1958 Topps #181 Willie Jones
About Willie Jones
Topps #181, from the third print series, pictures Puddin' Head Jones as the Phillies third baseman after a 1957 season in which he hit .218 with 9 home runs and 47 RBI, a year that led owner Bob Carpenter to seek a pay cut. Jones had led National League third basemen in fielding average from 1952 through 1956, and 1958 became a bounce-back year: .271 with 14 homers and an eight-RBI game on August 20.
Willie Edward Jones, nicknamed "Puddin' Head" after a 1933 novelty song, was a right-handed-hitting third baseman whose 15 big-league seasons ran from 1947 to 1961. Born in Dillon, South Carolina and raised in Laurel Hill, North Carolina, he was signed out of semipro ball and reached Philadelphia in September 1947. From 1949 through the middle of 1959 he was the Phillies' everyday third baseman, and his best year came with the 1950 National League champion Whiz Kids: career highs of 25 home runs, 88 RBIs, 100 runs and 163 hits, then a .286 World Series against the Yankees, who swept Philadelphia in four games. He was an All-Star in 1950 and 1951. Defense was his calling card - he led National League third basemen in fielding percentage every season from 1952 through 1958 except 1957, led them in putouts seven times, and finished at .963 for his career. The Phillies traded him to Cleveland on June 6, 1959, the Indians sold him to Cincinnati on July 1, and he spent his last season and a half with the Reds before they released him in May 1961. He batted .258 with 190 home runs and 812 RBIs in 1,691 games, and is honored on the Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball Almanac
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 320 | 1 | 10 | 139 | 96 | 38 | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| SGC | 21 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 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 Willie Jones card?
It is card #181 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 Willie Jones, Philadelphia Phillies.
How many graded copies of the 1958 Topps Willie Jones #181 are there?
PSA has graded 320 copies and SGC 21 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.