"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: 2.56
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
25 SLN 2.563453
13 LAN 1.265508
21 PIT 0.671232
6 CHN 0.565544
7 CIN 0.523481
14 MIA 0.301709
20 PHI 0.289691
9 COL 0.169173
29 WAS 0.005437
18 NYN -0.216223
1 ARI -0.362316
22 SDN -0.532193
15 MIL -0.868139
24 SFN -1.234989
2 ATL -1.367209
11 HOU -2.512344
Team ZScoreImprovement 2ndHalfImprovement 1stHalfImprovement
25 SLN 2.563453 2.733043 -0.608472
13 LAN 1.265508 2.586862 0.937246
21 PIT 0.671232 1.617427 0.742461
6 CHN 0.565544 0.405539 -0.331659
7 CIN 0.523481 -0.862619 -1.544988
14 MIA 0.301709 -0.711101 -1.104385
20 PHI 0.289691 -0.152031 -0.529650
9 COL 0.169173 -0.563498 -0.784019
29 WAS 0.005437 0.018505 0.011418
18 NYN -0.216223 -1.296460 -1.014608
1 ARI -0.362316 -0.874485 -0.402199
22 SDN -0.532193 -0.617913 0.075812
15 MIL -0.868139 -1.120219 0.011418
24 SFN -1.234989 -0.141941 1.467894
2 ATL -1.367209 -0.635728 1.146459
11 HOU -2.512344 -1.757836 1.517057
Team Disp1stHalfCBW Disp1stHalfBL Disp2ndHalfCBW Disp2ndHalfBL
25 SLN 111 121 136 90
13 LAN 123 108 130 84
21 PIT 120 108 119 88
6 CHN 104 110 102 91
7 CIN 104 129 84 97
14 MIA 107 125 86 96
20 PHI 108 117 103 102
9 COL 108 121 89 96
29 WAS 114 114 96 92
18 NYN 112 128 86 106
1 ARI 126 132 92 104
22 SDN 121 120 73 83
15 MIL 118 118 92 108
24 SFN 130 107 94 93
2 ATL 127 109 83 92
11 HOU 134 111 87 114
1stHalfCBW 1stHalfBL 2ndHalfCBW 2ndHalfBL
25 3.515264 4.177175 6.122476 2.763562
13 4.316405 3.327817 5.594174 2.407369
21 4.108417 3.327817 4.687521 2.642102
6 3.085877 3.452211 3.443893 2.825316
7 3.085877 4.747789 2.335650 3.210167
14 3.266476 4.457917 2.448196 3.144319
20 3.327817 3.905563 3.511751 3.549642
9 3.327817 4.177175 2.621979 3.144319
29 3.707846 3.707846 3.050645 2.887752
18 3.578887 4.674465 2.448196 3.833504
1 4.529529 4.971184 2.801721 3.690208
22 4.177175 4.108417 1.763985 2.350392
15 3.972611 3.972611 2.801721 3.979529
24 4.821683 3.266476 2.924859 2.950870
2 4.601712 3.389729 2.280371 2.887752
11 5.122967 3.515264 2.505462 4.433982The data file can be found here
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