1968 Topps #336 John Purdin
About John Purdin
1968 Topps #336 is a solo card from the set's fourth print series showing John Purdin with the Los Angeles Dodgers; his rookie card came in 1965. It arrived in his most active big-league season: 36 games, almost all in relief, with a 2-3 record, 3.07 ERA, and 2 saves over 55.2 innings, one season before his final major league appearance in 1969.
John Purdin was a right-handed pitcher who signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent before the 1964 season. He made his major league debut on September 16, 1964, throwing two innings of no-hit relief against the Pittsburgh Pirates and striking out Vern Law and Donn Clendenon. Two weeks later he threw a two-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs. In the minors he threw a seven-inning perfect game against Lexington in 1964, and at Salisbury he went 14-3 with a 1.91 ERA and 182 strikeouts in 137 innings. He led the Pacific Coast League in games started and shutouts for the Spokane Indians in 1967. Purdin pitched for the Dodgers across four seasons between 1964 and 1969, working almost exclusively out of the bullpen apart from a handful of starts, and finished his career with a 6-4 record and a 3.90 ERA over 58 games. Before pro ball he pitched for a U.S. Air Force team in Wiesbaden, Germany. He died in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2010.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 509 | 26 | 165 | 245 | 41 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 36 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 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. Slabs of the yellow team-letter #49 and #66 are 1968 Milton Bradley game cards and are not counted here.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1968 Topps #336 card?
It is card #336 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing John Purdin of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How many cards are in the 1968 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 606 collectible states. The numbers run from 1 to 598 without a gap and no printed number carries two different cards; eight cards - six of the seven checklists, #10 AL Pitching Leaders and #400 Mike McCormick - carry a catalogued print variation that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, Baseball Almanac, Beckett, 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.