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Roy Halladay

1977 - 2017

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Harry Leroy Halladay III (May 14, 1977 – November 7, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies between 1998 and 2013. His nickname, "Doc", coined by Toronto Blue Jays announcer Tom Cheek, was a reference to Wild West gunslinger Doc Holliday. His lasting durability allowed him to lead the league in complete games seven times, the most of any pitcher whose career began after 1945. He also led the league in strikeout-to-walk ratio five times and innings pitched four times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Halladay is the 50th most popular baseball player (up from 70th in 2019), the 14,090th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,799th in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Roy Halladay ranks 50 out of 91. Before him are Albert Pujols, Hank Greenberg, David Ortiz, Pedro Martínez, Yu Darvish, and Daisuke Matsuzaka. After him are Koji Uehara, Robinson Canó, Miguel Cabrera, Aaron Judge, Curt Schilling, and Justin Verlander.

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Among people born in 1977, Roy Halladay ranks 413. Before him are Lucas Bernardi, Angela Aki, Ksenija Pajčin, Arkady Babchenko, Anni Friesinger-Postma, and Genevieve O'Reilly. After him are Kiki Musampa, Eka Tkeshelashvili, Benjamin Huggel, Tomo Šokota, Ilian Stoyanov, and Veljko Paunović. Among people deceased in 2017, Roy Halladay ranks 626. Before him are Robert Osborne, Steffi Martin, Mikhail Tolstykh, Francine York, Leila Seth, and Willie Toweel. After him are David Axelrod, Ayan Sadakov, Sergei Mylnikov, Cheick Tioté, Reema Lagoo, and Scott Putesky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy Halladay ranks 14,094 out of 20,380. Before him are Eva Amurri (1985), Jordan Fisher (1994), Sherri Martel (1958), Billy Taylor (1921), Robert D. Cabana (1949), and Laurell K. Hamilton (1963). After him are Etika (1990), Sophia Ali (1995), Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890), Tim Witherspoon (1957), Peter Del Vecho (1958), and Buddy Jeannette (1917).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Roy Halladay ranks 36. Before him are Greg Maddux (1966), Bob Gibson (1935), Carl Yastrzemski (1939), Ernie Banks (1931), Ken Griffey Jr. (1969), and Hank Greenberg (1911). After him are Aaron Judge (1992), Curt Schilling (1966), Justin Verlander (1983), Mookie Betts (1992), Mike Trout (1991), and Jim Thome (1970).

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