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 1986 Season
| Category | 2 Game Series | 3 Game Series | 4 Game Series | 5 Game Series | Total Series |
| Total Series | 94 | 454 | 126 | 8 | 682 |
| Total Sweeps | 49 | 119 | 18 | 0 | 186 |
| Series Sweep Percentage (Total Sweeps divided by Total Series) | 52.13% | 26.21% | 14.29% | 0% | 27.27% |
| Home Teams | |||||
| Home Team Sweeps | 28 | 69 | 14 | 0 | 111 |
| Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps | 24 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 101 |
| Home Team Sweep Success (Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps) | 53.85% | 49.64% | 66.67% | 0% | 52.36% |
| Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep (Win 1st game of series and complete sweep) | 53.85% | 28.99% | 17.72% | 0% | 29.76% |
| Road Teams | |||||
| Road Team Sweeps | 21 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 75 |
| Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps | 21 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 88 |
| Road Team Sweep Success (Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps) | 50% | 46.73% | 30.77% | 0% | 46.01% |
| Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep (Win 1st game of series and complete sweep) | 50% | 23.15% | 8.7% | 0% | 24.35% |
| 1986 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 |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 - 4 | 6 - 3 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 8 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 3 - 1 | 1 - 5 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 7 |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 - 0 | 10 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 12 - 2 |
| California Angels | 2 - 1 | 5 - 1 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 9 - 2 |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 - 6 | 2 - 6 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 12 |
| Chicago White Sox | 2 - 1 | 3 - 9 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 11 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 3 - 2 | 6 - 7 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 9 - 9 |
| Cleveland Indians | 1 - 2 | 10 - 4 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 11 - 7 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 3 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 3 |
| Houston Astros | 3 - 2 | 7 - 0 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 10 - 3 |
| Kansas City Royals | 3 - 0 | 1 - 8 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 8 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 - 1 | 4 - 9 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 9 - 10 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 - 3 | 4 - 3 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 7 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 - 3 | 2 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 6 |
| Montreal Expos | 2 - 1 | 3 - 4 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 5 |
| New York Mets | 5 - 0 | 11 - 2 | 3 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 19 - 2 |
| New York Yankees | 2 - 2 | 7 - 4 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 10 - 6 |
| Oakland Athletics | 1 - 1 | 4 - 6 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 9 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 - 1 | 8 - 4 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 9 - 6 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 - 4 | 4 - 7 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 13 |
| San Diego Padres | 3 - 1 | 5 - 8 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 10 |
| San Francisco Giants | 3 - 3 | 1 - 4 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 7 |
| Seattle Mariners | 1 - 3 | 2 - 5 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 3 - 10 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 - 5 | 3 - 6 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 12 |
| Texas Rangers | 1 - 1 | 4 - 6 | 2 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 8 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 0 - 0 | 4 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 3 |
| Total Sweeps During 1986: 186 | |||||