1958 Topps #432 John Powers
About John Powers
Powers played a career-high 57 games for Pittsburgh in 1958, batting .183 with two home runs. His Topps card #432 carries the Pirates name and comes from the fifth series of the 494-card set, a recognised rookie card in a year when the Pirates were his only big-league club.
John Powers was a left-handed-hitting outfielder from Birmingham, Alabama, who reached the majors in September 1955 and played parts of six seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians. His big-league line was modest, a .195 average over 151 games and 215 at bats, but in the minors he was a feared slugger. He hit 39 home runs for the Class B Waco Pirates in 1950 and 39 more for the Double-A New Orleans Pelicans in 1956, and finished with 298 minor league homers between 1949 and 1965. He stood 6 feet 1 inch and threw right-handed. Powers died in Birmingham in 2001 at age 72.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 313 | 1 | 4 | 111 | 101 | 56 | 28 | 12 | 0 |
| SGC | 25 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-09. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8). PSA counts are straight-graded (the +/Q qualifier rows are excluded).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1958 Topps John Powers card?
It is card #432 of the 1958 Topps Baseball set - Topps' sixth flagship issue: 494 cards numbered 1-495 (#145 was never issued), with die-cut player photos on solid-color backgrounds and the first team logos on Topps fronts. It pictures John Powers, Pittsburgh Pirates.
Is the 1958 Topps John Powers #432 a rookie card?
Yes - #432 is a rookie card, one of 103 in the 1958 Topps set.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps John Powers #432 are there?
PSA has graded 313 copies and SGC 25 as of the 2026-07-09 snapshot. Population is a scarcity guide, not a price - high-grade 1958s are notoriously tough because of the set's chronic centering and print-quality issues.
How many cards are in the 1958 Topps set?
494 issued cards, numbered 1-495 - #145 (Ed Bouchee) was pulled before release and never issued, leaving a permanent gap. The PSA master census counts 534 items: the 494 base cards plus 33 yellow-letter variations, 4 numerical checklist-back team cards, the 'Herrer' #433 error, and 2 unnumbered ad cards.
Sources: PSA CardFacts, Beckett, BaseballCardPedia, Baseball-Reference, PSA & SGC population reports, and hobby press-sheet research (Topps Archives, 2026). Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-09-30.