"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: Oakland A's ZScore: 2.60
The figures based on this time frame 1996-2019
Green = Most improved AL "devil magic" teams in 2nd half of season
Second Half ZScore improvement over First Half:
Team ZScoreImprovement
19 OAK 2.603257
0 ANA 1.256030
8 CLE 1.060925
12 KCA 0.649659
26 TBA 0.460374
11 HOU 0.385559
10 DET 0.382383
17 NYA 0.309604
5 CHA -0.046456
3 BAL -0.441427
4 BOS -0.712943
27 TEX -0.737291
16 MIN -0.783544
28 TOR -1.524706
23 SEA -1.709210
15 MIL -2.097654
Team ZScoreImprovement 2ndHalfImprovement 1stHalfImprovement
19 OAK 2.603257 0.872670 -0.943924
0 ANA 1.256030 1.364378 0.487900
8 CLE 1.060925 0.842299 0.101969
12 KCA 0.649659 -1.156013 -1.609355
26 TBA 0.460374 -0.638609 -0.959865
11 HOU 0.385559 0.137617 -0.131433
10 DET 0.382383 -1.423116 -1.689949
17 NYA 0.309604 3.149050 2.933003
5 CHA -0.046456 -0.519188 -0.486771
3 BAL -0.441427 -1.333016 -1.024982
4 BOS -0.712943 0.783106 1.280608
27 TEX -0.737291 0.035643 0.550136
16 MIN -0.783544 0.268894 0.815663
28 TOR -1.524706 -0.774329 0.289635
23 SEA -1.709210 -0.718170 0.474544
15 MIL -2.097654 -1.195407 0.268369
Team Disp1stHalfCBW Disp1stHalfBL Disp2ndHalfCBW Disp2ndHalfBL
19 OAK 341 381 398 357
0 ANA 369 349 394 327
8 CLE 341 337 385 344
12 KCA 332 399 349 403
26 TBA 296 342 322 355
11 HOU 359 365 363 356
10 DET 321 393 328 397
17 NYA 413 287 454 308
5 CHA 367 387 366 390
3 BAL 352 394 334 398
4 BOS 370 314 404 368
27 TEX 380 358 360 358
16 MIN 384 351 378 365
28 TOR 355 343 359 395
23 SEA 359 339 353 387
15 MIL 357 346 333 391
1stHalfCBW 1stHalfBL 2ndHalfCBW 2ndHalfBL
19 10.958534 13.673794 14.672471 11.798648
0 12.832061 11.473342 14.379029 9.899000
8 10.958534 10.697909 13.729622 10.955008
12 10.387711 14.996326 11.282049 15.035086
26 8.257092 11.017709 9.603927 11.666821
11 12.145981 12.549454 12.205354 11.732642
10 9.710772 14.548700 9.965172 14.590724
17 16.074734 7.758949 19.091886 8.782077
5 12.693337 14.107856 12.407929 14.080726
3 11.676939 14.622833 10.333086 14.664321
4 12.901706 9.287491 15.118192 12.536938
27 13.608519 12.072720 12.004446 11.864840
16 13.896522 11.605219 13.234902 12.333364
28 11.876826 11.082234 11.937847 14.444084
23 12.145981 10.825264 11.542145 13.864932
15 12.011026 11.276940 10.271304 14.153027The data file can be found here
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