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 2000 Season
Category 2 Game Series 3 Game Series 4 Game Series 5 Game Series Total Series
Total Series555911303779
Total Sweeps23151100184
Series Sweep Percentage
(Total Sweeps divided by Total Series)
41.82% 25.55% 7.69% 0% 23.62%
Home Teams
Home Team Sweeps159750117
Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps118270100
Home Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)
57.69% 54.19% 41.67% 0% 53.92%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)
57.69% 28.36% 8.33% 0% 27.21%
Road Teams
Road Team Sweeps8545067
Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps21576084
Road Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)
27.59% 48.65% 45.45% 0% 44.37%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)
27.59% 21.69% 7.25% 0% 19.25%

2000 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
Anaheim Angels1 - 03 - 20 - 00 - 04 - 2
Arizona Diamondbacks2 - 17 - 60 - 00 - 09 - 7
Atlanta Braves0 - 010 - 10 - 00 - 010 - 1
Baltimore Orioles1 - 04 - 80 - 20 - 05 - 10
Boston Red Sox1 - 13 - 42 - 00 - 06 - 5
Chicago Cubs0 - 14 - 90 - 10 - 04 - 11
Chicago White Sox1 - 06 - 21 - 00 - 08 - 2
Cincinnati Reds0 - 06 - 70 - 00 - 06 - 7
Cleveland Indians1 - 17 - 30 - 00 - 08 - 4
Colorado Rockies1 - 35 - 21 - 10 - 07 - 6
Detroit Tigers0 - 34 - 40 - 00 - 04 - 7
Florida Marlins0 - 16 - 70 - 00 - 06 - 8
Houston Astros0 - 13 - 81 - 00 - 04 - 9
Kansas City Royals4 - 13 - 50 - 10 - 07 - 7
Los Angeles Dodgers2 - 06 - 40 - 00 - 08 - 4
Milwaukee Brewers1 - 03 - 60 - 00 - 04 - 6
Minnesota Twins1 - 12 - 60 - 10 - 03 - 8
Montreal Expos1 - 03 - 90 - 10 - 04 - 10
New York Mets0 - 09 - 10 - 10 - 09 - 2
New York Yankees1 - 06 - 40 - 10 - 07 - 5
Oakland Athletics1 - 07 - 30 - 00 - 08 - 3
Philadelphia Phillies0 - 01 - 120 - 00 - 01 - 12
Pittsburgh Pirates0 - 05 - 80 - 10 - 05 - 9
San Diego Padres0 - 06 - 90 - 00 - 06 - 9
San Francisco Giants2 - 110 - 32 - 00 - 014 - 4
Seattle Mariners0 - 15 - 31 - 00 - 06 - 4
St. Louis Cardinals0 - 19 - 21 - 00 - 010 - 3
Tampa Bay Devil Rays0 - 51 - 31 - 00 - 02 - 8
Texas Rangers0 - 13 - 70 - 00 - 03 - 8
Toronto Blue Jays2 - 04 - 30 - 00 - 06 - 3
Total Sweeps During 2000: 184