1971 Topps #306 Jim Nash
About Jim Nash
Nash's first National League season, 1970, brought a 13-9 record and a 4.07 ERA with Atlanta. He made 33 starts, threw 212 1/3 innings and struck out 153. His #306 comes from the third series and exists in two printings, one with a black blob on the card and one with the blob airbrushed away.
Jim Nash was a right-handed pitcher who broke in with the Kansas City Athletics on July 3, 1966 and immediately became part of a young Kansas City rotation. He went 12-1 with a 2.06 ERA over 127 innings as a rookie, finishing second in American League Rookie of the Year voting behind Tommie Agee. Nash appeared on the cover of the March 13, 1967 issue of Sports Illustrated and was featured in its story with fellow young Athletics pitchers Catfish Hunter and Blue Moon Odom. He pitched for the franchise after its move to Oakland while battling shoulder soreness. He pitched three seasons with the Atlanta Braves and closed his career with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1972. Over seven major league seasons he went 68-64 with a 3.58 ERA. He struck out 771 batters in 1,107 1/3 innings.
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Print variations
Two states of #306 are tracked individually: 306a - No Black Blob and 306b - Black Blob. The difference is on the front of the card (airbrush).
States catalogued by the PSA master set registry and the Trading Card Database; each is tracked here individually.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 306a - No Black Blob | |||||||||
| PSA | 278 | 0 | 24 | 153 | 73 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| SGC | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 306b - Black Blob | |||||||||
| PSA | 178 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 52 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 1 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Not designated by PSA | |||||||||
| PSA | 121 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 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. Where a grader registers a variation separately its population is listed under that variation; PSA slabs whose label names no variation are listed as not designated, while SGC slabs whose label names no variation are counted under 306a - No Black Blob. SGC also lists 1 slab on this number under a label that cannot be matched to one variation (“Black Ink Spot Var.” 1); it is not counted in any line above.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1971 Topps #306 card?
It is card #306 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Nash of the Atlanta Braves.
Does 1971 Topps #306 have variations?
Yes. Two states are catalogued and tracked individually: 306a - No Black Blob (The black blob on the left of the photo is airbrushed away - the cleaned-up printing and the base state here) and 306b - Black Blob (A black blob shows on the left of the photo, believed to come from the early stages of printing only). Owning any one of them fills the #306 slot; the master set counts each state.
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.