Basketball set
1970 Topps Checklist & Card Prices
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1970 Topps (Basketball) has 97 cards in our price guide, 97 of them with live market values. The most valuable is Lew Alcindor #75 at $198,000 in PSA 10 ($109 raw). Across the set, PSA 10 copies total $394K and raw copies $6.3K.
- Cards
- 97
- With prices
- 97
- PSA 10 total
- $394K
- Raw total
- $6.3K
- Avg gem premium
- 79×
- Top card
- $198,000
Most valuable cards
The 12 highest-value cards in 1970 Topps, ranked by PSA 10 price (best graded or raw where no PSA 10 sale exists).
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Lew Alcindor #75
Raw $109PSA 10 $198,000
Scoring Leaders: Lew Alcindor / Jerry West / Elvin Hayes #1
Raw $11.48PSA 10 $50,400
Pete Maravich #123
Raw $237PSA 10 $32,640
Bobby Smith #74
Raw $6.35PSA 10 $8,277
Elvin Hayes #70
Raw $8.69PSA 10 $7,852
Willis Reed #150
Raw $9.45PSA 10 $7,500
Otto Moore #9
Raw $3.07PSA 10 $6,405
Wilt Chamberlain #50
Raw $53.00PSA 10 $6,230
Complete Set
Raw $5,389
Jerry West #160
Raw $32.73PSA 10 $4,483
Walt Frazier All Star #106
Raw $3.70PSA 10 $4,358
Fred Foster #53
Raw $1.73PSA 10 $3,720
Best cards to grade
Scoring Leaders: Lew Alcindor / Jerry West / Elvin Hayes #1 shows the biggest jump in 1970 Topps: $11.48 raw to $50,400 in PSA 10, a 4390× premium. Ranked by PSA 10 price ÷ raw price; only cards with a PSA 10 value of $20 or more are shown.
- 14390×Scoring Leaders: Lew Alcindor / Jerry West / Elvin Hayes #1$11.48 raw → $50,400 PSA 10
- 22150×Fred Foster #53$1.73 raw → $3,720 PSA 10
- 32086×Otto Moore #9$3.07 raw → $6,405 PSA 10
- 41816×Lew Alcindor #75$109 raw → $198,000 PSA 10
- 51303×Bobby Smith #74$6.35 raw → $8,277 PSA 10
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1197×Nate Thurmond All Star #111$2.65 raw → $3,172 PSA 10 - 71178×Walt Frazier All Star #106$3.70 raw → $4,358 PSA 10
- 8904×Elvin Hayes #70$8.69 raw → $7,852 PSA 10
Full checklist
All 97 cards we track from 1970 Topps, with the latest raw and graded market values. Tap any card for its full price history.
| Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | CGC 10 | BGS 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Attles #59Al Attles | $5.50 | $440 | $767 | $460 | $997 |
| Archie Clark #105Archie Clark | $2.70 | $104 | $334 | $200 | $434 |
| Assists Leaders: Len Wilkens / Walt Frazier / Clem Haskins #6Assists Leaders: Len Wilkens / Walt Frazier / Clem Haskins | $6.82 | $300 | $903 | $542 | $1,174 |
| Bernie Williams #122Bernie Williams | $2.02 | $251 | $289 | $173 | $375 |
| Bill Bradley #7Bill Bradley | $8.54 | $657 | $1,051 | $631 | $1,367 |
| Bill Cunningham All Star #108Bill Cunningham All Star | $6.00 | $127 | $799 | $479 | $1,038 |
| Bill Hewitt #56Bill Hewitt | $1.30 | $189 | $212 | $127 | $276 |
| Bill Hosket #104Bill Hosket | $14.21 | $314 | $1,822 | $1,093 | $2,369 |
| Billy Cunningham #140Billy Cunningham | $6.45 | $1,088 | $1,306 | $784 | $1,698 |
| Bob Boozer #41Bob Boozer | $3.55 | $96.00 | $446 | $268 | $580 |
| Bob Rule #15Bob Rule | $2.51 | $188 | $359 | $215 | $467 |
| Bobby Smith #74Bobby Smith | $6.35 | $6,897 | $8,277 | $4,966 | $10,760 |
| Calvin Murphy #137Calvin Murphy | $20.78 | $907 | $2,692 | $1,615 | $3,499 |
| Checklist 1-110 #24 | $11.50 | $542 | $1,503 | $902 | $1,954 |
| Checklist 111-175 [White] #101 | $5.65 | $297 | $677 | $406 | $880 |
| Chet Walker #60Chet Walker | $3.57 | $43.75 | $473 | $284 | $615 |
| Clyde Lee #144Clyde Lee | $2.56 | $54.22 | $332 | $199 | $432 |
| Complete Set | $5,389 | — | — | — | — |
| Connie Hawkins #130Connie Hawkins | $9.67 | $295 | $1,154 | $692 | $1,500 |
| Connie Hawkins All Star #109Connie Hawkins All Star | $2.40 | $265 | $338 | $203 | $439 |
| Darrall Imhoff #57Darrall Imhoff | $2.32 | $70.19 | $325 | $195 | $422 |
| Dick Barnett #43Dick Barnett | $3.15 | $132 | $418 | $251 | $544 |
| Dick Cunningham #49Dick Cunningham | $5.38 | $336 | $719 | $431 | $934 |
| Dick Van Arsdale #45Dick Van Arsdale | $2.81 | $76.95 | $363 | $218 | $472 |
| Don Chaney #47Don Chaney | $4.82 | $246 | $580 | $348 | $753 |
| Don Smith #39Don Smith | $1.60 | $76.00 | $254 | $153 | $331 |
| Earl Monroe #20Earl Monroe | $6.74 | $422 | $905 | $543 | $1,177 |
| Elgin Baylor #65Elgin Baylor | $9.01 | $953 | $1,203 | $722 | $1,564 |
| Elgin Baylor All Star #113Elgin Baylor All Star | $7.00 | $212 | $927 | $556 | $1,205 |
| Elvin Hayes #70Elvin Hayes | $8.69 | $955 | $7,852 | $4,711 | $10,207 |
| Flynn Robinson #40Flynn Robinson | $2.33 | $66.69 | $332 | $199 | $432 |
| Fred Foster #53Fred Foster | $1.73 | $219 | $3,720 | $2,232 | $4,836 |
| Free Throw Percentage Leaders: Flynn Robinson / Chet Walker / Jeff Mullins #4Free Throw Percentage Leaders: Flynn Robinson / Chet Walker / Jeff Mullins | $10.01 | — | — | — | — |
| Gail Goodrich #93Gail Goodrich | $6.55 | $159 | $863 | $518 | $1,121 |
| George Wilson #11George Wilson | $2.91 | $70.90 | $425 | $255 | $552 |
| Guy Rodgers #22Guy Rodgers | $2.58 | $178 | $384 | $230 | $499 |
| Hal Greer #155Hal Greer | $5.12 | $212 | $605 | $363 | $787 |
| Henry Finkel #27Henry Finkel | $2.63 | $40.00 | $295 | $177 | $384 |
| Howie Komives #42Howie Komives | $3.00 | $68.15 | $414 | $249 | $539 |
| Jack Marin #36Jack Marin | $6.40 | $840 | — | — | — |
| Jeff Mullins #76Jeff Mullins | $2.52 | $53.83 | $352 | $211 | $457 |
| Jerry Chambers #62Jerry Chambers | $4.50 | $154 | $606 | $364 | $788 |
| Jerry Lucas #46Jerry Lucas | $4.25 | $685 | $822 | $493 | $1,069 |
| Jerry Sloan #148Jerry Sloan | $6.98 | $308 | $1,055 | $633 | $1,372 |
| Jerry West #160Jerry West | $32.73 | $986 | $4,483 | $2,690 | $5,828 |
| Jerry West All Star #107Jerry West All Star | $8.83 | $442 | $1,323 | $794 | $1,719 |
| Jim Davis #54Jim Davis | $2.17 | $39.53 | $227 | $136 | $296 |
| Jim Washington #14Jim Washington | $2.25 | $53.00 | $318 | $191 | $414 |
| Jimmy Walker #25Jimmy Walker | $3.25 | $41.00 | $1,705 | $1,023 | $2,217 |
| Jo Jo White #143Jo Jo White | $9.75 | $291 | $1,628 | $977 | $2,116 |
| Joe Caldwell #37Joe Caldwell | $4.94 | $171 | $558 | $335 | $725 |
| Joe Ellis #28Joe Ellis | $2.11 | $167 | $302 | $181 | $392 |
| John Block #58John Block | $2.43 | $196 | $279 | $167 | $362 |
| John Havlicek #10John Havlicek | $20.95 | $399 | $2,591 | $1,555 | $3,369 |
| John Havlicek All Star #112John Havlicek All Star | $6.56 | $700 | $870 | $522 | $1,131 |
| John Trapp #12John Trapp | $2.98 | $66.77 | $409 | $246 | $532 |
| Johnny Egan #34Johnny Egan | $2.27 | $475 | $570 | $342 | $741 |
| Johnny Green #81Johnny Green | $2.56 | $144 | $335 | $201 | $435 |
| Keith Erickson #38Keith Erickson | $2.75 | $40.00 | $318 | $191 | $414 |
| Kevin Loughery #51Kevin Loughery | $2.95 | $79.99 | $1,440 | $864 | $1,872 |
| Leroy Ellis #35Leroy Ellis | $4.19 | $655 | $786 | $472 | $1,022 |
| Lew Alcindor #75Lew Alcindor | $109 | $6,635 | $198,000 | $118,800 | $257,400 |
| Lou Hudson #30Lou Hudson | $2.00 | $208 | $286 | $172 | $372 |
| Lucius Allen #31Lucius Allen | $4.13 | $1,535 | $1,842 | $1,105 | $2,395 |
| Luke Jackson #33Luke Jackson | $3.25 | $112 | $452 | $271 | $587 |
| Luther Rackley #61Luther Rackley | $2.25 | $61.23 | $231 | $139 | $300 |
| McCoy McLemore #19McCoy McLemore | $3.00 | $185 | $352 | $211 | $457 |
| Mel Counts #103Mel Counts | $3.00 | $36.00 | $455 | $273 | $592 |
| Mike Davis #29Mike Davis | $1.87 | $89.71 | $278 | $167 | $362 |
| Mike Riordan #26Mike Riordan | $3.00 | $381 | $525 | $315 | $682 |
| Nate Thurmond All Star #111Nate Thurmond All Star | $2.65 | $116 | $3,172 | $1,903 | $4,124 |
| Neil Johnson #17Neil Johnson | $1.67 | $176 | $254 | $153 | $330 |
| Oscar Robertson #100Oscar Robertson | $24.99 | $886 | $2,193 | $1,316 | $2,851 |
| Oscar Robertson #114Oscar Robertson | $16.04 | $426 | $2,091 | $1,255 | $2,718 |
| Otto Moore #9Otto Moore | $3.07 | $58.16 | $6,405 | $3,843 | $8,327 |
| Pat Riley #13Pat Riley | $15.00 | $347 | $2,126 | $1,276 | $2,764 |
| Pete Maravich #123Pete Maravich | $237 | $15,796 | $32,640 | $19,584 | $42,431 |
| Playoff Game 6: Wilt Chamberlain #173Playoff Game 6: Wilt Chamberlain | $11.01 | $270 | $766 | $460 | $996 |
| Ray Scott #48Ray Scott | $1.97 | $106 | $282 | $169 | $367 |
| Rebounds Leaders: Elvin Hayes / Wes Unseld / Lew Alcindor #5Rebounds Leaders: Elvin Hayes / Wes Unseld / Lew Alcindor | $5.00 | $900 | $1,080 | $648 | $1,404 |
| Rich Johnson #102Rich Johnson | $3.23 | $53.25 | $404 | $243 | $525 |
| Rick Roberson #23Rick Roberson | $2.35 | $175 | $303 | $182 | $394 |
| Ron Williams #8Ron Williams | $1.85 | $48.88 | $286 | $172 | $372 |
| Scoring Average Leaders: Jerry West / Lew Alcindor / Elvin Hayes #2Scoring Average Leaders: Jerry West / Lew Alcindor / Elvin Hayes | $18.99 | — | — | — | — |
| Scoring Leaders: Lew Alcindor / Jerry West / Elvin Hayes #1Scoring Leaders: Lew Alcindor / Jerry West / Elvin Hayes | $11.48 | $11,100 | $50,400 | $30,240 | $65,520 |
| Stan McKenzie #52Stan McKenzie | $2.28 | $130 | $322 | $193 | $419 |
| Stu Lantz #44Stu Lantz | $2.25 | $113 | $337 | $202 | $439 |
| Toby Kimball #32Toby Kimball | $4.34 | $248 | $626 | $375 | $814 |
| Wally Anderzunas #21Wally Anderzunas | $1.95 | $70.50 | $280 | $168 | $364 |
| Walt Bellamy #18Walt Bellamy | $3.75 | $342 | $446 | $268 | $580 |
| Walt Frazier #120Walt Frazier | $14.43 | $812 | $1,888 | $1,133 | $2,454 |
| Walt Frazier All Star #106Walt Frazier All Star | $3.70 | $518 | $4,358 | $2,615 | $5,665 |
| Walt Wesley #55Walt Wesley | $2.23 | $93.00 | $263 | $158 | $342 |
| Wes Unseld #72Wes Unseld | $5.00 | $644 | $722 | $433 | $939 |
| Willis Reed #150Willis Reed | $9.45 | $647 | $7,500 | $4,500 | $9,750 |
| Willis Reed All Star #110Willis Reed All Star | $7.20 | $975 | $1,170 | $702 | $1,521 |
| Wilt Chamberlain #50Wilt Chamberlain | $53.00 | $2,750 | $6,230 | $3,738 | $8,099 |
Players in this set
All Basketball players →- Lew Alcindor
- Scoring Leaders: Lew Alcindor / Jerry West / Elvin Hayes
- Pete Maravich
- Bobby Smith
- Elvin Hayes
- Willis Reed
- Otto Moore
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Complete Set
- Jerry West
- Walt Frazier All Star
- Fred Foster
- Nate Thurmond All Star
- Calvin Murphy
- John Havlicek
- Oscar Robertson
- Pat Riley
- Walt Frazier
- Lucius Allen
- Bill Hosket
About this set
1970 Topps is a Basketball set from 1970. Midpoint tracks 97 cards from it, 97 with market prices from recent sales and 93 with a PSA 10 value. The set's most valuable card is Lew Alcindor #75 at $198,000 in PSA 10 ($109 raw). Priced raw copies add up to $6.3K, and PSA 10 copies to $394K. On average a PSA 10 sells for 79× the raw price across the set's graded cards.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cards are in 1970 Topps?
- Our Basketball price guide lists 97 cards for 1970 Topps, 97 of them with live market prices.
- What is the most valuable card in 1970 Topps?
- The most valuable card in 1970 Topps is Lew Alcindor #75 at $198,000 in PSA 10 ($109 raw).
- Is Lew Alcindor #75 worth grading?
- A PSA 10 Lew Alcindor #75 sells for $198,000 vs $109 raw — a 1816× premium. That gap is what makes grading a well-centered, clean copy worthwhile.
- When was 1970 Topps released?
- 1970 Topps was released in 1970.
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