"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: 1.38
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
25 SLN 1.379528
9 COL 0.894563
29 WAS 0.819653
6 CHN 0.732056
21 PIT 0.589457
14 MIA 0.552876
20 PHI 0.351137
11 HOU 0.211373
13 LAN 0.160911
1 ARI 0.055306
18 NYN -0.006600
7 CIN -0.450201
22 SDN -0.761736
24 SFN -0.984850
2 ATL -1.060985
15 MIL -2.741032
Team ZScoreImprovement 2ndHalfImprovement 1stHalfImprovement
25 SLN 1.379528 1.302918 0.078680
9 COL 0.894563 -0.218438 -1.012303
29 WAS 0.819653 -0.477478 -1.204865
6 CHN 0.732056 0.400118 -0.249532
21 PIT 0.589457 -0.024165 -0.547268
14 MIA 0.552876 -0.596668 -1.087308
20 PHI 0.351137 1.028379 0.716769
11 HOU 0.211373 -0.268261 -0.455841
13 LAN 0.160911 1.683160 1.540362
1 ARI 0.055306 -0.605751 -0.654831
18 NYN -0.006600 -1.365149 -1.359292
7 CIN -0.450201 -0.629405 -0.229882
22 SDN -0.761736 -0.375529 0.300461
24 SFN -0.984850 -0.021441 0.852547
2 ATL -1.060985 0.290749 1.232302
15 MIL -2.741032 -1.695185 0.737296
Team Disp1stHalfCBW Disp1stHalfBL Disp2ndHalfCBW Disp2ndHalfBL
25 SLN 238 236 259 209
9 COL 239 268 213 213
29 WAS 232 267 185 196
6 CHN 231 239 213 190
21 PIT 243 259 204 197
14 MIA 239 270 190 205
20 PHI 251 230 255 214
11 HOU 252 265 206 208
13 LAN 266 221 256 191
1 ARI 257 275 204 218
18 NYN 226 266 187 229
7 CIN 245 252 202 217
22 SDN 262 254 186 193
24 SFN 263 239 223 216
2 ATL 261 225 225 207
15 MIL 258 237 198 248
1stHalfCBW 1stHalfBL 2ndHalfCBW 2ndHalfBL
25 7.597103 7.468955 10.344025 6.927994
9 7.661078 9.631755 6.995991 7.195718
29 7.218884 9.560011 5.277564 6.092942
6 7.156786 7.660051 6.995991 5.725615
21 7.919662 8.995709 6.417271 6.155274
14 7.661078 9.776049 5.566692 6.665345
20 8.449705 7.094006 10.026985 7.263442
11 8.517167 9.417326 6.543716 6.861856
13 9.489807 6.549685 10.105783 5.786043
1 8.858503 10.141478 6.417271 7.537510
18 6.850322 9.488534 5.392290 8.317367
7 8.050563 8.516025 6.292059 7.468517
22 9.206545 8.651737 5.334773 5.907851
24 9.276958 7.660051 7.668311 7.399841
2 9.136400 6.788923 7.806476 6.796035
15 8.927575 7.532386 6.045335 9.754798The data file can be found here
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