1972 Topps #157 Don Gullett
About Don Gullett
Moved into the rotation in 1971, Gullett went 16-6 with a 2.65 ERA over 217 2/3 innings and led the league in winning percentage. He threw his first complete game, a 2-0 shutout of the Dodgers, in the fourth start of his career. The Reds' 79-83 record left him without a postseason that year. His #157 comes from the second series and has him with Cincinnati.
Don Gullett was a left-handed pitcher from Lynn, Kentucky, who spent 1970 through 1976 with the Cincinnati Reds and 1977 and 1978 with the New York Yankees. He went 109-50 with a 3.11 ERA and 921 strikeouts, and was on six World Series teams, pitching in five of them, with titles for the Reds in 1975 and 1976 and the Yankees in 1977 and 1978. The Reds drafted him in the first round in 1969, and he reached the majors a year later at 19, after a three-sport high school career in which he once struck out 20 of 21 batters in a perfect game. Sparky Anderson predicted a Hall of Fame career, and writers compared him to Sandy Koufax. Injuries ended that path, and his last game came at 27. He later served as Reds pitching coach from 1993 to 2005 and entered the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 2002. He died in 2024 at age 73.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 293 | 7 | 61 | 148 | 47 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 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 1972 Topps #157 card?
It is card #157 of the 787-card 1972 Topps Baseball set, picturing Don Gullett of the Cincinnati Reds.
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.