1971 Topps #72 1970 National League Strikeout Leaders - Tom Seaver / Bob Gibson / Fergie Jenkins
On this card: Tom Seaver, Bob Gibson, Fergie Jenkins
About this card
Cards #61-72 are the twelve League Leaders cards on the 1970 season - batting, RBI, home runs, ERA, pitching and strikeouts - with the American League card first and the National League card second in each pair, and three of the leaders on each card.
The story on this card
Tom Seaver took the 1970 National League strikeout title with 283, and that figure heads card #72 in the League Leaders subset of the 1971 Topps first series. Bob Gibson of the Cardinals and Fergie Jenkins of the Cubs finished level behind him at 274 apiece. Seaver, shown with the New York Mets, went 18-12 with a 2.82 ERA, which also led the league, and on April 22 he struck out the last ten Padres he faced. Gibson went 23-7 over 294 innings and took the Cy Young Award. Jenkins worked 313 innings for Chicago and won 22 games.
Tom Seaver won 311 games and three National League Cy Young Awards across 20 seasons. The Mets' right-hander helped win the 1969 World Series and entered the Hall of Fame in 1992. Bob Gibson pitched all seventeen of his seasons for the Cardinals. A two-time Cy Young winner and two-time World Series Most Valuable Player, he posted a 1.12 earned run average in 1968. Hall of Fame, 1981. Fergie Jenkins was the control artist at the front of the Cubs rotation, winning 20 games in six straight seasons and the 1971 National League Cy Young Award on his way to 284 wins, 3,192 strikeouts and a 1991 Hall of Fame plaque.
Sources: Wikipedia (Tom Seaver) · Wikipedia (Bob Gibson) · SABR BioProject (Tom Seaver) · SABR BioProject (Bob Gibson) · SABR BioProject (Fergie Jenkins) · Baseball Almanac (Bob Gibson) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 808 | 1 | 19 | 216 | 249 | 148 | 73 | 98 | 4 |
| SGC | 144 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 37 | 24 | 31 | 30 | 8 |
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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Related cards
Team cards: #641 New York Mets, #308 St. Louis Cardinals, #502 Chicago Cubs
More New York Mets cards:
- #16 Ken Singleton
- #36 Dean Chance
- #68 1970 National League ERA Leaders
- #83 Mets 1971 Rookie Stars
- #104 Dan Frisella
- #115 Donn Clendenon
More St. Louis Cardinals cards:
- #4 Vic Davalillo
- #32 Jerry DaVanon
- #55 Steve Carlton
- #62 1970 National League Batting Leaders
- #70 1970 National League Pitching Leaders
- #96 Joe Hague
More Chicago Cubs cards:
- #12 Johnny Callison
- #38 Jim Colborn
- #64 1970 National League RBI Leaders
- #66 1970 National League Home Run Leaders
- #70 1970 National League Pitching Leaders
- #90 Joe Pepitone
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1971 Topps #72 card?
It is card #72 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Seaver, Bob Gibson and Fergie Jenkins. Cards #61-72 are the twelve League Leaders cards on the 1970 season - batting, RBI, home runs, ERA, pitching and strikeouts - with the American League card first and the National League card second in each pair, and three of the leaders on each card.
How many cards are in the 1971 Topps Baseball set?
752 cards, tracked as 761 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 752 with none skipped, issued in six print series (132/131/130/130/120/109 cards), the sixth (#644-752) the high numbers; seven cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - the #42, #265 and #306 photo pairs and the #123, #206, #369 and #619 checklists, #369 and #619 in three printings each.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA (its price guide, master set registry and set article), 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.