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 July 13th, 2025 (All-Star Break)For the 1962 Season
| Category | 2 Game Series | 3 Game Series | 4 Game Series | 5 Game Series | Total Series |
| Total Series | 119 | 250 | 128 | 17 | 514 |
| Total Sweeps | 63 | 79 | 24 | 1 | 167 |
| Series Sweep Percentage (Total Sweeps divided by Total Series) | 52.94% | 31.6% | 18.75% | 5.88% | 32.49% |
| Home Teams | |||||
| Home Team Sweeps | 33 | 50 | 13 | 1 | 97 |
| Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps | 33 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 78 |
| Home Team Sweep Success (Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps) | 50% | 60.24% | 52% | 100% | 55.43% |
| Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep (Win 1st game of series and complete sweep) | 50% | 36.76% | 18.57% | 16.67% | 34.89% |
| Road Teams | |||||
| Road Team Sweeps | 30 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 70 |
| Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps | 23 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 49 |
| Road Team Sweep Success (Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps) | 56.6% | 60.42% | 64.71% | 0% | 58.82% |
| Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep (Win 1st game of series and complete sweep) | 56.6% | 25.44% | 18.97% | 0% | 29.66% |
| 1962 Season | |||||
| Key: 2-3. This would indicate 2 series sweeps and 3 times swept. | |||||
| Team | 2 Game Series | 3 Game Series | 4 Game Series | 5 Game Series | Totals Series |
| Baltimore Orioles | 2 - 2 | 4 - 5 | 0 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 7 - 8 |
| Boston Red Sox | 4 - 3 | 3 - 1 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 6 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 - 7 | 0 - 7 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 16 |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 - 3 | 2 - 3 | 3 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 7 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 6 - 0 | 4 - 3 | 3 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 13 - 3 |
| Cleveland Indians | 1 - 4 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 7 |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 - 3 | 4 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 7 |
| Houston Colt 45s | 5 - 3 | 1 - 7 | 1 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 13 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 3 - 2 | 5 - 6 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 9 - 9 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 4 - 1 | 4 - 4 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 10 - 5 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 - 0 | 8 - 3 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 13 - 3 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 2 - 2 | 7 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 9 - 5 |
| Minnesota Twins | 3 - 4 | 5 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 6 |
| New York Mets | 1 - 8 | 0 - 11 | 0 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 1 - 23 |
| New York Yankees | 5 - 0 | 5 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 11 - 2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 6 - 5 | 6 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 13 - 10 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 - 4 | 5 - 2 | 4 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 14 - 8 |
| San Francisco Giants | 2 - 3 | 7 - 1 | 3 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 12 - 6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 - 4 | 6 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 11 - 8 |
| Washington Senators | 1 - 5 | 1 - 9 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 15 |
| Total Sweeps During 1962: 167 | |||||