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 2024 Regular Season.

For the 2005 Season
Category 2 Game Series 3 Game Series 4 Game Series 5 Game Series Total Series
Total Series535881372780
Total Sweeps26164160206
Series Sweep Percentage
(Total Sweeps divided by Total Series)
49.06% 27.89% 11.68% 0% 26.41%
Home Teams
Home Team Sweeps1310790129
Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps12729093
Home Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)
52% 59.78% 50% 0% 58.11%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)
52% 34.52% 15.52% 0% 32.82%
Road Teams
Road Team Sweeps13577077
Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps15678090
Road Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)
46.43% 45.97% 46.67% 0% 46.11%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)
46.43% 20.5% 8.86% 0% 19.95%

2005 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
Arizona Diamondbacks0 - 05 - 40 - 10 - 05 - 5
Atlanta Braves0 - 06 - 22 - 00 - 08 - 2
Baltimore Orioles1 - 28 - 50 - 30 - 09 - 10
Boston Red Sox2 - 19 - 11 - 00 - 012 - 2
Chicago Cubs1 - 13 - 50 - 10 - 04 - 7
Chicago White Sox2 - 29 - 33 - 00 - 014 - 5
Cincinnati Reds0 - 17 - 80 - 00 - 07 - 9
Cleveland Indians0 - 210 - 30 - 10 - 010 - 6
Colorado Rockies1 - 03 - 100 - 00 - 04 - 10
Detroit Tigers3 - 13 - 70 - 20 - 06 - 10
Florida Marlins1 - 13 - 50 - 00 - 04 - 6
Houston Astros2 - 18 - 51 - 10 - 011 - 7
Kansas City Royals0 - 22 - 161 - 10 - 03 - 19
Los Angeles Angels1 - 09 - 30 - 10 - 010 - 4
Los Angeles Dodgers2 - 02 - 90 - 00 - 04 - 9
Milwaukee Brewers1 - 23 - 40 - 00 - 04 - 6
Minnesota Twins1 - 26 - 20 - 00 - 07 - 4
New York Mets0 - 05 - 51 - 00 - 06 - 5
New York Yankees2 - 07 - 22 - 00 - 011 - 2
Oakland Athletics0 - 06 - 72 - 00 - 08 - 7
Philadelphia Phillies0 - 06 - 40 - 00 - 06 - 4
Pittsburgh Pirates2 - 30 - 60 - 10 - 02 - 10
San Diego Padres1 - 05 - 70 - 00 - 06 - 7
San Francisco Giants0 - 24 - 40 - 00 - 04 - 6
Seattle Mariners0 - 04 - 71 - 10 - 05 - 8
St. Louis Cardinals2 - 18 - 00 - 00 - 010 - 1
Tampa Bay Devil Rays0 - 05 - 141 - 10 - 06 - 15
Texas Rangers1 - 04 - 61 - 20 - 06 - 8
Toronto Blue Jays0 - 15 - 50 - 00 - 05 - 6
Washington Nationals0 - 19 - 50 - 00 - 09 - 6
Total Sweeps During 2005: 206