Everything you need to know about Roy Halladay

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

A look back at Roy Halladay's career

Harry Leroy Halladay III, also known as "Doc," was more than just a great pitcher, but a good human being, friends said.

The former MLB pitcher was killed in a plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico near Holiday, Florida on Tuesday afternoon.

Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco described Halladay as being a faithful man and being very generous.

Here are 13 things you may not have known about Roy Halladay:

He was drafted in 1995 by the Toronto Blue Jays
His nickname "Doc" was coined by the Blue Jays' announcer Tom Cheek, a reference to Wild West gunslinger "Doc" Holliday
Halladay played for the Blue Jays from 1998-2009, before being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies
He was the 67th pitcher to record 2,000 strikeouts
He was also the 5th pitcher to throw multiple no-hitters in the same season
Halladay was an 8-time All-Star
Doc was also awarded the Cy Young winner twice
His win/loss record was 203-105
ERA: 3.38
Halladay had 2,117 strikeouts over his MLB career
He pitched a perfect game against the Florida Marlins on May 29, 2010
Doc threw the second no-hitter in MLB postseason history against the Cincinnati Reds during Game 1 of the NLDS.
On December 9, 2013, he announced his retirement after signing a ceremonial one-day contract with the Blue Jays

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