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 the end of the 2024 Regular Season.
For Seasons since 1961
Category 2 Game Series 3 Game Series 4 Game Series 5 Game Series Total Series
Total Series645528013887847543821
Total Sweeps3301756212824812193
Series Sweep Percentage
(Total Sweeps divided by Total Series)		51.14% 26.99% 14.44% 10.11% 27.82%
Home Teams
Home Team Sweeps18484641808387335
Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps15983771620166005
Home Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)		53.63% 55.17% 56.58% 70.37% 54.99%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)		53.63% 30.53% 17.06% 15.02% 31.04%
Road Teams
Road Team Sweeps14532921474104858
Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps15543135481105180
Road Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)		48.32% 48.23% 49.63% 50% 48.4%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)		48.32% 22.81% 11.47% 4.55% 24.09%
Sweeps By Team
TeamTotal
Sweeps		Lost
a potential
sweep		Total
Times Swept		Prevented
a potential
sweep
Arizona Diamondbacks170172195171
Atlanta Braves530447415373
Baltimore Orioles516420444367
Boston Red Sox541424366396
Chicago Cubs394401461420
Chicago White Sox435422467419
Cincinnati Reds468444427385
Cleveland Guardians462381465418
Colorado Rockies191182267220
Detroit Tigers432425462423
Houston Astros501377452420
Kansas City Royals338339456377
Los Angeles Angels429404454413
Los Angeles Dodgers585440329403
Miami Marlins170190267215
Milwaukee Brewers362392409389
Minnesota Twins447412455404
New York Mets408388494435
New York Yankees601454303383
Oakland Athletics471412482412
Philadelphia Phillies463421475420
Pittsburgh Pirates454431534424
San Diego Padres324375462399
San Francisco Giants482454417446
Seattle Mariners275291371317
St. Louis Cardinals501465394418
Tampa Bay Rays173155196185
Texas Rangers387405505425
Toronto Blue Jays326301333304
Washington Nationals355361434404
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
SeasonTotal
Sweeps		Lost
a potential
sweep
1993: 180166
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