1968 Topps #383 Steve Whitaker
About Steve Whitaker
Whitaker's 1968 season with the Yankees fell off sharply from his 1967 peak: just 28 games, 60 at-bats, a .117 average, and only 14 of those appearances in the outfield. That falloff did not stop the Kansas City Royals from selecting him in the 1968 expansion draft, the move that ended his time in New York. Card #383, issued in Topps' fifth series, was printed before the draft and still shows him in a Yankees uniform.
Stephen Edward Whitaker was a left-handed-hitting outfielder from Tacoma, Washington, signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1962. He debuted in the majors on August 23, 1966, going 1-for-4 in a 1-0 loss to the California Angels. Whitaker got his first extended big-league look in 1967, batting .243 with 11 home runs and 50 RBI in 122 games for the Yankees, but a poor 1968 season set him up to be selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 1968 expansion draft. Before playing a game for Kansas City he was flipped to the Seattle Pilots, along with John Gelnar, in exchange for Lou Piniella during spring training 1969. He split that season between Seattle and the minors, then closed his career in 1970 with the San Francisco Giants after a trade for pitcher Bob Bolin. Over five big-league seasons he hit .230 with 24 home runs. After baseball he became a real estate broker; his son Chad was later drafted by the Cleveland Indians.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 392 | 42 | 126 | 145 | 48 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 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. 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 #383 card?
It is card #383 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Steve Whitaker of the New York Yankees.
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.