1975 Topps #613 Bill Parsons
About Bill Parsons
William Raymond Parsons was born August 17, 1948, in Riverside, California, and starred in baseball and basketball at Riverside Polytechnic High School before pitching at the University of Utah and Riverside City College. The Seattle Pilots drafted him in the seventh round in 1968, and he broke into the Brewers' rotation — the franchise the Pilots became — in 1971. His rookie season was a revelation: a 13-17 record, 3.20 ERA, and four shutouts over 244⅔ innings, good for second in AL Rookie of the Year voting behind Chris Chambliss and The Sporting News' AL Rookie Pitcher of the Year award. He followed with a solid 13-13 mark in 1972, but a sore shoulder derailed 1973. Traded to Oakland for Deron Johnson in 1974, Parsons made just four relief appearances totaling two scoreless innings — his final major-league work, captured on this 1975 Topps card before he was dealt to the Cardinals that December and, the following July, to the White Sox, without ever pitching in the majors again.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 341 | 17 | 109 | 176 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 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 #613 card?
It is card #613 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bill Parsons.
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.