1976 Topps #5 Tom Seaver
About this card
Cards #1-6 are the 1975 Record Breakers subset: Hank Aaron, Bobby Bonds, Mickey Lolich, Dave Lopes, Tom Seaver and Rennie Stennett. Hank Aaron's regular card in the set is #550.
About Tom Seaver
The 1975 season brought Seaver a 22-9 record, a 2.38 ERA and 243 strikeouts. His run of 200-strikeout seasons, which began in 1968, appears on 1976 Record Breakers #5. Topps also issued Mets card #600 and three leaders cards: #199 for wins and #201 for ERA with San Diego's Randy Jones and Los Angeles's Andy Messersmith; and #203 for strikeouts with San Francisco's John Montefusco and Messersmith.
Tom Seaver pitched 20 major-league seasons for the Mets, Reds, White Sox and Red Sox, finishing with 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts and a 2.86 ERA. He threw 61 shutouts. The right-hander known as Tom Terrific grew up in Fresno, served in the Marine Corps Reserve and pitched at Fresno City College and Southern California. Commissioner William Eckert voided his 1966 contract with Atlanta because USC had already played exhibition games. The Mets won his signing rights in a lottery that also included Philadelphia and Cleveland. Seaver became the 1967 National League Rookie of the Year and helped the Mets win the 1969 World Series. He won three NL Cy Young Awards, in 1969, 1973 and 1975, and made 12 All-Star teams. His drop-and-drive delivery brought his knee close to the ground as he powered the pitch with his legs. After returning to the Mets in 1983, he joined the White Sox through the free-agent compensation draft. His 300th win was a 4-1 complete game at Yankee Stadium on August 4, 1985. The Mets retired his number 41 in 1988. In 1992 he entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame with 98.84 percent of the writers' vote, then a record.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 667 | 9 | 130 | 280 | 106 | 56 | 41 | 45 | 0 |
| SGC | 82 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
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 Tom Seaver in this set: #199 League Leaders, #201 League Leaders, #203 League Leaders, #600
Team card: #531 New York Mets Team
More New York Mets cards:
- #16 Bob Apodaca
- #40 Dave Kingman
- #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 #5 card?
It is card #5 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tom Seaver of the New York Mets. Cards #1-6 are the 1975 Record Breakers subset: Hank Aaron, Bobby Bonds, Mickey Lolich, Dave Lopes, Tom Seaver and Rennie Stennett. Hank Aaron's regular card in the set is #550.
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.