1979 Topps #418 All-Time Record Holders: ERA - Dutch Leonard / Walter Johnson
On this card: Dutch Leonard, Walter Johnson
About this card
Cards #411-418 are the All-Time Record Holders subset, honoring season and career record holders: hits (George Sisler and Ty Cobb), RBI (Hack Wilson and Hank Aaron), home runs (Roger Maris and Hank Aaron), batting average (Rogers Hornsby and Ty Cobb), stolen bases (Lou Brock alone), wins (Jack Chesbro and Cy Young), strikeouts (Nolan Ryan and Walter Johnson) and ERA (Dutch Leonard and Walter Johnson). Four of them are listed here under a club of the record's era rather than a 1979 team: the St. Louis Browns for George Sisler (#411), the New York Highlanders and Cleveland Spiders for Jack Chesbro and Cy Young (#416), and the Washington Senators for Walter Johnson (#417 and #418).
The story on this card
The ERA entry in the 1979 Topps all-time run is card #418, pairing Dutch Leonard, printed with the Boston Red Sox, and Walter Johnson, printed with the Washington Senators. Leonard holds the season mark: his 1914 season for Boston, printed on the card as a 1.01 ERA and now given as 0.96, came over 224 2/3 innings. He went 19-5 with 7 shutouts. Johnson holds the career mark. Topps printed his ERA as 2.37 among pitchers with 3,000 or more innings, leaving out his 1907 through 1912 seasons; his full career ERA is now given as 2.17 across 21 seasons. His 1913 season brought a 1.14 ERA over 346 innings in a 36-7 year that earned him the Most Valuable Player award.
Before pitching for Boston, Dutch Leonard played at Saint Mary's College in California. With Denver in 1912, the left-hander won 22 games and struck out 326 batters in 241 innings. Walter Johnson - Washington Senators right-hander from 1907 to 1927 who won 417 games with a 2.17 ERA and threw 110 shutouts. Called the Big Train for his fastball, he struck out 3,509, won two MVP awards and went into the Hall of Fame in 1936.
Sources: Wikipedia (Walter Johnson) · Wikipedia (Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher)) · SABR BioProject (Dutch Leonard) · SABR BioProject (Walter Johnson) · Baseball-Reference (Walter Johnson) · BaseballCardPedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 546 | 69 | 267 | 157 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 24 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 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 1979 Topps #418 card?
It is card #418 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Dutch Leonard and Walter Johnson. Cards #411-418 are the All-Time Record Holders subset, honoring season and career record holders: hits (George Sisler and Ty Cobb), RBI (Hack Wilson and Hank Aaron), home runs (Roger Maris and Hank Aaron), batting average (Rogers Hornsby and Ty Cobb), stolen bases (Lou Brock alone), wins (Jack Chesbro and Cy Young), strikeouts (Nolan Ryan and Walter Johnson) and ERA (Dutch Leonard and Walter Johnson). Four of them are listed here under a club of the record's era rather than a 1979 team: the St. Louis Browns for George Sisler (#411), the New York Highlanders and Cleveland Spiders for Jack Chesbro and Cy Young (#416), and the Washington Senators for Walter Johnson (#417 and #418).
How many cards are in the 1979 Topps Baseball set?
726 cards, numbered 1 through 726 with none skipped and issued as a single series, tracked as 727 collectible states: #369 Bump Wills comes with a Rangers or a Blue Jays team banner, and the master set counts both.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA, 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.