1975 Topps #102 Joe Decker
About Joe Decker
Joe Decker — born George Henry Decker Jr. in Storm Lake, Iowa — was a right-hander out of Petaluma, California, taken by the Chicago Cubs in the ninth round of the 1965 draft for a $50,000 bonus. He debuted with Chicago in September 1969 but never cracked a rotation stacked with Bill Hands, Ken Holtzman, Milt Pappas and Fergie Jenkins, going 7-9 over four partial seasons. Traded to Minnesota before the 1973 season, he paired with Bert Blyleven atop the Twins' rotation. On June 26, 1973, Decker struck out 15 White Sox, matching the Twins' single-game franchise record set by Camilo Pascual. His 1974 season was his best: 16-14 with a 3.29 ERA over 37 starts. By his 1975 Topps card, control problems had taken hold — he went just 1-3 with an 8.54 ERA that year and was out of Minnesota by 1976. Decker resurfaced with Seattle for nine games in 1979, closing a nine-year career at 36-44 with 458 strikeouts.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 341 | 9 | 78 | 198 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 #102 card?
It is card #102 of the 660-card 1975 Topps Baseball set, picturing Joe Decker.
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.