1973 Topps #476 The All-Time Shutout Leader - Walter Johnson
About this card
Cards #1 and #471-478 are the All-Time Leaders: #1 All-Time Home Run Leaders pictures Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays, and #471-478 each name one all-time record holder - Ty Cobb (hits and batting), Lou Gehrig (grand slams), Hank Aaron (total bases), Babe Ruth (RBI), Walter Johnson (shutouts and strikeouts) and Cy Young (victories).
The story on this card
Johnson has two 1973 All-Time Leaders cards, #476 and #478, both printed with the Washington Senators. #476 honors his career shutouts, a total that includes three straight shutouts of the New York Highlanders on September 4, 5 and 7, 1908, and 38 wins in 1-0 games. #478 honors his career strikeouts. On July 22, 1923, he became the first pitcher to reach 3,000 strikeouts, and he remained the only one until Bob Gibson in 1974.
Walter Johnson pitched all 21 of his big-league seasons, 1907 to 1927, for the Washington Senators. He won 417 games with a 2.17 ERA. He also struck out 3,509 batters, and his 110 shutouts are still the career record. A right-hander with a sidearm delivery and a fastball that Ty Cobb said made him flinch, he was called the Big Train for the speed of that pitch. He won 20 or more games twelve times, ten of them in a row, and took the American League MVP award in 1913 and 1924. Washington finished last twice and next-to-last three times in his first five seasons, yet he won 36 games in 1913 and carried the club to the 1924 pennant and its only World Series title. He also hit .433 in 1925, a record for a pitcher. After retiring he managed Washington from 1929 to 1932 and Cleveland from 1933 to 1935. Johnson was one of the first five men elected to the Hall of Fame, in 1936.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 374 | 0 | 50 | 189 | 69 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 0 |
| SGC | 43 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
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 #476 card?
It is card #476 of the 660-card 1973 Topps Baseball set, picturing Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators. Cards #1 and #471-478 are the All-Time Leaders: #1 All-Time Home Run Leaders pictures Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays, and #471-478 each name one all-time record holder - Ty Cobb (hits and batting), Lou Gehrig (grand slams), Hank Aaron (total bases), Babe Ruth (RBI), Walter Johnson (shutouts and strikeouts) and Cy Young (victories).
Why does #476 show the Washington Senators?
#476 is Walter Johnson's shutout card among the All-Time Leaders, and it shows the Washington Senators, his club through 1927 - correct as printed.
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.
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