2017 was a tale of two halves for the Phillies. They finished the first half with a 29-58 record, hitting a collective .242/.303/.394. However, they were nearly .500 in the second half with a 37-38 record thanks to a much-improved offense. The team went from scoring 3.82 runs per game before the All-Star Break to scoring 4.77 after.
That 0.95 difference in runs per game between the two halves of the season was the third-biggest jump of any team and the biggest of any team that didn’t make the playoffs. The pitching still struggled, but they scored the 10th-most runs of any team in the second half.