1976 Topps #100 Jim Hunter
About Jim Hunter
In his first Yankees season, 1975, Hunter led the American League with 23 wins, 328 innings and 30 complete games, finishing with a 2.58 ERA. His 1976 Topps appearances include solo card #100 and two League Leaders cards: #200 for wins with Jim Palmer and Vida Blue, and #202 for ERA with Palmer and Dennis Eckersley.
James Augustus "Catfish" Hunter pitched for the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees from 1965 through 1979, finishing 224-166 with a 3.26 ERA and 2,012 strikeouts. He grew up on a North Carolina farm and signed with Kansas City in 1964, months after a hunting accident cost him a toe. Owner Charlie Finley invented the nickname "Catfish" when Hunter told him he liked hunting and fishing. His only minor-league pitching came in the fall instructional league. Hunter won three World Series championships with Oakland and two with New York. In 1974 he earned the American League Cy Young Award with a 25-12 record and a league-leading 2.49 ERA. A contract dispute over annuity payments made him a free agent that December, and he signed a five-year Yankees contract. After retiring at 33, he returned to farming near Hertford, growing soybeans, corn, peanuts and cotton. Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987, he chose a plaque without a team logo to recognize both clubs. He died of ALS in 1999.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 594 | 19 | 103 | 242 | 88 | 50 | 41 | 47 | 4 |
| SGC | 62 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 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 Jim Hunter in this set: #200 League Leaders, #202 League Leaders
Team card: #17 New York Yankees Team
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- #2 Bobby Bonds
- #41 Tippy Martinez
- #65 Chris Chambliss
- #123 Walt Williams
- #146 George Medich
- #169 Graig Nettles
- #192 1975 AL Batting Leaders
- #200 1975 AL Victory Leaders
- #202 1975 AL ERA Leaders
- #225 Roy White
- #248 Dick Tidrow
- #272 Rick Dempsey
- #296 Pat Dobson
- #319 Larry Gura
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1976 Topps #100 card?
It is card #100 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Jim Hunter of the New York Yankees.
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.