1972 Topps #162 Brewers Rookie Stars - Jerry Bell / Darrell Porter / Bob Reynolds
On this card: Jerry Bell, Darrell Porter, Bob Reynolds
Uncorrected error: The photos of Jerry Bell and Darrell Porter are switched.
About this card
This is one of the 29 Rookie Stars cards in the 1972 Topps set, each carrying two or three players under a club title (#724, #741 and #761 are league-wide), and all 29 are rookie cards.
The story on this card
Bell led the 1972 Brewers' pitching staff with a 1.66 ERA, working almost entirely in relief. He appeared in 25 games, three of them starts, and went 5-1 over 70 2/3 innings. Card #162, in the second series, is a three-player Brewers rookie card he shares with Darrell Porter and Bob Reynolds. It is the rookie card for Bell and Porter, and the photos of the two are switched, an error that was never corrected. Right-handed Milwaukee Brewers pitcher from 1971 to 1974, a second-round pick of the Seattle Pilots in 1969. He went 17-11 with a 3.28 ERA in 69 games, 28 of them starts.
Porter opened 1972 sharing the Brewers' catching with Ellie Rodriguez but hit .125 in 18 of the first 25 games. He was sent to Evansville, where he batted .216 with 13 home runs. His #162 is a second-series Rookie Stars card with Jerry Bell and Bob Reynolds, all printed with Milwaukee. It is the rookie card for Porter and Bell, and the photos of the two are switched. Darrell Porter caught for the Brewers, Royals, Cardinals and Rangers from 1971 to 1987, making four All-Star teams and hitting 188 home runs. He was MVP of both the 1982 NLCS and the 1982 World Series with St. Louis.
Reynolds pitched three games and 9 2/3 innings for the Orioles in 1972 and carried a 1.86 ERA. His Topps card #162, a second-series Rookie Stars triple printed with the Milwaukee Brewers, is shared with Jerry Bell and Darrell Porter, and the photos of Bell and Porter are switched on the front. Bell and Porter make their first Topps appearance on it. Bob Reynolds, a right-handed reliever nicknamed Bullet, pitched in the majors from 1969 to 1975 and had his best seasons with the Baltimore Orioles in 1973 and 1974.
Sources: Wikipedia (Jerry Bell (pitcher)) · Wikipedia (Darrell Porter) · Wikipedia (Bob Reynolds) · SABR BioProject · BaseballCardPedia (1) · BaseballCardPedia (2)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 411 | 10 | 86 | 227 | 45 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 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 1972 Topps #162 card?
It is the Brewers 1972 Rookie Stars card, #162 in the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, naming Jerry Bell, Darrell Porter and Bob Reynolds - but the photos of Jerry Bell and Darrell Porter are switched.
Is 1972 Topps #162 a rookie card?
Yes - #162 is the rookie card of Jerry Bell and Darrell Porter. Bob Reynolds had already appeared on an earlier Topps card, so it is not his rookie card.
Does 1972 Topps #162 have an error?
The photos of Jerry Bell and Darrell Porter are switched. It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #162 reads the same way.
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.