What years did Roy Halladay play?

Roy Halladay played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2013.

Was Roy Halladay a pitcher?

Yes. Roy Halladay pitched in the major leagues, recording 203 wins and 2117 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Roy Halladay hit?

Roy Halladay hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.

What teams did Roy Halladay play for?

Roy Halladay played for 2 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1998–2009) and the Philadelphia Phillies (2010–2013).

How many Cy Young Awards did Roy Halladay win?

Roy Halladay won 2 Cy Young Awards, in 2003 and 2010.

What awards did Roy Halladay win?

Roy Halladay won 2 Cy Young Awards (2003 and 2010). He was selected to 8 All-Star Games.

What were Roy Halladay's career stats?

In 416 games, Roy Halladay went 203-105 with a 3.38 ERA, 2,117 strikeouts, 2,749.1 innings pitched, and 1 saves. At the plate he had 34 hits and 0 home runs.

What was Roy Halladay's salary?

Roy Halladay's last recorded salary was $20,000,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $20,000,000, in 2011, and his lowest was $200,000, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2013.

What position did Roy Halladay play?

Roy Halladay played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Roy Halladay and how much did he weigh?

Roy Halladay was listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 225 pounds.

What was Roy Halladay's career ERA?

Roy Halladay finished with a 3.38 career ERA, going 203-105 with 2,117 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Roy Halladay have?

Roy Halladay recorded 2,117 career strikeouts.

Roy Halladay

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1998-2013)

Roy Halladay was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2013 for the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 16 seasons. Across 416 career appearances, he went 203-105 with a 3.38 ERA and 2,117 strikeouts. He also batted .124 with 0 home runs. Roy Halladay was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019 and was a 8-time All-Star and a 2-time Cy Young. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 66478.2.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 17, 2026

⭐ Hall of Fame 2019

W–L 203–105

ERA 3.38

WHIP 1.18

SO 2,117

Pitcher PIV 66478.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 225 lb
Born: 5/14/1977 in Denver, CO, USA
Died: 11/7/2017 in Holiday, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1998-09-20
Last Game: 2013-09-23
Hall of Fame: Inducted 2019 (BBWAA)
Awards: 8× All-Star · 2× Cy Young

Full name: Harry Leroy Halladay

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Career Pitching Statistics

Roy Halladay — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
203	105	416	390	67	20	1	2749.1	2,646	1,034	236	592	2,117	3.38	66478.2

Career ERA 3.38 vs. league average 4.33 across their career seasons — 21.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Roy Halladay Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1998	TOR	AL	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	14.0	9	3	2	13	1.93	4.43 (+56%)	303.2
1999	TOR	AL	8	7	36	18	1	1	1	149.1	156	65	79	82	3.92	4.71 (+17%)	-2421.9
2000	TOR	AL	4	7	19	13	0	0	0	67.2	107	80	42	44	10.64	4.77 (-123%)	-2883.5
2001	TOR	AL	5	3	17	16	1	1	0	105.1	97	37	25	96	3.16	4.42 (+28%)	5597.2
2002	TOR	AL	19	7	34	34	2	1	0	239.1	223	78	62	168	2.93	4.28 (+31%)	8235.6
2003	TOR	AL	22	7	36	36	9	2	0	266.0	253	96	32	204	3.25	4.40 (+26%)	8198.9
2004	TOR	AL	8	8	21	21	1	1	0	133.0	140	62	39	95	4.20	4.46 (+6%)	2292.3
2005	TOR	AL	12	4	19	19	5	2	0	141.2	118	38	18	108	2.41	4.29 (+44%)	4580.9
2006	TOR	AL	16	5	32	32	4	0	0	220.0	208	78	34	132	3.19	4.53 (+30%)	5320.9
2007	TOR	AL	16	7	31	31	7	1	0	225.1	232	93	48	139	3.71	4.47 (+17%)	5439.7
2008	TOR	AL	20	11	34	33	9	2	0	246.0	220	76	39	206	2.78	4.32 (+36%)	8357.1
2009	TOR	AL	17	10	32	32	9	4	0	239.0	234	74	35	208	2.79	4.32 (+36%)	7939.6
2010	PHI	NL	21	10	33	33	9	4	0	250.2	231	68	30	219	2.44	4.08 (+40%)	7068.1
2011	PHI	NL	19	6	32	32	8	1	0	233.2	208	61	35	220	2.35	3.94 (+40%)	10671.5
2012	PHI	NL	11	8	25	25	0	0	0	156.1	155	78	36	132	4.49	4.01 (-12%)	1311.2
2013	PHI	NL	4	5	13	13	1	0	0	62.0	55	47	36	51	6.82	3.87 (-76%)	-3532.7
Career · 16 seasons			203	105	416	390	67	20	1	2,749.1	2,646	1,034	592	2,117	3.38	—	66,478

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Roy Halladay — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
416	275	15	34	2	0	0	12	0	4	137	.124	.136	.131	.267	-2,012

Career AVG .124 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 53.0% below league average.

Career OBP .136 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 58.9% below league average.

Career SLG .131 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 68.7% below league average.

Career OPS .267 vs. league average .750 across their career seasons — 64.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Roy Halladay Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1998	TOR	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	TOR	AL	36	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	TOR	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	TOR	AL	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	TOR	AL	34	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	TOR	AL	36	9	2	1	0	0	0	3	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	TOR	AL	21	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	TOR	AL	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	TOR	AL	32	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	TOR	AL	31	4	0	2	0	1	0	2	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	TOR	AL	34	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	TOR	AL	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	PHI	NL	33	92	6	13	0	5	1	42	.141	.257 (-45%)	.325 (-54%)	.402 (-65%)	.728 (-60%)	-875.3
2011	PHI	NL	32	74	3	9	2	3	2	35	.122	.255 (-52%)	.320 (-55%)	.399 (-63%)	.719 (-59%)	-695.1
2012	PHI	NL	25	53	4	9	0	2	0	26	.170	.254 (-33%)	.318 (-47%)	.405 (-58%)	.724 (-53%)	-442.0
2013	PHI	NL	13	18	0	0	0	1	1	17	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			416	275	15	34	2	12	4	137	.124	—	—	—	—	-2,012

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Roy Halladay — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	12	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	.250

Playoff Batting by Year

Roy Halladay — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG
2011	NLDS1	PHI	2	6	0	1	0	2	.167
2010	NLCS	PHI	2	3	0	1	0	2	.333
2010	NLDS1	PHI	1	3	1	1	1	0	.333

Playoff Career Pitching

Roy Halladay — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	2	5	5	0	38.0	23	10	5	35	2.37

Playoff Pitching by Year

Roy Halladay — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2011	NLDS1	PHI	1	1	2	2	16.0	9	4	2	15	2.25
2010	NLCS	PHI	1	1	2	2	13.0	14	6	2	12	4.15
2010	NLDS1	PHI	1	0	1	1	9.0	0	0	1	8	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Roy Halladay — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	206	118	5	14	0	2	.119
Away	210	157	10	20	0	10	.127

Pitching — Home / Away

Roy Halladay — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	206	1412.0	1285	505	282	1102	3.22
Away	210	1337.1	1361	529	310	1015	3.56

Last 10 Games — Batting

Roy Halladay — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	RBI	BB	SO
2013-09-23	PHI	MIA	L	0	0	0	0
2013-09-17	PHI	MIA	W	2	0	0	2
2013-09-12	PHI	SDP	W	1	1	1	1
2013-09-04	PHI	WAS	L	1	0	0	1
2013-08-30	PHI	CHC	W	1	0	0	0
2013-08-25	PHI	AZ	W	2	0	0	2
2013-05-05	PHI	MIA	L	0	0	0	0
2013-04-30	PHI	CLE	L	0	0	0	0
2013-04-24	PHI	PIT	L	2	0	0	2
2013-04-19	PHI	STL	W	3	0	0	3

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Roy Halladay — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2013-09-23	PHI	MIA	L	0.1	0	1	1	2	0	0
2013-09-17	PHI	MIA	W	6.0	4	1	1	3	2	0
2013-09-12	PHI	SDP	—	4.1	4	5	4	5	6	1
2013-09-04	PHI	WAS	—	6.0	3	1	1	5	5	0
2013-08-30	PHI	CHC	—	5.0	7	5	5	2	1	2
2013-08-25	PHI	AZ	W	6.0	4	2	2	2	2	0
2013-05-05	PHI	MIA	L	2.1	4	9	9	4	4	1
2013-04-30	PHI	CLE	L	3.2	9	8	8	2	3	3
2013-04-24	PHI	PIT	—	6.0	1	1	1	2	8	0
2013-04-19	PHI	STL	W	7.0	2	2	2	2	6	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Roy Halladay — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	416	390	228	390	15	22

Season-by-Season Fielding

Roy Halladay — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1998	TOR	P	2	2	1	2	0	0
1999	TOR	P	36	18	8	16	0	3
2000	TOR	P	19	13	4	7	0	0
2001	TOR	P	17	16	7	16	0	0
2002	TOR	P	34	34	22	41	2	1
2003	TOR	P	36	36	23	50	1	5
2004	TOR	P	21	21	10	21	1	1
2005	TOR	P	19	19	9	24	1	1
2006	TOR	P	32	32	25	31	1	2
2007	TOR	P	31	31	20	35	2	3
2008	TOR	P	34	33	33	26	1	2
2009	TOR	P	32	32	26	24	1	2
2010	PHI	P	33	33	16	40	1	0
2011	PHI	P	32	32	12	30	1	0
2012	PHI	P	25	25	8	20	2	2
2013	PHI	P	13	13	4	7	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Roy Halladay Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	416

Awards & Honors

Roy Halladay — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2010	Cy Young Award
2010	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2010	Pitcher of the Month	July
2010	Player of the Week	Week of 2010-04-11
2010	Player of the Week	Week of 2010-05-31
2010	TSN Pitcher of the Year
2010	This Year in Baseball Postseason Moment of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY
2010	This Year in Baseball Starter of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY
2009	Player of the Week	Week of 2009-05-16
2007	Pitcher of the Month	April
2006	Player of the Week	Week of 2006-05-13
2003	Cy Young Award
2003	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2003	Pitcher of the Month	May
2003	Pitcher of the Month	September
2003	Player of the Week	Week of 2003-09-06
2003	TSN All-Star	RHP
2003	TSN Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Roy Halladay's recorded salaries total $148,991,666 over 14 seasons, 1999 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Halladay's career ran from 1998 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 1998 and 2001.

Roy Halladay — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	PHI	NL	$20,000,000
2012	PHI	NL	$20,000,000
2011	PHI	NL	$20,000,000
2010	PHI	NL	$15,750,000
2009	TOR	AL	$14,250,000
2008	TOR	AL	$10,000,000
2007	TOR	AL	$12,750,000
2006	TOR	AL	$12,750,000
2005	TOR	AL	$10,500,000
2004	TOR	AL	$6,000,000
2003	TOR	AL	$3,825,000
2002	TOR	AL	$2,583,333
2000	TOR	AL	$383,333
1999	TOR	AL	$200,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$148,991,666

Award Voting History

Roy Halladay — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2011	Cy Young Award	NL	2nd	133.0	224	4
2011	Most Valuable Player	NL	9th	52.0	448	0
2010	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	224.0	224	32
2010	Most Valuable Player	NL	6th	130.0	448	0
2009	Cy Young Award	AL	5th	11.0	140	0
2008	Cy Young Award	AL	2nd	71.0	140	4
2007	Cy Young Award	AL	5th	1.0	140	0
2006	Cy Young Award	AL	3rd	48.0	140	0
2003	Cy Young Award	AL	1st	136.0	140	26

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Roy Halladay: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 20, 1998 and the final game on September 23, 2013, Roy Halladay built the record summarized on this page. Halladay played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1998 to 2009) and the Philadelphia Phillies (2010 to 2013). Born on May 14, 1977, in Denver, CO, USA, Halladay is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6-foot-6 and 225 pounds. Halladay died on November 7, 2017, in Holiday, FL, USA. The given name on file is Harry Leroy Halladay.

Halladay went 203-105 with a 3.38 ERA in 416 games, 390 of them starts. Also on Halladay's record: 2,117 strikeouts, 67 complete games, and 20 shutouts. Against a 4.33 league ERA for the same years, Halladay was 21.9% better. Halladay won 22 games in 2003, the most of any season listed. Halladay struck out 220 batters in 2011, a career high. In 2011, one of the busiest seasons, Halladay posted a 2.35 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.94.

Frequently Asked Questions about Roy Halladay

What years did Roy Halladay play?: Roy Halladay played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2013.
Was Roy Halladay a pitcher?: Yes. Roy Halladay pitched in the major leagues, recording 203 wins and 2117 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Roy Halladay hit?: Roy Halladay hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.
Is Roy Halladay in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Roy Halladay was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019.
What teams did Roy Halladay play for?: Roy Halladay played for 2 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1998–2009) and the Philadelphia Phillies (2010–2013).
How many Cy Young Awards did Roy Halladay win?: Roy Halladay won 2 Cy Young Awards, in 2003 and 2010.
What awards did Roy Halladay win?: Roy Halladay won 2 Cy Young Awards (2003 and 2010). He was selected to 8 All-Star Games.
What were Roy Halladay's career stats?: In 416 games, Roy Halladay went 203-105 with a 3.38 ERA, 2,117 strikeouts, 2,749.1 innings pitched, and 1 saves. At the plate he had 34 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did Roy Halladay earn in his career?: Roy Halladay's recorded salaries total $148,991,666 over 14 seasons, 1999 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Halladay's career ran from 1998 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 1998 and 2001.
What was Roy Halladay's salary?: Roy Halladay's last recorded salary was $20,000,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $20,000,000, in 2011, and his lowest was $200,000, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2013.
What position did Roy Halladay play?: Roy Halladay played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Roy Halladay and how much did he weigh?: Roy Halladay was listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 225 pounds.
What was Roy Halladay's career ERA?: Roy Halladay finished with a 3.38 career ERA, going 203-105 with 2,117 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Roy Halladay have?: Roy Halladay recorded 2,117 career strikeouts.