1975 Topps #446 Bart Johnson
About Bart Johnson
Bart Johnson — born Clair Barth Johnson in Torrance, California — was a 6-foot-5 right-hander nicknamed "Mr. Smoke" for the mid-90s fastball that made him the White Sox's No. 1 pick (second overall) in the 1968 secondary draft after a year at BYU. He debuted in September 1969 after leading the Appleton Foxes to the Midwest League title, then spent his entire eight-year career (1969-74, 1976-77) with Chicago. His best season came in 1971: 12-10, a 2.93 ERA as a swingman, and the American League's lowest home-run rate. A strong 1974 comeback — back-to-back shutouts, a 10-4 record, 2.74 ERA — never carried into the season pictured by his 1975 Topps card; a spring-training slip on a wet mound herniated a disk and cost him the entire year. An experimental papaya-juice treatment got him back to the mound in 1976. Johnson later scouted for the White Sox for nearly two decades, discovering future GM Kenny Williams.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 244 | 2 | 46 | 143 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted. The graders do not split the 1975 Topps Mini or O-Pee-Chee issues into this set.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1975 Topps #446 card?
It is card #446 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bart Johnson.
How many cards are in the 1975 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, numbered 1-660, with no variations and no short prints - PSA reports the cards were printed in equal quantities. The 1975 Topps Mini and the 1975 O-Pee-Chee issues are separate products with their own checklists.
Sources: Trading Card Database, Cardboard Connection, the PSA price guide, 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 2026-10-05.