1963 Topps #388 Jim Davenport
About Jim Davenport
Davenport's solo 1963 Topps card, #388, a series-five issue, covers the finest season of his career: a career-best .297 average with 144 hits, 14 home runs and 58 RBI in 1962, the year San Francisco won the National League pennant. He played third base in all seven World Series games against the Yankees that October, collecting three hits in 22 at-bats for a .136 average.
James Houston Davenport won a football scholarship to Mississippi Southern College as a quarterback, hit .439 for the baseball team in 1954 and signed with the Giants after that season. He debuted on April 15, 1958, taking the franchise's first West Coast at-bat, a strikeout against Don Drysdale, and spent all 13 of his seasons in San Francisco. A sure-handed third baseman nicknamed "Peanut," a name his grandfather gave him as a child, he led National League third basemen in fielding percentage from 1959 through 1961 and played 97 consecutive errorless games from July 1966 to April 1968. His best season came in 1962: he played in both All-Star Games, won his only Gold Glove and helped the Giants to the National League pennant. He retired in 1970 with a .258 average, 77 home runs and 456 RBI, and his 1,130 games at third base are the most in Giants history. He managed the Giants for most of 1985 and belongs to the Mississippi and Alabama sports halls of fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 359 | 1 | 18 | 225 | 88 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 23 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-09-24. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8), and PSA's qualified grades are counted separately from the straight-grade rows shown here.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #388 card?
It is card #388 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Davenport of the San Francisco Giants.
How many cards are in the 1963 Topps Baseball set?
576 cards, tracked as 583 collectible states. The numbers run from 1 to 576 with no gaps and no number used twice, and seven cards carry a catalogued print variation - three checklists, the two Rookie Stars cards also printed with a "1962" heading, and the #341 Jack Baldschun and #454 Art Fowler print states - that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, The Topps Archives, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-03.