1974 Topps #316 Jim Perry
About Jim Perry
Perry's 1974 Topps card, #316, shows him with Detroit after a 14-13, 4.03 ERA season in 1973. He returned to Cleveland in 1974 as a teammate of his brother Gaylord, and Jim finished 17-12 with a 2.96 ERA over 36 starts.
Jim Perry pitched for Cleveland, Minnesota, Detroit and Oakland during a 17-season major league career. A right-hander and switch-hitter, he won 215 games, struck out 1,576 batters and received the American League Cy Young Award. Cleveland scout Jim Gruzdis signed him while he was attending Campbell College. Perry advanced through North Platte, Fargo-Moorhead and Reading before making the Indians in 1959, when he finished second to Bob Allison in Rookie of the Year voting. After his playing career, he scouted for Oakland and signed catcher Terry Steinbach. He also worked for the telephone company DialNet in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Campbell named its baseball field for him in 2012.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 162 | 3 | 59 | 78 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 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 #316 card?
It is card #316 of the 660-card 1974 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Perry of the Detroit Tigers.
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.