1967 Topps #462 Bob Barton
About Bob Barton
Barton's first solo Topps card, #462, is a series-6 issue, the second straight year Topps placed him that deep in the set. It reports his 1966 season, by far his longest big-league stay to that point: 43 games as Tom Haller's understudy behind the plate for San Francisco, 16 hits in 91 at-bats for a .176 average and three runs batted in.
Bob Barton was a right-handed catcher who played parts of ten major-league seasons between 1965 and 1974 for the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds. Born July 30, 1941, in Norwood, Ohio, he debuted on September 17, 1965, replacing Jack Hiatt behind the plate in a loss at Milwaukee, and singled for his first hit eleven days later while pinch-hitting for Hall of Famer Warren Spahn. A defense-first receiver, he worked behind Tom Haller in San Francisco before moving to the San Diego Padres for the 1970 season. His best year came in 1971, when he appeared in 121 games as the Padres' regular catcher, batted .250 with five home runs and 23 runs batted in, and led National League catchers in runners caught stealing with 42 and in caught-stealing percentage at 51.2. He got into only three games for Cincinnati in 1973 behind Hall of Famer Johnny Bench, closed out his career with San Diego in 1974, and finished at .226 with nine home runs and 66 RBI in 393 games. He died January 15, 2018.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 230 | 2 | 34 | 121 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 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 #462 card?
It is card #462 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bob Barton of the San Francisco Giants.
Why is #462 harder to find?
It is from the sixth print series, #458-533 - noticeably tougher than the first five.
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.