1965 Topps #284 Nick Willhite
About Nick Willhite
1965 Topps #284 is part of the set's fourth print series. It pictures Willhite with the Washington Senators, who acquired him from the Dodgers that October as a planned second left-handed starter alongside Claude Osteen. A December trade sent Osteen back to Los Angeles instead, and Willhite made just five relief appearances for Washington in the spring before being returned to the Dodgers, who kept him on their World Series roster that fall though he did not pitch in the Series.
Nick Willhite was a left-handed pitcher from Tulsa, Oklahoma who grew up starring in football and baseball at South High School in Denver, leading the Rebels to consecutive state titles. Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers, he broke through in the minors with a league-leading 1.80 ERA at Class A Greenville and an All-Star turn at Triple-A Omaha before debuting in the majors on June 16, 1963, throwing a five-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs in his first start. Arm trouble slowed him afterward, and he moved between the Dodgers, Washington Senators, California Angels and New York Mets from 1963 to 1967, finishing with a 6-12 record and a 4.55 ERA. He was on the Dodgers' 1965 World Series championship roster but did not pitch in the Series. After his playing career he battled alcoholism and later addiction, eventually getting help through the Baseball Assistance Team, becoming an addictions counselor, and working as a pitching coach at Brigham Young University and in professional baseball organizations before his death in 2008.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 215 | 4 | 26 | 112 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 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. The two checklist variations, #79 and #508, are listed under the wording PSA uses for each state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1965 Topps #284 card?
It is card #284 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Nick Willhite of the Washington Senators.
How many cards are in the 1965 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 600 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 598 with no gaps and no printed-number collisions, and two checklist cards - #79 and #508 - carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, 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.