"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 AL 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: Anaheim Angels ZScore: 1.97
The figures based on this time frame 2003-2019
Green = Most improved AL "Comeback" teams in 2nd half of season
Second Half ZScore improvement over First Half:
Team ZScoreImprovement
0 ANA 1.979007
19 OAK 1.373190
8 CLE 0.837726
12 KCA 0.747224
17 NYA 0.382675
26 TBA 0.252261
11 HOU 0.211373
3 BAL 0.143487
5 CHA -0.064187
27 TEX -0.106834
10 DET -0.285287
16 MIN -0.567768
23 SEA -0.877745
4 BOS -1.628206
28 TOR -1.927001
Team ZScoreImprovement 2ndHalfImprovement 1stHalfImprovement
0 ANA 1.979007 1.734638 -0.021597
19 OAK 1.373190 0.713644 -0.504970
8 CLE 0.837726 0.202561 -0.540864
12 KCA 0.747224 -0.851763 -1.514875
17 NYA 0.382675 2.998580 2.658982
26 TBA 0.252261 -0.413845 -0.637710
11 HOU 0.211373 -0.268261 -0.455841
3 BAL 0.143487 -1.058516 -1.185851
5 CHA -0.064187 -0.648748 -0.591786
27 TEX -0.106834 0.448020 0.542828
10 DET -0.285287 -0.909393 -0.656221
16 MIN -0.567768 0.655452 1.159309
23 SEA -0.877745 -0.599376 0.179564
4 BOS -1.628206 0.271425 1.716349
28 TOR -1.927001 -0.970534 0.739549
Team Disp1stHalfCBW Disp1stHalfBL Disp2ndHalfCBW Disp2ndHalfBL
0 ANA 245 246 253 185
19 OAK 240 255 248 217
8 CLE 225 242 221 206
12 KCA 227 271 177 203
17 NYA 285 208 311 217
26 TBA 236 255 209 216
11 HOU 252 265 206 208
3 BAL 244 277 169 204
5 CHA 263 279 209 224
27 TEX 261 246 212 187
10 DET 243 262 198 223
16 MIN 273 241 248 219
23 SEA 242 237 191 206
4 BOS 261 209 254 238
28 TOR 248 226 179 209
1stHalfCBW 1stHalfBL 2ndHalfCBW 2ndHalfBL
0 8.050563 8.115328 9.870316 5.428232
19 7.725322 8.719995 9.484040 7.468517
8 6.789834 7.853560 7.531380 6.730531
12 6.911078 9.848599 4.830995 6.535924
17 10.893911 5.801797 14.914572 7.468517
26 7.469957 8.719995 6.735698 7.399841
11 8.517167 9.417326 6.543716 6.861856
3 7.984979 10.289527 4.404163 6.600476
5 9.276958 10.438648 6.735698 7.958128
27 9.136400 8.115328 6.930455 5.546233
10 7.919662 9.205310 6.045335 7.887232
16 9.995842 7.788789 9.484040 7.606820
23 7.854614 7.532386 5.625443 6.730531
4 9.136400 5.857718 9.948497 8.983981
28 8.248927 6.849403 4.940786 6.927994The data file can be found here
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