1964 Topps #408 Cubs Rookie Stars - Jim Stewart / Fred Burdette
On this card: Jim Stewart, Fred Burdette
His co-featured Rookie Star, Fred Burdette, pitched in relief for the Cubs from 1962 through 1964.
About this card
This is one of the fifty-seven two-player Rookie Stars cards in the 1964 Topps set: fifty-three pair two prospects from one club, and the four league cards (#548, #564, #568 and #572) pair prospects from two clubs. Every one of them is a rookie card for at least one of its two players.
The story on this card
Stewart's busiest big-league season came in 1964, when he played 132 games for the Cubs and hit .253 while shifting between second base and shortstop. This card, a recognized rookie card, shares the Rookie Stars panel with fellow Cub Fred Burdette, who pitched in relief for Chicago in parts of 1962, 1963 and 1964. It falls in the fifth print series of the 1964 set. A switch-hitting utility man who played every position but pitcher across ten seasons for four clubs, earning the nickname Super Sub with the 1970 pennant-winning Reds.
Burdette's 1964 Topps card is a Cubs Rookie Stars issue, card #408, shared with fellow Chicago prospect Jim Stewart, part of the set's fifth print series. The card arrived during what turned out to be his final major league season, as the Cubs used him strictly in relief that year before his career in the majors ended that October. A Georgia-born reliever who climbed through a decade of Cubs farm clubs, Fred Burdette pitched three big-league seasons out of the Chicago bullpen in the early 1960s.
Sources: SABR BioProject
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 242 | 1 | 35 | 128 | 49 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1964 Topps #408 card?
It is card #408 of the 587-card 1964 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Stewart and Fred Burdette. This is one of the fifty-seven two-player Rookie Stars cards in the 1964 Topps set: fifty-three pair two prospects from one club, and the four league cards (#548, #564, #568 and #572) pair prospects from two clubs. Every one of them is a rookie card for at least one of its two players.
Is 1964 Topps #408 a rookie card?
Yes - #408 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Jim Stewart and Fred Burdette.
Why is #408 harder to find?
It is a series 5-6 card. Cards from the fifth and sixth print series (#371-522) are a step tougher to find than #1-370; availability in 1964 runs in three tiers, not a cliff.
How many cards are in the 1964 Topps Baseball set?
587 cards, tracked as 589 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 587 with no gaps, and no number carries two different cards; two cards - #4, the A.L. Pitching Leaders, and #517, the seventh-series checklist - carry a catalogued back variation that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, The Topps Archives, Baseball Almanac, 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 2026-10-11.