1971 Topps #472 Ken Rudolph
About Ken Rudolph
Card #472 turned up in the fourth series, and the Cubs catcher it pictures had just played 20 games in 1970, 16 of them behind the plate. He went 4-for-40 with two RBI and one run scored for the club.
Ken Rudolph was a right-handed-hitting catcher, 6 feet 1 inch and 180 pounds, who appeared in 328 major-league games across nine seasons, 1969 to 1977. He debuted with the Chicago Cubs on April 20, 1969 and caught for them through 1973. He then spent 1974 with the San Francisco Giants. He moved on to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1975 and 1976, and finished with the Giants and the Baltimore Orioles in 1977. His career line was .213 with 6 home runs and 64 RBI. After playing he coached high school baseball, serving as head varsity coach at Arcadia High School in Arizona until 2013.
Sources: Wikipedia · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 262 | 0 | 7 | 134 | 99 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Shop 1971 Topps cards Live auctions Buy It Now on eBay Sold prices
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
Team card: #502 Chicago Cubs
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
- #72 1970 National League Strikeout Leaders
- #90 Joe Pepitone
- #98 Joe Decker
- #121 Cubs 1971 Rookie Stars
- #151 Tommy Davis
- #175 Jim Hickman
- #203 Larry Gura
- #220 Ron Santo
- #248 Hoyt Wilhelm
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1971 Topps #472 card?
It is card #472 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Ken Rudolph of the Chicago Cubs.
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.