.23% 50% 29.34%
Road Teams
Road Team Sweeps225912093
Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps155710082
Road Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)
59.46% 50.86% 54.55% 0% 53.14%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)
59.46% 22.96% 21.05% 0% 26.35%

2002 Season
Key: 2-3. This would indicate 2 series sweeps and 3 times swept.
Team2 Game
Series
3 Game
Series
4 Game
Series
5 Game
Series
Totals
Series
Anaheim Angels2 - 012 - 00 - 10 - 014 - 1
Arizona Diamondbacks0 - 07 - 34 - 00 - 011 - 3
Atlanta Braves1 - 08 - 00 - 00 - 09 - 0
Baltimore Orioles1 - 32 - 61 - 20 - 04 - 11
Boston Red Sox3 - 14 - 33 - 01 - 011 - 4
Chicago Cubs1 - 11 - 60 - 00 - 02 - 7
Chicago White Sox1 - 14 - 70 - 00 - 05 - 8
Cincinnati Reds1 - 05 - 91 - 00 - 07 - 9
Cleveland Indians2 - 14 - 81 - 10 - 07 - 10
Colorado Rockies0 - 08 - 70 - 30 - 08 - 10
Detroit Tigers0 - 44 - 150 - 00 - 04 - 19
Florida Marlins1 - 24 - 40 - 00 - 05 - 6
Houston Astros2 - 11 - 41 - 00 - 04 - 5
Kansas City Royals1 - 34 - 110 - 10 - 05 - 15
Los Angeles Dodgers0 - 25 - 10 - 00 - 05 - 3
Milwaukee Brewers0 - 24 - 151 - 10 - 05 - 18
Minnesota Twins3 - 06 - 61 - 10 - 010 - 7
Montreal Expos0 - 16 - 40 - 00 - 06 - 5
New York Mets1 - 12 - 61 - 10 - 04 - 8
New York Yankees2 - 09 - 11 - 00 - 012 - 1
Oakland Athletics2 - 112 - 21 - 00 - 015 - 3
Philadelphia Phillies1 - 17 - 50 - 10 - 08 - 7
Pittsburgh Pirates3 - 04 - 40 - 20 - 07 - 6
San Diego Padres1 - 13 - 80 - 10 - 04 - 10
San Francisco Giants1 - 08 - 11 - 00 - 010 - 1
Seattle Mariners2 - 14 - 12 - 10 - 08 - 3
St. Louis Cardinals1 - 19 - 21 - 10 - 011 - 4
Tampa Bay Devil Rays0 - 32 - 70 - 30 - 02 - 13
Texas Rangers0 - 36 - 81 - 10 - 07 - 12
Toronto Blue Jays2 - 16 - 70 - 00 - 18 - 9
Total Sweeps During 2002: 218