1978 Topps #693 Lamar Johnson
About Lamar Johnson
Card #693 comes from a year in which Johnson played 148 games and had 498 at-bats for the White Sox. He batted .273 with 8 home runs and 72 RBI. He played first base in 108 games and stole 6 bases.
Lamar Johnson was a right-handed first baseman who played nine seasons, 1974 to 1982, for the Chicago White Sox and, in his last year, the Texas Rangers. At 6 feet 2 and 215 pounds, he finished with a .287 average, 64 home runs and 381 RBI in 792 games. After retiring he spent decades as a hitting instructor and coach. He began with the Brewers' minors in 1988, managed the Stockton Ports in 1993 and 1994, and was Milwaukee's major league hitting coach from 1995 to 1998. Kansas City hired him in late 1998, he coached hitters for Seattle in 2003, and he worked in the Mets organization from 2005, serving as their big league hitting coach from May 26 to the end of 2014.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 118 | 19 | 65 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1978 Topps #693 card?
It is card #693 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Lamar Johnson of the Chicago White Sox.
How many cards are in the 1978 Topps Baseball set?
726 cards, numbered 1 through 726 with none skipped and issued as a single series, and 728 collectible states: #23 Bump Wills comes with or without a black circle, and #374 Jose Morales with or without black stitching over the red laces, so the master set counts both states of each.
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.