1973 Topps #182 Mike Caldwell
About Mike Caldwell
Caldwell's rookie card, #182 in the second series, shows him with the San Diego Padres. A strong spring earned him a roster spot in 1972, and he split that first full season between the rotation and the bullpen, appearing in 42 games with 20 starts. He went 7-11 with a 4.01 ERA and 102 strikeouts.
Mike Caldwell was a left-handed sinkerballer who pitched 14 big-league seasons for the Padres, Giants, Reds and Brewers. He came out of Tarboro, North Carolina, and North Carolina State, where he went 32-10 and was named ACC Player of the Year in 1971. San Diego took him in the 12th round of the 1971 draft and he reached the majors that September. After his years with the Giants and a run of trades, he landed in Milwaukee. In 1978 he went 22-9 with a 2.36 ERA and 23 complete games, finished second to Ron Guidry for the Cy Young Award and was named American League Comeback Player of the Year. He reached double figures in wins six straight years for the Brewers and won two games in the 1982 World Series against St. Louis, the first a complete-game shutout. He finished 137-130 with a 3.81 ERA. Daniel Okrent's Nine Innings says his unshaven face and total absence of a smile earned him the nickname Mr. Warmth.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 161 | 4 | 62 | 73 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 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 1973 Topps #182 card?
It is card #182 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Caldwell of the San Diego Padres.
Is 1973 Topps #182 a rookie card?
Yes - #182 is the 1973 Topps rookie card of Mike Caldwell.
How many cards are in the 1973 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, tracked as 679 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 660 with none skipped, in five series of 132 - #1-132, #133-264, #265-396, #397-528 and the high numbers, #529-660, printed in lower quantities; 19 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - fifteen Field Leaders cards, the #20 Stan Bahnsen, #31 Buddy Bell and #504 Earl Williams border-gap pairs and the two #280 Al Kaline printings.
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.