"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 2012 and 2019? A positive value indicates the team did better. A negative value, the team did worse.
From the July to the end of the season
The best team: St. Louis Cardinals ZScore: 2.50
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
The figures based on this time frame 2012-2019
Green = Most improved NL "devil magic" team in 2nd half of season
Second Half ZScore improvement over First Half:
Team ZScoreImprovement
25 SLN 2.500536
13 LAN 1.155155
6 CHN 0.708724
21 PIT 0.629136
20 PHI 0.199920
14 MIA 0.175256
18 NYN 0.165608
7 CIN 0.072913
9 COL 0.000378
29 WAS -0.044111
1 ARI -0.183983
22 SDN -0.660839
15 MIL -0.986471
24 SFN -1.188790
2 ATL -1.226091
11 HOU -2.733371
Team ZScoreImprovement 2ndHalfImprovement 1stHalfImprovement
25 SLN 2.500536 2.471152 -0.608472
13 LAN 1.155155 2.359919 0.937246
6 CHN 0.708724 0.541195 -0.331659
21 PIT 0.629136 1.517296 0.742461
20 PHI 0.199920 -0.283432 -0.529650
14 MIA 0.175256 -0.888542 -1.104385
18 NYN 0.165608 -0.810648 -1.014608
7 CIN 0.072913 -1.455190 -1.544988
9 COL 0.000378 -0.783553 -0.784019
29 WAS -0.044111 -0.042909 0.011418
1 ARI -0.183983 -0.628790 -0.402199
22 SDN -0.660839 -0.738068 0.075812
15 MIL -0.986471 -1.203506 0.011418
24 SFN -1.188790 0.003797 1.467894
2 ATL -1.226091 -0.363577 1.146459
11 HOU -2.733371 -1.849324 1.517057
Team Disp1stHalfCBW Disp1stHalfBL Disp2ndHalfCBW Disp2ndHalfBL
25 SLN 111 121 139 92
13 LAN 123 108 132 84
6 CHN 104 110 113 102
21 PIT 120 108 126 96
20 PHI 108 117 124 129
14 MIA 107 125 107 124
18 NYN 112 128 104 120
7 CIN 104 129 92 122
9 COL 108 121 108 123
29 WAS 114 114 102 103
1 ARI 126 132 110 122
22 SDN 121 120 94 110
15 MIL 118 118 104 127
24 SFN 130 107 111 111
2 ATL 127 109 97 105
11 HOU 134 111 99 134
1stHalfCBW 1stHalfBL 2ndHalfCBW 2ndHalfBL
25 3.515264 4.177175 5.588950 2.447658
13 4.316405 3.327817 5.040208 2.040486
6 3.085877 3.452211 3.693665 3.008676
21 4.108417 3.327817 4.592421 2.665124
20 3.327817 3.905563 4.447787 4.812319
14 3.266476 4.457917 3.311831 4.446501
18 3.578887 4.674465 3.128724 4.164257
7 3.085877 4.747789 2.448366 4.304222
9 3.327817 4.177175 3.374024 4.375072
29 3.707846 3.707846 3.009546 3.067958
1 4.529529 4.971184 3.500145 4.304222
22 4.177175 4.108417 2.555973 3.499132
15 3.972611 3.972611 3.128724 4.664257
24 4.821683 3.266476 3.564073 3.563042
2 4.601712 3.389729 2.721724 3.188259
11 5.122967 3.515264 2.835117 5.192597The data file can be found here
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