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 2006 Season
Category 2 Game Series 3 Game Series 4 Game Series 5 Game Series Total Series
Total Series505931332778
Total Sweeps24155221202
Series Sweep Percentage
(Total Sweeps divided by Total Series)
48% 26.14% 16.54% 50% 25.96%
Home Teams
Home Team Sweeps1399160128
Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps179780122
Home Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)
43.33% 50.51% 66.67% 0% 51.2%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)
43.33% 29.29% 20.51% 0% 28.7%
Road Teams
Road Team Sweeps11566174
Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps9654078
Road Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)
55% 46.28% 60% 100% 48.68%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)
55% 21.96% 10.91% 50% 22.29%

2006 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
Arizona Diamondbacks2 - 04 - 71 - 10 - 07 - 8
Atlanta Braves1 - 12 - 51 - 10 - 04 - 7
Baltimore Orioles0 - 12 - 40 - 00 - 02 - 5
Boston Red Sox0 - 08 - 41 - 00 - 19 - 5
Chicago Cubs1 - 12 - 91 - 10 - 04 - 11
Chicago White Sox1 - 08 - 30 - 00 - 09 - 3
Cincinnati Reds1 - 03 - 51 - 00 - 05 - 5
Cleveland Indians0 - 13 - 42 - 00 - 05 - 5
Colorado Rockies0 - 14 - 82 - 10 - 06 - 10
Detroit Tigers2 - 09 - 31 - 00 - 012 - 3
Florida Marlins1 - 26 - 51 - 10 - 08 - 8
Houston Astros1 - 05 - 61 - 00 - 07 - 6
Kansas City Royals1 - 44 - 80 - 30 - 05 - 15
Los Angeles Angels1 - 13 - 31 - 00 - 05 - 4
Los Angeles Dodgers0 - 212 - 50 - 10 - 012 - 8
Milwaukee Brewers0 - 16 - 51 - 20 - 07 - 8
Minnesota Twins0 - 08 - 42 - 00 - 010 - 4
New York Mets2 - 07 - 21 - 00 - 010 - 2
New York Yankees1 - 06 - 10 - 01 - 08 - 1
Oakland Athletics2 - 09 - 30 - 00 - 011 - 3
Philadelphia Phillies2 - 06 - 40 - 00 - 08 - 4
Pittsburgh Pirates0 - 14 - 101 - 00 - 05 - 11
San Diego Padres2 - 06 - 51 - 10 - 09 - 6
San Francisco Giants0 - 23 - 61 - 10 - 04 - 9
Seattle Mariners0 - 16 - 70 - 20 - 06 - 10
St. Louis Cardinals1 - 27 - 71 - 20 - 09 - 11
Tampa Bay Devil Rays0 - 23 - 70 - 30 - 03 - 12
Texas Rangers2 - 02 - 31 - 00 - 05 - 3
Toronto Blue Jays0 - 03 - 40 - 00 - 03 - 4
Washington Nationals0 - 14 - 80 - 20 - 04 - 11
Total Sweeps During 2006: 202