1970 Topps #401 Giants Rookie Stars - John Harrell / Bernie Williams
On this card: John Harrell, Bernie Williams
About this card
This is one of the forty Rookie Stars cards, each showing two or three rookies from one club; #654 (National League) and #702 (American League) each mix three clubs. A Rookie Stars card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card - on #36, #74, #109, #154, #267, #317, #429, #573, #669 and #683 one of them had already appeared on one, and the rookie-card answer on each card names the players it counts for.
The story on this card
Giants Rookies, #401 in the 1970 Topps set, is a multi-player card that pairs John Harrell with Bernie Williams, and it is the rookie card of both men. Each is printed with San Francisco. Topps placed it in the fourth series. John Harrell, a right-handed catcher born in Long Beach, California, appeared in two games for the San Francisco Giants on October 1 and 2, 1969, and collected three hits in six at-bats.
A September call-up, Williams debuted on September 7, 1970, and got into seven games for the Giants, six of them in the outfield. He had five hits in 16 at-bats for a .312 average. Card #401, from the fourth series, is a Giants Rookies card shared with John Harrell, and it is the rookie card for both men. Outfielder and pinch hitter who played 102 major league games for the Giants (1970-72) and Padres (1974), hitting .192 with four home runs, then played for Japan's Hankyu Braves from 1975 to 1980.
Sources: Wikipedia (John Harrell) · Wikipedia (Bernie Williams (1970s outfielder)) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 169 | 0 | 28 | 95 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1970 Topps #401 card?
It is card #401 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing John Harrell and Bernie Williams. This is one of the forty Rookie Stars cards, each showing two or three rookies from one club; #654 (National League) and #702 (American League) each mix three clubs. A Rookie Stars card is a rookie card for the players on it who had no earlier Topps flagship card - on #36, #74, #109, #154, #267, #317, #429, #573, #669 and #683 one of them had already appeared on one, and the rookie-card answer on each card names the players it counts for.
Is 1970 Topps #401 a rookie card?
Yes - #401 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: John Harrell and Bernie Williams.
How many cards are in the 1970 Topps Baseball set?
720 cards, tracked as 726 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 720 with none skipped, issued in seven series - #1-132, #133-263, #264-372, #373-459, #460-546, #547-633 and the high numbers, #634-720; 6 cards, all of them checklists, carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, Cardboard Connection, 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 2026-10-25.