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Harry Leroy Halladay III (born May 14, 1977), usually referred to as Roy or by his nickname "Doc", is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. His nickname, coined by former Toronto Blue Jays announcer Tom Cheek, is a reference to Wild West gunslinger "Doc" Holliday (Doc Holliday). He was the Blue Jays first draft selection in the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft, the 17th pick overall, and played for the team from 1998 through 2009, after which he was traded to Philadelphia.
Position: Starting pitcher
Number on List: 34
Bats: Right
Date of birth: 1977-05-14
Birth Location: Denver, Colorado
Throws: Right
MLB Debut
| September 20 | , | 1998 |
Last MLB appearance
Career statistics
| Win (Win (baseball))-Loss (Loss (baseball)) | 148-76 |
| Strikeouts | 1495 |
Teams
Career highlights and awards
| *6x All-Star (Major League Baseball All-Star Game) selection (by2002, by2003, by2005, by2006, by2008, by2009) *by2003 AL Cy Young Award (Cy Young Award) *by2003 AL TSN Pitcher of the Year (The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award) *Led AL (American League) in WHIP (1.05), Complete Games (9), and Innings Pitched (246.0) in by2008 |
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