"You're losing the game at one point (could be first or 2nd inning) 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 1996 and 2019? A positive value indicates the team did better. A negative value, the team did worse.
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.
From the July to the end of the season
The best team: St. Louis Cardinals ZScore: 1.67
The figures based on this time frame 1996-2019
Green = Most improved NL "devil magic" teams in 2nd half of season
Second Half ZScore improvement over First Half:
Team ZScoreImprovement
25 SLN 1.666335
6 CHN 0.823952
9 COL 0.767980
29 WAS 0.684829
11 HOU 0.385559
14 MIA 0.340113
21 PIT 0.231075
18 NYN 0.229668
13 LAN 0.051370
20 PHI -0.199201
1 ARI -0.300386
24 SFN -0.515301
22 SDN -0.749232
2 ATL -0.802866
7 CIN -1.282899
15 MIL -2.097654
Team ZScoreImprovement 2ndHalfImprovement 1stHalfImprovement
25 SLN 1.666335 1.040251 -0.122545
6 CHN 0.823952 0.073021 -0.501946
9 COL 0.767980 0.122687 -0.413222
29 WAS 0.684829 -0.378460 -0.856345
11 HOU 0.385559 0.137617 -0.131433
14 MIA 0.340113 -1.182888 -1.420225
21 PIT 0.231075 -0.634747 -0.795995
18 NYN 0.229668 -0.364368 -0.524633
13 LAN 0.051370 1.506382 1.470535
20 PHI -0.199201 0.656870 0.795875
1 ARI -0.300386 -0.605118 -0.395504
24 SFN -0.515301 0.201945 0.561530
22 SDN -0.749232 -0.389682 0.133144
2 ATL -0.802866 0.907426 1.467679
7 CIN -1.282899 -0.649127 0.246100
15 MIL -2.097654 -1.195407 0.268369
Team Disp1stHalfCBW Disp1stHalfBL Disp2ndHalfCBW Disp2ndHalfBL
25 SLN 336 342 387 336
6 CHN 326 349 347 343
9 COL 348 366 378 372
29 WAS 336 373 337 356
11 HOU 359 365 363 356
14 MIA 344 402 304 366
21 PIT 342 376 331 363
18 NYN 341 364 343 361
13 LAN 381 318 377 298
20 PHI 365 331 392 361
1 ARI 333 351 304 337
24 SFN 372 349 370 360
22 SDN 367 362 329 349
2 ATL 366 300 366 319
7 CIN 358 348 351 382
15 MIL 357 346 333 391
1stHalfCBW 1stHalfBL 2ndHalfCBW 2ndHalfBL
25 10.639525 11.017709 13.872638 10.451398
6 10.015644 11.473342 11.153112 10.891409
9 11.413062 12.618312 13.234902 12.810961
29 10.639525 13.105595 10.519544 11.732642
11 12.145981 12.549454 12.205354 11.732642
14 11.152201 15.222683 8.560207 12.401037
21 11.022901 13.317257 10.148296 12.198574
18 10.958534 12.480784 10.897462 12.064525
13 13.680237 9.525622 13.164969 8.221070
20 12.555367 10.320365 14.233420 12.064525
1 10.450382 11.605219 8.560207 10.513701
24 13.041561 11.473342 12.680622 11.997778
22 12.693337 12.344009 10.026028 11.275782
2 12.624258 8.477769 12.407929 9.420570
7 12.078409 11.407687 11.411727 13.508980
15 12.011026 11.276940 10.271304 14.153027The data file can be found here
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