1963 Topps #478 Paul Brown
About Paul Brown
1963 Topps #478 lands in the sixth series, which makes it a semi-high number. The season behind it was 1962, the only year Brown drew real major league work. He appeared 23 times for the Phillies, nine of those starts, finished four games and collected the lone save of his career, but the record read 0-6 with a 5.94 ERA. He worked 63.2 innings, gave up 74 hits, walked 33 and struck out 29, and he wore two uniform numbers that summer, 23 and 39.
Paul Dwayne Brown, a right-handed pitcher born June 18, 1941, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and raised in Holdenville, Oklahoma, graduated from Moss High School and attended the University of Oklahoma. The Phillies signed him as an amateur free agent on February 3, 1960, and all but seven games of his eight-year professional career (1960-1965, 1967-1968) were spent inside their organization. Brown reached the majors on July 23, 1961, at age 20. He pitched for Philadelphia in parts of four seasons - 1961, 1962, 1963 and a two-game return in 1968 - going 0-8 with a 6.00 ERA over 36 appearances, 12 starts and one save, striking out 45 and walking 47 in 93 innings. His busiest year was 1962, when he made 23 appearances. Tommy John, whom the Phillies scouted and invited to spring training in 1961, became friends with Brown and remembered him as an outstanding pitcher and a nice young man. Brown's younger brother Jackie pitched in the majors and later coached; his son Daren managed the Seattle Mariners on an interim basis in 2010.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 215 | 0 | 12 | 80 | 84 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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 #478 card?
It is card #478 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Paul Brown of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Why is #478 harder to find?
It is a semi-high card from the sixth print series, #447-511 - the run where the set's short prints sit. Scarcer than series 1-5, easier than series 7.
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.