1971 Topps #471 Tom Griffin
About Tom Griffin
After a 200-strikeout first season, Griffin made 23 appearances in 1970, 20 of them starts. He went 3-13 with a 5.74 ERA in 111 1/3 innings. He struck out 72 and threw 13 wild pitches, sixth in the National League. His 1971 Topps card is #471, in the fourth series.
Thomas James Griffin was a right-handed pitcher who spent 14 seasons in the majors, from 1969 to 1982, with the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, California Angels, San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates. A Los Angeles native out of Grant High School, where he also played quarterback, he was the Astros' first-round pick, fourth overall, in the January 1966 draft. In 1974 Griffin went 14-10 with a 3.54 ERA and a career-high eight complete games for Houston, including a one-hitter against Pittsburgh on May 7 that the Astros won 2-1 despite three errors in the field. He worked as both a starter and reliever over his career, finishing with 77 wins, 94 losses and 1,054 strikeouts across 401 games. He closed out his playing days with Pittsburgh in 1982, and his final big-league appearance came against the Astros, the club that had drafted him.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 401 | 0 | 28 | 206 | 139 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1971 Topps #471 card?
It is card #471 of the 752-card 1971 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Griffin of the Houston Astros.
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.