Sweep Statistics

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 series ended May 17th, 2026.
For Seasons since 1961
Category 2 Game Series 3 Game Series 4 Game Series 5 Game Series Total Series
Total Series646928882899947744827
Total Sweeps3309779813044812459
Series Sweep Percentage
(Total Sweeps divided by Total Series)		51.15% 27% 14.49% 10.06% 27.79%
Home Teams
Home Team Sweeps18534788823387502
Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps16033889626166134
Home Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)		53.62% 55.18% 56.8% 70.37% 55.02%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)		53.62% 30.56% 17.15% 14.96% 31.03%
Road Teams
Road Team Sweeps14563010481104957
Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps15553234492105291
Road Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)		48.36% 48.21% 49.43% 50% 48.37%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)		48.36% 22.79% 11.47% 4.52% 24.03%
Sweeps By Team
TeamTotal
Sweeps		Lost
a potential
sweep		Total
Times Swept		Prevented
a potential
sweep
Arizona Diamondbacks176181203179
Athletics478419491417
Atlanta Braves537456423380
Baltimore Orioles525425453376
Boston Red Sox549433372405
Chicago Cubs406410464425
Chicago White Sox440429484426
Cincinnati Reds476456431396
Cleveland Guardians469393473424
Colorado Rockies194185291235
Detroit Tigers442436472434
Houston Astros509386461426
Kansas City Royals346345463391
Los Angeles Angels434412468420
Los Angeles Dodgers600449336411
Miami Marlins177194272228
Milwaukee Brewers376404412400
Minnesota Twins452421463415
New York Mets418397505438
New York Yankees616461308394
Philadelphia Phillies473436482422
Pittsburgh Pirates463437548432
San Diego Padres335381467406
San Francisco Giants489460428453
Seattle Mariners289293383321
St. Louis Cardinals509476403422
Tampa Bay Rays185162204191
Texas Rangers397410513433
Toronto Blue Jays338310339314
Washington Nationals359368445411
Each team includes the full history of the team including prior names. For example, Nationals includes all sweeps as the Expos
Sweeps By Season
SeasonTotal
Sweeps		Lost
a potential
sweep
1961: 157118
1962: 167127
1963: 142146
1964: 133133
1965: 135137
1966: 155133
1967: 141115
1968: 138128
1969: 202155
1970: 182167
1971: 187175
1972: 173180
1973: 179190
1974: 190178
1975: 188180
1976: 199194
1977: 235213
1978: 242194
1979: 199177
1980: 194176
1981: 131110
1982: 186171
1983: 159194
1984: 182188
1985: 189180
1986: 186189
1987: 199159
1988: 182170
1989: 185182
1990: 179186
1991: 203169
1992: 184167
1993: 180166
SeasonTotal
Sweeps		Lost
a potential
sweep
1994: 153113
1995: 180161
1996: 195210
1997: 241252
1998: 279234
1999: 212180
2000: 184184
2001: 198187
2002: 218187
2003: 222161
2004: 221173
2005: 206183
2006: 202200
2007: 184192
2008: 223182
2009: 211195
2010: 204203
2011: 195194
2012: 211181
2013: 208194
2014: 191184
2015: 217173
2016: 217185
2017: 208185
2018: 205196
2019: 226191
2020: 8863
2021: 231196
2022: 205194
2023: 193198
2024: 180207
2025: 211191
2026: 5549