Ever wondered if the first half could easily tell you who the winner of the World Series is? Find out today if there IS actually a correlation between the first half and the second. By using the split records from the past ten winners, we will see if the first half correlates to second half success and also compare today's top teams to yesterday's. First Half Statistics*Average Winning Percentage- .579 Median Winning Percentage- .585 Least Amount of Wins- 46 by San Francisco Giants in 2012 (.523 Winning %) Most Amount of Wins- 58 by Boston Red Sox in 2013 (.659 Winning %) Records- 2016: Chicago Cubs (53-35) 2015: Kansas City Royals (52-34) 2014: San Francisco Giants (53-43) 2013: Boston Red Sox (58-39) 2012: San Francisco Giants (46-40) 2011: St. Louis Cardinals (49-43) 2010: San Francisco Giants (47-41) 2009: New York Yankees (51-37) 2008: Philadelphia Phillies (48-33) 2007: Boston Red Sox (53-34) *Compiled from past 10 World Series WinnersSecond Half Records2016: Chicago Cubs (50-23) 2015: Kansas City Royals (43-33) 2014: San Francisco Giants (35-31) 2013: Boston Red Sox (39-26) 2012: San Francisco Giants (48-28) 2011: St. Louis Cardinals (41-29) 2010: San Francisco Giants (45-29) 2009: New York Yankees (52-22) 2008: Philadelphia Phillies (44-37) 2007: Boston Red Sox (43-32) Data Plot & ResultsFrom what we see here, there is not a direct correlation between first and second half. That means that doing well in the first half does not mean you will do well in the second and win the World Series. All that matters really is for your team to outlast the posteason and the grueling schedule. Past to PresentIF Houston or Los Angeles win it all then it would be the first time in ten years that a team with 60 or more wins before the All-Star break won the World Series. The team closest to the average winning percentage would have to be Boston at .568 and if history repeats itself, Boston could bring back another one. None of the division-leading teams could beat San Francisco's record of 46 wins even though Cleveland came close with 47 wins. Missed it by that much. But if Minnesota, Atlanta, Chicago, and Texas won the World Series, they could break the first half record. Hope this helped you understand more about first half success and how it does not relate to the second half but can be helpful.
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