1976 Topps #40 Dave Kingman
About Dave Kingman
The Mets bought Kingman's contract from the Giants for $150,000 on February 28, 1975, and manager Yogi Berra likened him to Mickey Mantle. He answered with a club-record 36 home runs and 88 RBI. Card #40 shows him with the Mets, and #193 places him on a League Leaders card alongside Phillies sluggers Mike Schmidt and Greg Luzinski.
Dave Kingman was a 6-foot-6 right-handed slugger who played outfield, first base, third base and designated hitter for the Giants, Mets, Padres, Angels, Yankees, Cubs and Athletics from 1971 to 1986, and retired with 442 home runs and 1,210 RBI. He led the National League in home runs twice, with 48 for the Cubs in 1979 and 37 for the Mets in 1982, and was a three-time All-Star. His .204 average in 1982 is the lowest for any season's home run leader. He struck out 1,816 times, fourth on the career list when he retired. He averaged a home run every 15.11 at bats, and one of his Wrigley Field shots was estimated at 550 feet. An all-America at USC under Rod Dedeaux, he helped the Trojans win the 1970 College World Series and was the first pick of that year's secondary-phase draft by San Francisco. In 1984 he was the American League Comeback Player of the Year with 35 home runs and 118 RBI for Oakland, and his 35 homers in 1986 set a record for a player's final season. He hit 16 grand slams, tied with Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth when he retired. In 1992, his first year of eligibility, he appeared on three Hall of Fame ballots, which ended his time on the writers' ballot.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 345 | 27 | 157 | 136 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| SGC | 15 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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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Related cards
More Dave Kingman in this set: #193 League Leaders
Team card: #531 New York Mets Team
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- #16 Bob Apodaca
- #64 Jerry Koosman
- #93 Mike Phillips
- #120 Rusty Staub
- #143 Jerry Grote
- #166 Skip Lockwood
- #190 Jon Matlack
- #193 1975 NL Home Run Leaders
- #199 1975 NL Victory Leaders
- #201 1975 NL ERA Leaders
- #203 1975 NL Strikeout Leaders
- #222 Wayne Garrett
- #245 Felix Millan
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1976 Topps #40 card?
It is card #40 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dave Kingman of the New York Mets.
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.