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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 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Halladay is the 51st most popular baseball player (up from 72nd in 2024), the 14,144th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,795th in 2019) and the 37th most popular American Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Roy Halladay ranks 51 out of 91. Before him are Albert Pujols, Hank Greenberg, David Ortiz, Pedro Martínez, Yu Darvish, and Daisuke Matsuzaka. After him are Jose Canseco, Koji Uehara, Mike Piazza, Clayton Kershaw, Vladimir Guerrero, and Masahiro Tanaka.

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Among people born in 1977, Roy Halladay ranks 423. 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, Philip Ng, Benjamin Huggel, Tomo Šokota, and Ilian Stoyanov. Among people deceased in 2017, Roy Halladay ranks 627. Before him are Steffi Martin, Mikhail Tolstykh, Francine York, Leila Seth, and Willie Toweel. After him are Andrea Jürgens, 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 14,148 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 37. Before him are Bob Gibson (1935), Carl Yastrzemski (1939), Ernie Banks (1931), Ken Griffey Jr. (1969), Edgar Martínez (1963), and Hank Greenberg (1911). After him are Mike Piazza (1968), Clayton Kershaw (1988), Aaron Judge (1992), Curt Schilling (1966), Justin Verlander (1983), and Mookie Betts (1992).

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