1972 Topps #93 1971 N.L. Pitching Leaders - Fergie Jenkins / Steve Carlton / Al Downing / Tom Seaver
On this card: Fergie Jenkins, Steve Carlton, Al Downing, Tom Seaver
About this card
Cards #85-96 are the twelve League Leaders cards: the 1971 leaders in batting, runs batted in, home runs, earned run average, pitching and strikeouts, one card per league in each category with the National League card first, and three or four players on each card (#93 names four).
The story on this card
Fergie Jenkins led the 1971 National League with 24 wins, and #93 pairs him with Steve Carlton, Al Downing and Tom Seaver, who each won 20. Jenkins went 24-13 with 30 complete games in 325 innings and took the Cy Young Award. Carlton was 20-9 for St. Louis, Downing 20-9 for the Dodgers with a league-leading five shutouts, and Seaver 20-10 with a 1.76 ERA. Seaver finished second in the Cy Young voting and Downing third. The Cardinals traded Carlton to the Phillies for Rick Wise in February 1972.
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. Phillies left-hander Steve Carlton included martial arts and meditation in his training. One exercise involved twisting his fist down through a five-gallon bucket of rice. He worked with trainer Gus Hoefling on his conditioning routine. Al Downing was a Yankees left-hander who led the American League in strikeouts in 1964 and made the 1967 All-Star team, then won 20 games for the Dodgers in 1971 and gave up Hank Aaron's record-breaking 715th home run in 1974. 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.
Sources: Wikipedia (Steve Carlton) · Wikipedia (Al Downing) · Wikipedia (Tom Seaver) · SABR BioProject (Fergie Jenkins) · SABR BioProject (Steve Carlton) · SABR BioProject (Tom Seaver) · National Baseball Hall of Fame · Baseball Almanac (Al Downing) · Retrosheet · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 671 | 5 | 90 | 265 | 114 | 68 | 49 | 80 | 0 |
| SGC | 88 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 23 | 2 |
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 1972 Topps #93 card?
It is card #93 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Fergie Jenkins, Steve Carlton, Al Downing and Tom Seaver. Cards #85-96 are the twelve League Leaders cards: the 1971 leaders in batting, runs batted in, home runs, earned run average, pitching and strikeouts, one card per league in each category with the National League card first, and three or four players on each card (#93 names four).
How many cards are in the 1972 Topps Baseball set?
787 cards, tracked as 794 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 787 with none skipped, in six print series (#1-132, #133-263, #264-394, #395-525, #526-656 and #657-787, the high numbers); 7 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - four Chicago Cubs cards with yellow or green under the "C" and "S" of the team name, the #251 and #478 checklists with smaller or larger print on the front, and the #604 checklist with its copyright line aligned right or left.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, 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.