Pitcher, Toronto
Blue Jays
Age: 26 (May 14)
5th season
with Blue Jays
Bats – Right,
Throws – Right
Height: 6’6” Weight: 225
Prior to 2003:
A native of
Colorado, Halladay played baseball at the Little League, Babe Ruth, and American
Legion levels while growing up. Coached in pitching by Bus Campbell, a
long-time youth instructor in the Denver area, he was highly successful at
Arvada West High School, producing a 26-2 record that included two no-hitters.
Halladay was also second-team All-State in basketball. He was chosen by the
Blue Jays in the first round of the 1995 amateur draft and signed for $895,000.
Halladay was first assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League and produced
a 3-5 record with a 3.40 ERA and 48 strikeouts over 50.1 innings pitched.
Moving on to Dunedin of the advanced Class A Florida State League in 1996 he started
27 games and went 15-7 with a 2.73 ERA and 109 strikeouts. He also added a
change-up to his pitching repertoire along with his fastball. Halladay spent
1997 with Knoxville of the Class AA Southern League and Syracuse of the Class
AAA International League, compiling a 9-13 overall record with a 4.77 ERA and
94 strikeouts. Back with Syracuse in 1998 he missed a month due to a strained
pitching shoulder but still finished with a 9-5 record and 3.79 ERA. Earning a
September call-up to the Blue Jays, he started two games and won one of them in
which he took a no-hitter into the ninth inning against Detroit before giving
up a two-out home run and still completed the 2-1 win. Utilized as both a
starter and reliever in 1999 Halladay pitched 149.1 innings and was 8-7 with a
3.92 ERA and a save and 82 strikeouts. He encountered difficulties in 2000
which had him going back-and-forth between Toronto and Syracuse. With the Blue
Jays he started 13 of his 19 games and compiled a 4-7 record with an ungainly
10.64 ERA. He was demoted back to Class A Dunedin to start the 2001 season and
at Class AA Tennessee he worked on his mechanics and delivery and went 2-1 with
a 2.12 ERA in five games. Moving back up to Syracuse, Halladay appeared in two
games before returning to the Blue Jays in July. Over the remainder of the
season he produced a 5-3 record with a 3.16 ERA and 96 strikeouts over 105.1
innings pitched. Halladay broke out in 2002 with a 19-7 tally and 2.93 ERA
while striking out 168 batters over the course of a league-leading 239.1
innings pitched. With a strong sinker to go along with his cutter and curve
Halladay was effective at generating ground ball outs. Furthermore, he was
christened with the nickname “Doc” after the legendary Wild West figure Doc
Holliday.
2003 Season Summary
Appeared in 36
games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate AL rank in Top 20]
Pitching
Games – 36
Games Started –
36 [1]
Complete Games
– 9 [1, tied with Bartolo Colon & Mark Mulder]
Wins – 22 [1]
Losses – 7
PCT - .759 [2]
Saves – 0
Shutouts – 2
[1, tied with four others]
Innings Pitched
– 266 [1]
Hits – 253 [1]
Runs – 111 [10,
tied with Brad Radke, Nate Cornejo & Mark Hendrickson]
Earned Runs – 96
Home Runs – 26
[16]
Bases on Balls
– 32
Strikeouts – 204
[3]
ERA – 3.25 [5]
Hit Batters – 9
[19, tied with four others]
Balks – 1 [18,
tied with many others]
Wild Pitches – 6
League-leading
games started were +1 ahead of runners-up Mark Buehrle, John Thomson &
Barry Zito
League-leading
wins were +1 ahead of runners-up Esteban Loaiza, Jamie Moyer & Andy
Pettitte
League-leading
innings pitched were +24 ahead of runner-up Bartolo Colon
League-leading hits
allowed were +3 ahead of runner-up Mark Buehrle
Midseason
Snapshot: 13-2, ERA - 3.41, SO – 115 in 153 IP
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Most
strikeouts, game – 10 (in 7 IP) vs. Boston 4/10, (in 9 IP) vs. NY Yankees 9/1
10+ strikeout
games – 2
Fewest hits
allowed, game (min. 7 IP) – 2 (in 7 IP) vs. Baltimore 7/27
Batting
PA – 9, AB – 9,
R – 2, H – 1, 2B – 0, 3B – 0, HR – 0, RBI – 0, BB – 0, SO – 3, SB – 0, CS – 0,
AVG - .111, GDP – 0, HBP – 0, SH – 0, SF – 0
Fielding
Chances – 74
Put Outs – 23
Assists – 50
Errors – 1
DP – 5
Pct. - .986
Awards & Honors:
AL Cy Young
Award: BBWAA
AL Pitcher of
the Year: Sporting News
All-Star
AL Cy Young
voting (Top 5):
Roy Halladay, Tor.:
136 pts. – 26 of 28 first place votes, 97% share
Esteban Loaiza,
ChiWS.: 63 pts. – 2 first place votes, 45% share
Pedro Martinez,
Bos.: 20 pts. – 14% share
Tim Hudson, Oak.:
15 pts. – 11% share
Jamie Moyer,
Sea.: 12 pts. – 9% share
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Blue Jays went 86-76
to finish third in the AL Eastern Division, 15 games behind the
division-winning New York Yankees. A poor April was followed by a strong May
performance by the Blue Jays, after which they fell out of contention the rest
of the way.
Aftermath of ‘03:
Halladay was
hampered by a sore shoulder in 2004 and dropped to 8-8 with a 4.20 ERA. His
performance was stronger in 2005 until a leg fracture ended his season in July.
He finished with a 12-4 tally and 2.41 ERA and his five complete games still
ended up leading the AL. He had already been named to the AL All-Star team as
well. Back healthy in 2006 Halladay was again an All-Star on his way to a 16-5
record, which gave him a league-leading .762 winning percentage, with a 3.19
ERA and 132 strikeouts over 220 innings pitched. 2007 was another strong year
for Halladay in which he was 16-7 with a 3.71 ERA and league-leading 7 complete
games while pitching 225.1 innings and accumulating 139 strikeouts. In 2008 he
was a 20-game winner with a 20-11 record and 2.78 ERA, also topping the AL in
innings pitched (246) and complete games (9). He struck out 206 batters and
finished second in AL Cy Young Award voting in addition to being an All-Star. Halladay
had another outstanding season in 2009 amid trade rumors due to Toronto’s
recent lack of success on the field and at the gate and the pitcher being a
year away from free agency. He finished the season with the Blue Jays and was
17-10 with a 2.79 ERA and a league-leading 9 complete games and 4 shutouts.
Following the season Halladay was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for three
players and his new club extended his contract through 2013. A strong 2010
season was highlighted by a perfect game against the Marlins in Miami on his
way to a 21-10 record for the NL East-winning Phillies with a 2.44 ERA and 219
strikeouts. He led the NL with 9 complete games, 4 shutouts, and 250.2 innings
pitched and received the league’s Cy Young Award. In his first taste of
postseason action Halladay no-hit the Cincinnati Reds in the first game of the
NLDS, only the second postseason no-hitter in major league history.
Philadelphia went on to sweep the Reds and lost the NLCS to the Giants despite
two strong efforts by Halladay. He was outstanding once again in 2011,
compiling a 19-6 record with a 2.35 ERA and 220 strikeouts while again topping
the league with 8 complete games. The Phillies once again finished first in the
NL East but lost the NLDS to the St. Louis Cardinals. Halladay was hindered by
a sore back in 2012 and stumbled to an 11-8 tally with a 4.49 ERA and 132
strikeouts over the course of 156.1 innings pitched. Suffering from several
injuries in 2013 Halladay started only 13 games and went 4-5 with a 6.82 ERA. It
marked the end of his pitching career. Overall he compiled a 203-105 record
with a 3.38 ERA. 20 of his 67 complete games were shutouts. Halladay was 148-76
with the Blue Jays with a 3.43 ERA, 15 shutouts, and 1495 strikeouts. He was an
eight-time All-Star as well as two-time Cy Young Award-winner. He died in the
crash of his amphibious airplane in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast in
2017 at age 40. The Blue Jays retired Halladay’s #32 and the Phillies named him
to their Wall of Fame. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019 and
the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017.
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Cy Young Profiles feature pitchers who were recipients of
the Cy Young Award by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (1956 to
present). The award was presented to a single major league winner from its
inception through 1966 and from 1967 on to one recipient from each major
league.
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