1972 Topps #95 1971 N.L. Strikeout Leaders - Tom Seaver / Fergie Jenkins / Bill Stoneman
On this card: Tom Seaver, Fergie Jenkins, Bill Stoneman
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
The 1971 National League strikeout race is the subject of #95. Tom Seaver of the New York Mets struck out 289 in 286 1/3 innings, with a 1.76 ERA that also led the league. Fergie Jenkins of the Chicago Cubs was next with 263, issuing only 37 walks across 325 innings on his way to the Cy Young Award over Seaver. Bill Stoneman of the Montreal Expos took third with 251 in 294 2/3 innings. He went 17-16 with a 3.15 ERA. The card sits in the League Leaders subset (#85-96) of the 1972 Topps first series, with Mets, Cubs and Expos printed in that order.
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. 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. Bill Stoneman - "Toy Tiger" curveball specialist who threw two no-hitters for the expansion Montreal Expos, made the 1972 NL All-Star team, and later built the 2002 World Series champion Angels as general manager.
Sources: Wikipedia (Tom Seaver) · Wikipedia (Bill Stoneman) · SABR BioProject (Tom Seaver) · SABR BioProject (Fergie Jenkins) · SABR BioProject (Bill Stoneman) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 537 | 2 | 42 | 167 | 106 | 86 | 53 | 80 | 1 |
| SGC | 82 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 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 #95 card?
It is card #95 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Seaver, Fergie Jenkins and Bill Stoneman. 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.