1971 Topps #262 Padres Rookie Stars - Jim Williams / Dave Robinson
On this card: Jim Williams, Dave Robinson
About this card
This is one of the 44 Rookie Stars cards in the 1971 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club, league or position title. All 44 count as rookie cards.
The story on this card
By 1971 the outfielder was out of the big leagues for good, playing that year for the Class A Lodi Padres and in the Mexican League. Topps still carried him as a Padres Rookies subject on #262, this time paired with Dave Robinson, whose rookie card it is. The card came in the second series. Jim Williams was a San Diego Padres outfielder in the club's first two seasons, hitting .282 over 24 games in 1969 and 1970. A 1968 expansion-draft pick from the Dodgers system, he retired in 1973 at age 26.
Robinson's first start, on September 12, 1970, against Cincinnati, brought two hits, two walks and a stolen base in two at-bats. On September 25 and 26 he hit both of his major league home runs, off Skip Pitlock and Juan Marichal, and finished at .316 in 15 games. Card #262, a second-series Rookie Stars card shared with Jim Williams, shows both men with the Padres and is Robinson's rookie card. In April 1971 he pinch hit in seven games. Dave Robinson was a San Diego outfielder, the first player the Padres signed, in 1968. A switch-hitter from La Jolla and San Diego State, he played 22 games in 1970 and 1971; his brother Bruce was a major league catcher.
Sources: Wikipedia (Jim Williams (outfielder, born 1947)) · Wikipedia (Dave Robinson) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 308 | 0 | 10 | 138 | 133 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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 1971 Topps #262 card?
It is card #262 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Williams and Dave Robinson. This is one of the 44 Rookie Stars cards in the 1971 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club, league or position title. All 44 count as rookie cards.
Is 1971 Topps #262 a rookie card?
Yes - #262 is the rookie card of Dave Robinson. Jim Williams had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie 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.