"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: 2.44
The figures based on this time frame 1996-2019
Green = Most improved AL "comebackc" teams in 2nd half of season
Team ZScoreImprovement
19 OAK 2.444767
0 ANA 1.146559
10 DET 0.864394
8 CLE 0.853668
26 TBA 0.602196
17 NYA 0.599489
12 KCA 0.525096
11 HOU 0.457910
3 BAL 0.296061
16 MIN -0.403668
5 CHA -0.469983
27 TEX -0.580758
4 BOS -0.759415
23 SEA -1.540027
28 TOR -1.676597
15 MIL -2.514903
Team ZScoreImprovement 2ndHalfImprovement 1stHalfImprovement
19 OAK 2.444767 0.844897 -0.943924
0 ANA 1.146559 1.326831 0.487900
10 DET 0.864394 -1.057476 -1.689949
8 CLE 0.853668 0.726592 0.101969
26 TBA 0.602196 -0.519242 -0.959865
17 NYA 0.599489 3.371645 2.933003
12 KCA 0.525096 -1.225146 -1.609355
11 HOU 0.457910 0.203617 -0.131433
3 BAL 0.296061 -0.808356 -1.024982
16 MIN -0.403668 0.520302 0.815663
5 CHA -0.469983 -0.830654 -0.486771
27 TEX -0.580758 0.125200 0.550136
4 BOS -0.759415 0.724949 1.280608
23 SEA -1.540027 -0.652284 0.474544
28 TOR -1.676597 -0.937121 0.289635
15 MIL -2.514903 -1.571770 0.268369
Team Disp1stHalfCBW Disp1stHalfBL Disp2ndHalfCBW Disp2ndHalfBL
19 OAK 341 381 352 306
0 ANA 369 349 347 278
10 DET 321 393 260 300
8 CLE 341 337 341 299
26 TBA 296 342 246 262
17 NYA 413 287 438 303
12 KCA 332 399 246 296
11 HOU 359 365 322 302
3 BAL 352 394 257 286
16 MIN 384 351 327 293
5 CHA 367 387 301 326
27 TEX 380 358 305 288
4 BOS 370 314 360 320
23 SEA 359 339 284 303
28 TOR 355 343 264 298
15 MIL 357 346 261 323
1stHalfCBW 1stHalfBL 2ndHalfCBW 2ndHalfBL
19 10.958534 13.673794 13.605359 10.570783
0 12.832061 11.473342 13.221588 8.724769
10 9.710772 14.548700 7.422862 10.160307
8 10.958534 10.697909 12.768310 10.092685
26 8.257092 11.017709 6.644998 7.749379
17 16.074734 7.758949 21.065554 10.364529
12 10.387711 14.996326 6.644998 9.891172
11 12.145981 12.549454 11.385088 10.296229
3 11.676939 14.622833 7.252553 9.234139
16 13.896522 11.605219 11.741408 9.691691
5 12.693337 14.107856 9.948501 11.997742
27 13.608519 12.072720 10.214670 9.363739
4 12.901706 9.287491 14.230811 11.560172
23 12.145981 10.825264 8.856484 10.364529
28 11.876826 11.082234 7.653014 10.025288
15 12.011026 11.276940 7.480070 11.777941The data file can be found here
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