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 the end of the 2023 Regular Season.

For the 2016 Season
Category 2 Game Series 3 Game Series 4 Game Series 5 Game Series Total Series
Total Series725521550779
Total Sweeps35157250217
Series Sweep Percentage
(Total Sweeps divided by Total Series)
48.61% 28.44% 16.13% 0% 27.86%
Home Teams
Home Team Sweeps1595160126
Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps207490103
Home Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)
42.86% 56.21% 64% 0% 55.02%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)
42.86% 31.15% 19.51% 0% 29.86%
Road Teams
Road Team Sweeps20629091
Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps175510082
Road Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)
54.05% 52.99% 47.37% 0% 52.6%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)
54.05% 25.1% 12.33% 0% 25.49%

2016 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 Diamondbacks0 - 24 - 102 - 10 - 06 - 13
Atlanta Braves1 - 36 - 80 - 20 - 07 - 13
Baltimore Orioles4 - 14 - 11 - 20 - 09 - 4
Boston Red Sox3 - 05 - 22 - 00 - 010 - 2
Chicago Cubs4 - 110 - 12 - 10 - 016 - 3
Chicago White Sox1 - 24 - 50 - 00 - 05 - 7
Cincinnati Reds0 - 21 - 90 - 00 - 01 - 11
Cleveland Indians2 - 011 - 32 - 00 - 015 - 3
Colorado Rockies1 - 13 - 51 - 10 - 05 - 7
Detroit Tigers3 - 08 - 62 - 00 - 013 - 6
Houston Astros2 - 18 - 30 - 00 - 010 - 4
Kansas City Royals1 - 15 - 51 - 30 - 07 - 9
Los Angeles Angels1 - 27 - 80 - 20 - 08 - 12
Los Angeles Dodgers0 - 16 - 11 - 10 - 07 - 3
Miami Marlins1 - 23 - 31 - 00 - 05 - 5
Milwaukee Brewers1 - 14 - 30 - 20 - 05 - 6
Minnesota Twins1 - 22 - 130 - 10 - 03 - 16
New York Mets1 - 05 - 51 - 00 - 07 - 5
New York Yankees0 - 12 - 42 - 10 - 04 - 6
Oakland Athletics1 - 14 - 121 - 10 - 06 - 14
Philadelphia Phillies1 - 15 - 70 - 10 - 06 - 9
Pittsburgh Pirates0 - 15 - 81 - 00 - 06 - 9
San Diego Padres0 - 22 - 90 - 10 - 02 - 12
San Francisco Giants0 - 28 - 31 - 10 - 09 - 6
Seattle Mariners1 - 07 - 61 - 10 - 09 - 7
St. Louis Cardinals1 - 26 - 31 - 00 - 08 - 5
Tampa Bay Rays0 - 24 - 60 - 20 - 04 - 10
Texas Rangers1 - 07 - 31 - 00 - 09 - 3
Toronto Blue Jays2 - 03 - 30 - 00 - 05 - 3
Washington Nationals1 - 18 - 21 - 10 - 010 - 4
Total Sweeps During 2016: 217