1978 Topps #236 Terry Whitfield
About Terry Whitfield
A move to San Francisco brought Whitfield 114 games in 1977, including 84 outfield appearances. He batted .285 with 7 home runs and 36 RBI. His 1978 Topps card, #236, lists him with the Giants after his first National League season.
Terry Whitfield was a left-handed-hitting outfielder for the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants for seven seasons before joining Japan's Seibu Lions from 1981 to 1983. The Yankees took him in the first round of the 1971 draft, 19th overall, and he reached the majors on September 29, 1974. He finished with a .281 average in 1,913 at-bats. In Japan he batted .316 with 22 home runs and 100 RBI in 1981, winning a Best Nine Award, and hit 25 home runs in 1982. In 1983 he batted .278 with 38 home runs and 109 RBI, was named a Pacific League All-Star and won a second Best Nine Award in three years. He returned to the majors with the Dodgers for 1984 through 1986. Afterward he opened Future Pro Baseball, a batting cage in Burlingame, California, and invented a soft-toss machine called the Terry-Toss, which has been a fan attraction at Oracle Park and the Oakland Coliseum. He was also head baseball coach at Burlingame High School.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 121 | 12 | 68 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 #236 card?
It is card #236 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Terry Whitfield of the San Francisco Giants.
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.