June 9, 2012 - by David Hess
There have been a lot of questions in the comment section of our post on which MLB teams are best at avoiding being swept, and some of those can only be answered by posting more data. Rather than having this data buried in a comment where most people will miss it, we thought it would be better to publish a new blog post, and spread the word to more people.
So, without further ado, some more data on MLB series performance, this time broken down by team.
Jeff S looked into how often MLB teams have swept their opponent, or been swept by their opponent, in 2 to 4 game series so far in 2012, but was curious about the same numbers from 2011. So, here are all teams, ranked by the frequency they *got* swept (regular season only):
Season | Team | #Series | Sweep% | GetSwept% |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Texas Rangers | 52 | 21.2% | 1.9% |
2011 | Philadelphia Phillies | 52 | 21.2% | 3.8% |
2011 | New York Yankees | 52 | 15.4% | 5.8% |
2011 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 52 | 15.4% | 5.8% |
2011 | Tampa Bay Rays | 52 | 19.2% | 5.8% |
2011 | Detroit Tigers | 51 | 21.6% | 5.9% |
2011 | Toronto Blue Jays | 51 | 7.8% | 5.9% |
2011 | Atlanta Braves | 52 | 21.2% | 7.7% |
2011 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 52 | 7.7% | 7.7% |
2011 | St. Louis Cardinals | 52 | 13.5% | 9.6% |
2011 | Cincinnati Reds | 52 | 11.5% | 9.6% |
2011 | Milwaukee Brewers | 52 | 30.8% | 9.6% |
2011 | Los Angeles Angels | 52 | 11.5% | 9.6% |
2011 | Chicago Cubs | 52 | 5.8% | 11.5% |
2011 | San Francisco Giants | 52 | 13.5% | 11.5% |
2011 | Washington Nationals | 51 | 9.8% | 11.8% |
2011 | Boston Red Sox | 51 | 17.6% | 11.8% |
2011 | New York Mets | 50 | 6.0% | 12.0% |
2011 | San Diego Padres | 52 | 9.6% | 13.5% |
2011 | Colorado Rockies | 52 | 9.6% | 13.5% |
2011 | Oakland Athletics | 52 | 7.7% | 15.4% |
2011 | Chicago White Sox | 52 | 9.6% | 15.4% |
2011 | Kansas City Royals | 52 | 3.8% | 17.3% |
2011 | Cleveland Indians | 51 | 19.6% | 17.6% |
2011 | Baltimore Orioles | 51 | 9.8% | 19.6% |
2011 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 51 | 3.9% | 21.6% |
2011 | Miami Marlins | 49 | 12.2% | 22.4% |
2011 | Minnesota Twins | 52 | 11.5% | 25.0% |
2011 | Seattle Mariners | 51 | 7.8% | 25.5% |
2011 | Houston Astros | 52 | 3.8% | 26.9% |
That 1.9% for the Rangers means they only got swept in a single 2/3/4-game series last season.
Rick Liguori pointed out that for certain betting systems, knowing how often teams execute sweeps or get swept needs to be broken down into home/away performance, and also filtered to include only 3-game series.
Here, then, is every team’s home Sweep% and GotSwept% for 2012, in 3-game series only:
Season | Team | Loc | # Series | Sweep% | GetSwept% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Los Angeles Dodgers | home | 8 | 62.5% | 0.0% |
2012 | New York Mets | home | 5 | 40.0% | 0.0% |
2012 | Houston Astros | home | 10 | 20.0% | 0.0% |
2012 | Texas Rangers | home | 6 | 16.7% | 0.0% |
2012 | Los Angeles Angels | home | 6 | 16.7% | 0.0% |
2012 | Chicago White Sox | home | 7 | 14.3% | 0.0% |
2012 | Cleveland Indians | home | 8 | 12.5% | 0.0% |
2012 | Toronto Blue Jays | home | 8 | 12.5% | 0.0% |
2012 | Pittsburgh Pirates | home | 9 | 11.1% | 0.0% |
2012 | New York Yankees | home | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2012 | Washington Nationals | home | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2012 | Cincinnati Reds | home | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2012 | Milwaukee Brewers | home | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2012 | Tampa Bay Rays | home | 8 | 25.0% | 12.5% |
2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks | home | 8 | 12.5% | 12.5% |
2012 | San Diego Padres | home | 8 | 0.0% | 12.5% |
2012 | Baltimore Orioles | home | 7 | 28.6% | 14.3% |
2012 | Detroit Tigers | home | 7 | 14.3% | 14.3% |
2012 | Chicago Cubs | home | 7 | 14.3% | 14.3% |
2012 | Philadelphia Phillies | home | 7 | 0.0% | 14.3% |
2012 | Miami Marlins | home | 6 | 33.3% | 16.7% |
2012 | St. Louis Cardinals | home | 6 | 16.7% | 16.7% |
2012 | Seattle Mariners | home | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% |
2012 | Atlanta Braves | home | 5 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
2012 | Oakland Athletics | home | 5 | 0.0% | 20.0% |
2012 | Boston Red Sox | home | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% |
2012 | Colorado Rockies | home | 8 | 0.0% | 25.0% |
2012 | Kansas City Royals | home | 6 | 0.0% | 33.3% |
2012 | Minnesota Twins | home | 6 | 16.7% | 50.0% |
And here are the same numbers for teams on the road:
Season | Team | Loc | # Series | Sweep% | GetSwept% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Chicago White Sox | road | 6 | 50.0% | 0.0% |
2012 | Seattle Mariners | road | 6 | 33.3% | 0.0% |
2012 | Texas Rangers | road | 6 | 16.7% | 0.0% |
2012 | Kansas City Royals | road | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2012 | Tampa Bay Rays | road | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2012 | Philadelphia Phillies | road | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2012 | Cincinnati Reds | road | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2012 | Houston Astros | road | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks | road | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2012 | Los Angeles Dodgers | road | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2012 | New York Mets | road | 9 | 11.1% | 11.1% |
2012 | St. Louis Cardinals | road | 9 | 11.1% | 11.1% |
2012 | Atlanta Braves | road | 8 | 37.5% | 12.5% |
2012 | Miami Marlins | road | 8 | 25.0% | 12.5% |
2012 | Baltimore Orioles | road | 8 | 12.5% | 12.5% |
2012 | Los Angeles Angels | road | 8 | 0.0% | 12.5% |
2012 | Colorado Rockies | road | 8 | 0.0% | 12.5% |
2012 | Boston Red Sox | road | 7 | 14.3% | 14.3% |
2012 | Oakland Athletics | road | 7 | 0.0% | 14.3% |
2012 | Pittsburgh Pirates | road | 7 | 0.0% | 14.3% |
2012 | Detroit Tigers | road | 6 | 33.3% | 16.7% |
2012 | New York Yankees | road | 6 | 33.3% | 16.7% |
2012 | Cleveland Indians | road | 6 | 16.7% | 16.7% |
2012 | Milwaukee Brewers | road | 5 | 0.0% | 20.0% |
2012 | Washington Nationals | road | 9 | 11.1% | 22.2% |
2012 | Minnesota Twins | road | 8 | 0.0% | 25.0% |
2012 | Toronto Blue Jays | road | 5 | 0.0% | 40.0% |
2012 | Chicago Cubs | road | 6 | 0.0% | 50.0% |
2012 | San Diego Padres | road | 6 | 0.0% | 50.0% |
Yes, you read that right: the Houston Astros are one of the few teams that haven’t been swept in a single 3-game series this year. Of course, they were swept in a 4-game series, but that doesn’t count here.
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