"You're losing the game at one point but come from behind and win -or- you're winning the game at one point but end up losing. Which team in the NL had the BEST improvement between the first half of the season and the second half of the season between 2003 and 2019? A positive value indicates the team did better. A negative value, the team did worse.
From July till the end of the season
AL:
Best: Anaheim Angels 2.04
Comeback win zscore totals comparing first and 2nd half to each other. 1st half (Mar-June) and 2nd (July - End) half side by side. The widest gap where Orange > Blue indicates most improved.
If you want to see the significance again of the ZScore and what it can be telling you, please see:https://baseballfan999.wixsite.com/baseballdat/post/what-does-the-zscore-tell-you Most improved Team in 2nd half of season compared to their first half with comeback wins.
The figures based on this time frame 2003-2019
Green Most improved "devil magic" AL team in the 2nd half of the season
Second Half ZScore improvement over First Half:
Team ZScoreImprovement
0 ANA 2.053047
19 OAK 1.371778
12 KCA 1.086333
8 CLE 0.881377
17 NYA 0.230290
5 CHA 0.179943
26 TBA 0.021195
11 HOU -0.005796
27 TEX -0.234127
3 BAL -0.502897
16 MIN -0.623492
10 DET -0.698386
23 SEA -1.079004
28 TOR -1.482658
4 BOS -1.547165
Team ZScoreImprovement 2ndHalfImprovement 1stHalfImprovement
0 ANA 2.053047 1.756722 -0.021597
19 OAK 1.371778 0.683244 -0.504970
12 KCA 1.086333 -0.573909 -1.514875
8 CLE 0.881377 0.222571 -0.540864
17 NYA 0.230290 2.858456 2.658982
5 CHA 0.179943 -0.435922 -0.591786
26 TBA 0.021195 -0.619351 -0.637710
11 HOU -0.005796 -0.460861 -0.455841
27 TEX -0.234127 0.340030 0.542828
3 BAL -0.502897 -1.621454 -1.185851
16 MIN -0.623492 0.619249 1.159309
10 DET -0.698386 -1.261153 -0.656221
23 SEA -1.079004 -0.755054 0.179564
28 TOR -1.482658 -0.544707 0.739549
4 BOS -1.547165 0.376217 1.716349
Team Disp1stHalfCBW Disp1stHalfBL Disp2ndHalfCBW Disp2ndHalfBL
0 ANA 245 246 285 214
19 OAK 240 255 278 252
12 KCA 227 271 252 274
8 CLE 225 242 254 245
17 NYA 285 208 327 222
5 CHA 263 279 250 267
26 TBA 236 255 260 283
11 HOU 252 265 235 254
27 TEX 261 246 252 238
3 BAL 244 277 228 291
16 MIN 273 241 283 260
10 DET 243 262 235 284
23 SEA 242 237 248 277
28 TOR 248 226 251 272
4 BOS 261 209 278 264
1stHalfCBW 1stHalfBL 2ndHalfCBW 2ndHalfBL
0 8.050563 8.115328 10.688906 6.025789
19 7.725322 8.719995 10.170286 8.355789
12 6.911078 9.848599 8.356889 9.878421
8 6.789834 7.853560 8.490064 7.898026
17 10.893911 5.801797 14.071457 6.484737
5 9.276958 10.438648 8.224766 9.380132
26 7.469957 8.719995 8.895907 10.538026
11 8.517167 9.417326 7.267404 8.488947
27 9.136400 8.115328 8.356889 7.453158
3 7.984979 10.289527 6.840900 11.142237
16 9.995842 7.788789 10.539413 8.894737
10 7.919662 9.205310 7.267404 10.612632
23 7.854614 7.532386 8.093697 10.095921
28 8.248927 6.849403 8.290696 9.734737
4 9.136400 5.857718 10.170286 9.170526
The data file can be found here
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