Phillies: Top five pitching seasons over the last 10 years
No. 1: 2010 Roy Halladay
Roy Halladay is number one on the list for his dominant performance during the 2010 season. Halladay was acquired for the 2010 season, and lived up to the hype surrounding his acquisition.
Halladay finished 2010 with a record of 21-10, an era of 2.44, and 219 strikeouts for a K/9 of 7.86 and would win the 2010 Cy Young award.
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Throughout the regular season and postseason, Halladay had fantastic moments, such as against the Marlins when he pitched a perfect game. He threw 115 pitches on his way to the perfect game and allow the Phillies to win 1-0.
While he did not reach perfection again, Halladay would come close in the postseason, as he threw a no-hitter in game one of the NLDS against the Cincinnati Reds in his first postseason start.
Halladay’s no-hitter was the second in postseason history, leading the Phillies to a 4-0 victory, and needing 104 pitches to get the job done while racking up 8 strikeouts.
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Given the dominance during the regular season and postseason, along with the perfect game and no-hitter, Halladay easily checks in at number one on the list in one of the greatest pitching season not only in Phillies history, but in the history of the MLB.