"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: Seattle Mariners ZScore: 1.15
The figures based on this time frame 2012-2019
Green = Most improved NL "Comeback" teams in 2nd half of season
Second Half ZScore improvement over First Half:
Team ZScoreImprovement
23 SEA 1.154233
19 OAK 1.108615
0 ANA 0.846431
3 BAL 0.839522
12 KCA 0.614260
26 TBA 0.578711
10 DET 0.517280
16 MIN -0.236111
5 CHA -0.317285
28 TOR -0.391457
27 TEX -0.685650
8 CLE -0.724607
17 NYA -1.060148
4 BOS -1.505610
11 HOU -2.512344
Team ZScoreImprovement 2ndHalfImprovement 1stHalfImprovement
23 SEA 1.154233 0.625694 -0.878873
19 OAK 1.108615 0.543787 -0.901317
0 ANA 0.846431 0.473493 -0.629848
3 BAL 0.839522 0.336233 -0.758101
12 KCA 0.614260 0.192229 -0.608472
26 TBA 0.578711 -0.152031 -0.906394
10 DET 0.517280 -0.314671 -0.988957
16 MIN -0.236111 -0.690736 -0.382961
5 CHA -0.317285 -0.669364 -0.255776
28 TOR -0.391457 -0.250899 0.259374
27 TEX -0.685650 0.586425 1.480185
8 CLE -0.724607 0.019157 0.963698
17 NYA -1.060148 1.087680 2.469605
4 BOS -1.505610 -0.414543 1.548052
11 HOU -2.512344 -1.757836 1.517057
Team Disp1stHalfCBW Disp1stHalfBL Disp2ndHalfCBW Disp2ndHalfBL
23 SEA 112 126 104 89
19 OAK 115 129 119 107
0 ANA 115 125 105 93
3 BAL 114 126 98 88
12 KCA 111 121 103 96
26 TBA 107 122 103 102
10 DET 109 125 97 99
16 MIN 120 126 111 118
5 CHA 123 127 97 105
28 TOR 118 114 94 95
27 TEX 131 108 106 92
8 CLE 108 90 97 93
17 NYA 135 95 126 106
4 BOS 120 93 109 112
11 HOU 134 111 87 114
1stHalfCBW 1stHalfBL 2ndHalfCBW 2ndHalfBL
23 3.578887 4.529529 3.580271 2.702491
19 3.773181 4.747789 4.687521 3.906175
0 3.773181 4.457917 3.649454 2.950870
3 3.707846 4.529529 3.179080 2.642102
12 3.515264 4.177175 3.511751 3.144319
26 3.266476 4.246505 3.511751 3.549642
10 3.389729 4.457917 3.114532 3.343910
16 4.108417 4.529529 4.078451 4.750597
5 4.316405 4.601712 3.114532 3.761515
28 3.972611 3.707846 2.924859 3.079154
27 4.896148 3.327817 3.719298 2.887752
8 3.327817 2.310984 3.114532 2.950870
17 5.199715 2.574893 5.255214 3.833504
4 4.108417 2.467618 3.932804 4.279768
11 5.122967 3.515264 2.505462 4.433982The data file can be found here
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