1974 Topps #233 Jim Barr
About Jim Barr
Barr went 13-9 with a 2.74 ERA over 239 2/3 innings. He threw 11 complete games and five shutouts, and posted the National League's lowest walk rate at 1.76 per nine innings. He appeared in 56 games, 44 of them as a pitcher. Topps #233 is a Giants card.
Jim Barr was a right-handed pitcher who spent most of a 12-year career with the San Francisco Giants, with two seasons for the California Angels. A two-time NCAA champion at USC in 1968 and 1970, he signed with the Giants as a third-round pick in the 1970 secondary draft. In August 1972 he set a major-league record by retiring 41 consecutive batters across two starts. He won at least ten games for the Giants in each season from 1973 to 1977. He finished 101-112 with a 3.56 ERA and 12 saves, pitching in 454 games. After 1978 he signed with the Angels, and later returned to the Giants for 1982 and 1983, appearing in 53 games each year. He then coached pitching at Sacramento State for 16 years.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 175 | 2 | 39 | 91 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| SGC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 1974 Topps #233 card?
It is card #233 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Barr of the San Francisco Giants.
How many cards are in the 1974 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, tracked as 678 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 660 with none skipped, issued all at once as a single series and printed in equal quantities; 17 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately - fourteen San Diego / "Washington Nat'l Lea." pairs (thirteen Padres player cards and the #226 team card), the three-state #599 Rookie Pitchers, the #608 Apodaco misspelling and the #654 Jesus Alou front without a position.
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.