1967 Topps #144 Bill Hepler
About Bill Hepler
Issued in the second print series of the 1967 Topps set, a regular-issue card, this solo card again represents Hepler as a New York Met. His rookie card came the year before. The card follows the only season of his major league career, in which he went 3-3 with a 3.52 ERA over 37 games and 69 innings for the club. By the time it reached packs, his major league playing days were already behind him.
Bill Hepler was a left-handed pitcher from Covington, Virginia, born William Lewis Hepler on September 25, 1945. Standing six feet tall, he threw and batted left-handed. Hepler reached the major leagues with the New York Mets, debuting on April 23, 1966, and playing his final game that same season on October 2, 1966. In his lone big-league campaign he appeared in 37 games, all for the Mets, making three starts among them. He finished with a 3-3 record and a 3.52 ERA across 69 innings, striking out 25 batters without a complete game, shutout, or save. At the plate he went 3 for 14 for a .214 average, with no home runs or RBI. His brief major league career began and ended within the 1966 season.
Sources: Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 266 | 6 | 47 | 123 | 52 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 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. PSA registers a row for every one of the 624 states; SGC lists no separate row for the #149 white-streak state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1967 Topps #144 card?
It is card #144 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Hepler of the New York Mets.
How many cards are in the 1967 Topps Baseball set?
609 cards, tracked as 624 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 609 without a gap - no number was skipped and none was used twice - and 15 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, BaseballCardPedia, 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 2026-10-12.