1976 Topps #202 1975 AL ERA Leaders - Jim Palmer / Jim Hunter / Dennis Eckersley
On this card: Jim Palmer, Jim Hunter, Dennis Eckersley
About this card
Cards #191-205 are the League Leaders subset: the 1975 leaders of the National League and the American League in batting, home runs, RBI, stolen bases, victories, ERA and strikeouts, the NL card first in each pair, with three men on each card, and #205, the 1975 Major League Leading Fireman, which pairs two relievers.
The story on this card
Three American League pitchers share 1976 Topps #202, the 1975 ERA board in the League Leaders subset. Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles led at 2.09, with 23 wins and a league-high 10 shutouts. Catfish Hunter, printed as Jim Hunter with the New York Yankees, was second at 2.58 over 328 innings. Dennis Eckersley of the Cleveland Indians, in his debut season, posted a 2.60 ERA with 152 strikeouts in 186 2/3 innings. He went 13-7 as a swingman, with 24 starts in 34 games.
Jim Palmer was Baltimore's ace right-hander, a three-time Cy Young winner and four-time Gold Glover who worked on three World Series champions, beat Sandy Koufax in Koufax's final appearance, and reached the Hall of Fame in 1990. Catfish Hunter won 224 games and five World Series championships with the Athletics and Yankees. The 1974 American League Cy Young winner became a free agent after a contract dispute and entered the Hall of Fame in 1987. Dennis Eckersley - right-hander who started for 12 seasons, then became Oakland's closer, finishing with 197 wins and 390 saves and taking the 1992 Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player Award. Hall of Fame, 2004.
Sources: Wikipedia (Jim Palmer) · Wikipedia (Catfish Hunter) · Wikipedia (Dennis Eckersley) · SABR BioProject (Jim Palmer) · SABR BioProject (Catfish Hunter) · SABR BioProject (Dennis Eckersley) · National Baseball Hall of Fame · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 551 | 34 | 188 | 211 | 52 | 45 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 35 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 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 1976 Topps #202 card?
It is card #202 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Palmer, Jim Hunter and Dennis Eckersley. Cards #191-205 are the League Leaders subset: the 1975 leaders of the National League and the American League in batting, home runs, RBI, stolen bases, victories, ERA and strikeouts, the NL card first in each pair, with three men on each card, and #205, the 1975 Major League Leading Fireman, which pairs two relievers.
How many cards are in the 1976 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, numbered 1 through 660 with none skipped and printed in equal quantities as a single series. No card carries a catalogued print variation, so the base set and the master set are the same 660 cards.
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.