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 2017 Season
Category 2 Game Series 3 Game Series 4 Game Series 5 Game Series Total Series
Total Series815291671778
Total Sweeps47139220208
Series Sweep Percentage
(Total Sweeps divided by Total Series)
58.02% 26.28% 13.17% 0% 26.74%
Home Teams
Home Team Sweeps2290140126
Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps1773110101
Home Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)
56.41% 55.21% 56% 0% 55.51%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)
56.41% 31.69% 16.09% 0% 30.66%
Road Teams
Road Team Sweeps25498082
Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps17634084
Road Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)
59.52% 43.75% 66.67% 0% 49.4%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)
59.52% 20% 10% 0% 22.34%

2017 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 Diamondbacks1 - 09 - 30 - 00 - 010 - 3
Atlanta Braves2 - 32 - 51 - 10 - 05 - 9
Baltimore Orioles3 - 14 - 91 - 00 - 08 - 10
Boston Red Sox5 - 16 - 11 - 00 - 012 - 2
Chicago Cubs1 - 08 - 50 - 00 - 09 - 5
Chicago White Sox0 - 42 - 80 - 20 - 02 - 14
Cincinnati Reds0 - 14 - 81 - 10 - 05 - 10
Cleveland Indians0 - 210 - 33 - 00 - 013 - 5
Colorado Rockies1 - 22 - 52 - 00 - 05 - 7
Detroit Tigers0 - 21 - 50 - 30 - 01 - 10
Houston Astros3 - 08 - 21 - 10 - 012 - 3
Kansas City Royals1 - 35 - 50 - 10 - 06 - 9
Los Angeles Angels0 - 05 - 31 - 00 - 06 - 3
Los Angeles Dodgers3 - 013 - 21 - 10 - 017 - 3
Miami Marlins1 - 25 - 60 - 00 - 06 - 8
Milwaukee Brewers2 - 34 - 10 - 10 - 06 - 5
Minnesota Twins5 - 05 - 41 - 10 - 011 - 5
New York Mets0 - 42 - 70 - 10 - 02 - 12
New York Yankees4 - 05 - 10 - 10 - 09 - 2
Oakland Athletics0 - 35 - 52 - 20 - 07 - 10
Philadelphia Phillies3 - 22 - 81 - 00 - 06 - 10
Pittsburgh Pirates2 - 22 - 81 - 00 - 05 - 10
San Diego Padres0 - 33 - 40 - 10 - 03 - 8
San Francisco Giants1 - 12 - 70 - 10 - 03 - 9
Seattle Mariners3 - 14 - 61 - 20 - 08 - 9
St. Louis Cardinals2 - 27 - 30 - 10 - 09 - 6
Tampa Bay Rays1 - 12 - 30 - 00 - 03 - 4
Texas Rangers1 - 06 - 71 - 10 - 08 - 8
Toronto Blue Jays1 - 31 - 42 - 00 - 04 - 7
Washington Nationals1 - 15 - 11 - 00 - 07 - 2
Total Sweeps During 2017: 208