1988-89 Fleer #51 Sleepy Floyd
About Sleepy Floyd
Eric "Sleepy" Floyd — tagged in fourth grade when a baseball spectator hollered that the kid in the field was sleeping — starred four years at Georgetown, setting the Hoyas' career scoring record of 2,304 points and taking the 1982 title game to the wire alongside freshman Patrick Ewing. The Nets drafted him 13th overall in 1982, but the point guard blossomed after a trade to Golden State, earning his lone All-Star nod in 1986-87 (18.8 points, 10.3 assists) and authoring an untouchable playoff line: 29 points in a quarter and 39 in a half — still NBA postseason records — during a 51-point Game 4 against the Lakers. Dealt to Houston in December 1987 in the Ralph Sampson swap, he steadied the Rockets' backcourt into 1993, the uniform shown here. Card #51 catches him six seasons in — no rookie cachet — before stops in San Antonio and New Jersey closed a 13-year run with 12,260 points and 5,175 assists.
Sources: Wikipedia · Basketball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1-6 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 253 | 76 | 137 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-18. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8). The graders do not break out the stickers, so sticker pages carry no table.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1988-89 Fleer Sleepy Floyd card?
It is card #51 of the 132-card 1988-89 Fleer Basketball base set, picturing Sleepy Floyd with the Houston Rockets.
How many cards are in the 1988-89 Fleer Basketball set?
132 base cards - 119 players ordered by team, the All-Star subset #120-131 and a checklist - plus the 11-card Super Star Sticker insert, for 143 cards in a master run. There are no variations; three backs carry uncorrected errors (#20, #26, #100).
Sources: Trading Card Database, Cardboard Connection, the PSA price guide, Basketball-Reference, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-08-23.