1975 Topps #176 Burt Hooton
About Burt Hooton
Burt Hooton arrived in the majors with no minor-league seasoning, taken by the Cubs with the second pick of the 1971 draft out of the University of Texas, where he went 35-3 as a three-time All-American. He debuted that June and, in just his fourth big-league start the following April, no-hit the Phillies at Wrigley Field. His signature was a self-taught knuckle-curve, first tinkered with at age 14 while trying to copy Hoyt Wilhelm's knuckleball. This 1975 Topps card catches him in his final Cubs season before a May trade sent him to the Dodgers, where he became a postseason fixture. He anchored Los Angeles pennant winners in 1977-78, finished runner-up for the 1978 Cy Young Award, and made his only All-Star team in 1981, a year he also won NLCS MVP honors and helped the Dodgers beat the Yankees for the World Series title. Teammates called him "Happy" after manager Tommy Lasorda needled his deadpan stoicism one New Year's Eve. Hooton retired in 1985 with the Rangers, finishing 151-136 over 15 seasons, then spent decades as a pitching coach.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 346 | 1 | 49 | 237 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-19. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8), and PSA's qualified grades are counted separately from the straight-grade rows shown here. 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 #176 card?
It is card #176 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Burt Hooton.
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 2026-08-20.