Basketball set
1979 Topps Checklist & Card Prices
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1979 Topps (Basketball) has 124 cards in our price guide, 124 of them with live market values. The most valuable is Julius Erving #20 at $5,870 in PSA 10 ($8.29 raw). Across the set, PSA 10 copies total $123K and raw copies $461.
- Cards
- 124
- With prices
- 124
- PSA 10 total
- $123K
- Raw total
- $461
- Avg gem premium
- 84×
- Top card
- $5,870
Most valuable cards
The 12 highest-value cards in 1979 Topps, ranked by PSA 10 price (best graded or raw where no PSA 10 sale exists).
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Julius Erving #20
Raw $8.29PSA 10 $5,8700% 30d
Alex English #31
Raw $5.99PSA 10 $5,2800% 30d
John Drew #118
Raw $1.51Graded $3,9610% 30d
Paul Westphal #30
Raw $1.70PSA 10 $3,9040% 30d
George Gervin #1
Raw $3.79Graded $3,6610% 30d
Foots Walker #42
Raw $1.50PSA 10 $3,6510% 30d
Adrian Dantley #54
Raw $1.75PSA 10 $3,5940% 30d
Norm Nixon #97
Raw $1.99Graded $3,4800% 30d
Brian Winters #21
Raw $1.59PSA 10 $3,4500% 30d
Bob McAdoo #75
Raw $1.99Graded $3,322+1% 30d
John Long #38
Raw $1.67PSA 10 $3,2500% 30d
Mike Bantom #9
Raw $1.28PSA 10 $3,2500% 30d
Best cards to grade
Mike Bantom #9 shows the biggest jump in 1979 Topps: $1.28 raw to $3,250 in PSA 10, a 2539× premium. Ranked by PSA 10 price ÷ raw price; only cards with a PSA 10 value of $20 or more are shown.
- 12539×Mike Bantom #9$1.28 raw → $3,250 PSA 10
- 22434×Foots Walker #42$1.50 raw → $3,651 PSA 10
- 32296×Paul Westphal #30$1.70 raw → $3,904 PSA 10
- 42170×Brian Winters #21$1.59 raw → $3,450 PSA 10
- 52054×Adrian Dantley #54$1.75 raw → $3,594 PSA 10
- 61946×John Long #38$1.67 raw → $3,250 PSA 10
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1850×M.L. Carr #107$1.23 raw → $2,275 PSA 10 - 81785×Tom Owens #102$1.00 raw → $1,785 PSA 10
Full checklist
All 124 cards we track from 1979 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 | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron James #111Aaron James | $1.50 | $18.40 | $2,075 | $1,245 | $2,698 | 0% |
| Adrian Dantley #54Adrian Dantley | $1.75 | $22.01 | $3,594 | $2,156 | $4,672 | 0% |
| Alex English #31Alex English | $5.99 | $307 | $5,280 | $3,168 | $6,864 | 0% |
| Alvan Adams #52Alvan Adams | $1.49 | $16.00 | $270 | $162 | $351 | 0% |
| Armond Hill #57Armond Hill | $1.54 | $26.00 | $474 | $285 | $616 | 0% |
| Artis Gilmore #25Artis Gilmore | $2.30 | $86.00 | $1,296 | $778 | $1,685 | 0% |
| Austin Carr #76Austin Carr | $1.11 | $31.22 | $128 | $77.00 | $167 | 0% |
| Bernard King #14Bernard King | $2.28 | $56.52 | $799 | $479 | $1,039 | 0% |
| Bill Robinzine #68Bill Robinzine | $1.50 | $64.00 | $1,125 | $675 | $1,463 | 0% |
| Bill Walton #45Bill Walton | $3.29 | $112 | $1,545 | $927 | $2,009 | 0% |
| Billy Knight #51Billy Knight | $1.62 | $19.51 | $248 | $149 | $322 | 0% |
| Billy Paultz #22Billy Paultz | $1.59 | $18.15 | $415 | $249 | $540 | 0% |
| Bob Dandridge #130Bob Dandridge | $1.27 | $90.87 | $1,740 | $1,044 | $2,262 | 0% |
| Bob Gross #4Bob Gross | $1.24 | $99.99 | $287 | $172 | $373 | 0% |
| Bob Lanier #58Bob Lanier | $1.50 | $50.45 | $769 | $461 | $1,000 | 0% |
| Bob McAdoo #75Bob McAdoo | $1.99 | $35.00 | — | $3,322 | — | +1% |
| Bobby Jones #132Bobby Jones | $1.40 | $28.46 | $2,025 | $1,215 | $2,633 | 0% |
| Bobby Wilkerson #67Bobby Wilkerson | $1.73 | $330 | $396 | $238 | $515 | 0% |
| Brian Winters #21Brian Winters | $1.59 | $65.51 | $3,450 | $2,070 | $4,485 | 0% |
| Caldwell Jones #33Caldwell Jones | $1.50 | $353 | $423 | $254 | $550 | 0% |
| Campy Russell #56Campy Russell | $1.49 | $20.50 | $158 | $95.00 | $205 | 0% |
| Cedric Maxwell #23Cedric Maxwell | $1.60 | $13.00 | $2,590 | $1,554 | $3,367 | 0% |
| Charlie Scott #106Charlie Scott | $1.80 | $23.55 | $2,005 | $1,203 | $2,607 | 0% |
| Checklist #101 | $3.39 | $27.89 | $326 | $196 | $424 | 0% |
| Chris Ford #124Chris Ford | $1.29 | $14.00 | $236 | $141 | $307 | 0% |
| Clifford Ray #72Clifford Ray | $1.91 | $15.22 | $1,015 | $609 | $1,319 | 0% |
| Complete Set | $224 | $499 | — | — | — | 0% |
| Dan Roundfield #43Dan Roundfield | $1.08 | $21.51 | $1,157 | $694 | $1,505 | 0% |
| Darnell Hillman #47Darnell Hillman | $1.47 | $21.10 | $553 | $332 | $719 | 0% |
| Darryl Dawkins #105Darryl Dawkins | $2.00 | $75.00 | — | — | — | 0% |
| Dave Cowens #5Dave Cowens | $2.31 | $29.00 | $783 | $470 | $1,017 | 0% |
| Dennis Johnson #6Dennis Johnson | $2.54 | $56.08 | $247 | $148 | $322 | 0% |
| Don Buse #114Don Buse | $1.48 | $20.67 | $2,325 | $1,395 | $3,023 | 0% |
| Don Ford #77Don Ford | $1.71 | $20.01 | $173 | $104 | $225 | 0% |
| Doug Collins #64Doug Collins | $3.00 | $49.84 | $367 | $220 | $477 | 0% |
| Earl Monroe #8Earl Monroe | $2.00 | $39.26 | $378 | $227 | $491 | 0% |
| Eddie Johnson #24Eddie Johnson | $1.56 | $30.00 | $284 | $170 | $369 | 0% |
| Eddie Jordan #94Eddie Jordan | $1.29 | $23.29 | $281 | $169 | $366 | 0% |
| Elmore Smith #117Elmore Smith | $1.56 | $14.99 | $2,216 | $1,330 | $2,881 | 0% |
| Elvin Hayes #90Elvin Hayes | $1.25 | $72.47 | $1,980 | $1,188 | $2,574 | 0% |
| Eric Money #89Eric Money | $2.03 | $18.00 | $202 | $121 | $262 | 0% |
| Foots Walker #42Foots Walker | $1.50 | $32.00 | $3,651 | $2,191 | — | 0% |
| Fred Brown #46Fred Brown | $1.99 | $22.58 | $398 | $239 | $518 | 0% |
| Gail Goodrich #32Gail Goodrich | $2.00 | $40.43 | $383 | $230 | $498 | 0% |
| George Gervin #1George Gervin | $3.79 | $165 | — | $3,661 | — | 0% |
| George Johnson #39George Johnson | $0.72 | $33.37 | $305 | $183 | $397 | 0% |
| George McGinnis #125George McGinnis | $1.71 | $25.07 | $870 | $522 | $1,130 | 0% |
| Gus Williams #27Gus Williams | $1.99 | $53.21 | $456 | $273 | $592 | 0% |
| Henry Bibby #3Henry Bibby | $3.38 | $262 | $314 | $188 | $408 | 0% |
| Jack Sikma #66Jack Sikma | $2.00 | $26.47 | $294 | $176 | $382 | 0% |
| Jamaal Wilkes #35Jamaal Wilkes | $1.50 | $64.24 | $414 | $248 | $538 | 0% |
| James Silas #74James Silas | $1.50 | $33.00 | $1,263 | $758 | $1,641 | 0% |
| Jim Chones #19Jim Chones | $2.00 | $14.99 | $262 | $157 | $341 | 0% |
| Jim Cleamons #112Jim Cleamons | $1.79 | $87.45 | $2,326 | $1,396 | $3,024 | 0% |
| Joe C. Meriweather #69Joe C. Meriweather | $1.27 | $22.00 | $200 | $120 | $260 | 0% |
| John Drew #118John Drew | $1.51 | $16.00 | — | $3,961 | — | 0% |
| John Gianelli #37John Gianelli | $0.89 | $21.00 | $123 | $74.00 | $160 | 0% |
| John Johnson #104John Johnson | $1.69 | $47.50 | $1,250 | $750 | $1,625 | 0% |
| John Long #38John Long | $1.67 | $32.02 | $3,250 | $1,950 | $4,225 | 0% |
| John Lucas #127John Lucas | $1.50 | $591 | $710 | $426 | $923 | +0% |
| John Williamson #55John Williamson | $1.38 | $49.11 | — | — | — | 0% |
| Johnny Davis #92Johnny Davis | $1.30 | $39.00 | $811 | $487 | $1,054 | 0% |
| Jojo White #11Jojo White | $1.55 | $74.33 | — | — | — | 0% |
| Julius Erving #20Julius Erving | $8.29 | $400 | $5,870 | $3,522 | $7,631 | 0% |
| Junior Bridgeman #91Junior Bridgeman | $1.63 | $26.15 | $550 | $330 | $715 | 0% |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | $15.88 | $290 | $348 | $209 | $452 | 0% |
| Kent Benson #121Kent Benson | $1.80 | $98.75 | $673 | $404 | $875 | 0% |
| Kermit Washington #128Kermit Washington | $1.99 | $18.77 | $2,302 | $1,381 | $2,993 | 0% |
| Kevin Grevey #34Kevin Grevey | $1.02 | $19.99 | $558 | $335 | $725 | 0% |
| Kevin Porter #13Kevin Porter | $1.61 | $16.92 | $368 | $221 | $479 | 0% |
| Leon Douglas #126Leon Douglas | $1.21 | $47.20 | $1,925 | $1,155 | $2,503 | 0% |
| Leonard Robinson #95Leonard Robinson | $1.30 | $16.30 | $2,125 | $1,275 | $2,763 | 0% |
| Lionel Hollins #129Lionel Hollins | $1.79 | $35.24 | $183 | $110 | $238 | 0% |
| Lloyd Free #40Lloyd Free | $1.77 | $36.30 | $750 | $450 | $975 | 0% |
| Lonnie Shelton #83Lonnie Shelton | $1.54 | $21.50 | $550 | $330 | $715 | 0% |
| Lou Hudson #119Lou Hudson | $1.72 | $26.17 | $828 | $497 | $1,077 | 0% |
| M.L. Carr #107M.L. Carr | $1.23 | $16.54 | $2,275 | $1,365 | $2,958 | 0% |
| Mark Olberding #98Mark Olberding | $1.27 | $21.04 | $671 | $403 | $872 | 0% |
| Marques Johnson #70Marques Johnson | $1.27 | $75.31 | $1,527 | $916 | $1,985 | 0% |
| Marvin Webster #88Marvin Webster | $1.47 | $33.84 | $407 | $244 | $529 | 0% |
| Maurice Lucas #26Maurice Lucas | $1.72 | $18.39 | $177 | $106 | $230 | 0% |
| Mickey Johnson #59Mickey Johnson | $1.30 | $23.53 | $1,325 | $795 | $1,723 | 0% |
| Mike Bantom #9Mike Bantom | $1.28 | $17.38 | $3,250 | $1,950 | — | 0% |
| Mike Gale #122Mike Gale | $1.00 | $68.00 | $116 | $69.00 | $150 | 0% |
| Mike Newlin #15Mike Newlin | $1.00 | $22.51 | $1,000 | $600 | $1,300 | 0% |
| Mitch Kupchak #2Mitch Kupchak | $1.50 | $34.99 | $900 | $540 | $1,170 | 0% |
| Moses Malone #100Moses Malone | $3.00 | $56.00 | $286 | $171 | $372 | 0% |
| Mychal Thompson #63Mychal Thompson | $1.38 | $50.31 | $399 | $239 | $519 | 0% |
| Nate Archibald #110Nate Archibald | $2.00 | $36.28 | $329 | $197 | $428 | 0% |
| Nick Weatherspoon #61Nick Weatherspoon | $1.80 | $15.27 | $730 | $438 | $949 | 0% |
| Norm Nixon #97Norm Nixon | $1.99 | $22.20 | — | $3,480 | — | 0% |
| Otis Birdsong #87Otis Birdsong | $2.02 | $56.55 | $1,281 | $769 | $1,665 | 0% |
| Paul Westphal #30Paul Westphal | $1.70 | $30.00 | $3,904 | $2,342 | — | 0% |
| Pete Maravich #60Pete Maravich | $9.00 | $174 | $2,640 | $1,584 | $3,432 | 0% |
| Phil Chenier #103Phil Chenier | $1.62 | $19.50 | $1,058 | $635 | $1,375 | 0% |
| Phil Ford #108Phil Ford | $2.55 | $23.26 | $2,465 | $1,479 | $3,204 | 0% |
| Phil Smith #53Phil Smith | $1.00 | $17.50 | $420 | $252 | $546 | 0% |
| Randy Smith #85Randy Smith | $1.29 | $27.56 | $380 | $228 | $494 | 0% |
| Ray Williams #48Ray Williams | $1.24 | $37.58 | — | $2,371 | — | 0% |
| Reggie Theus #44Reggie Theus | $2.01 | $57.90 | $956 | $574 | $1,243 | 0% |
| Rich Kelley #86Rich Kelley | $1.35 | $24.85 | $789 | $473 | $1,025 | 0% |
| Rick Barry #120Rick Barry | $1.52 | $38.80 | $160 | $96.00 | $208 | 0% |
| Rick Robey #96Rick Robey | $1.90 | $29.34 | — | $3,180 | — | 0% |
| Ricky Sobers #71Ricky Sobers | $1.27 | $17.84 | $222 | $133 | $288 | 0% |
| Robert Parish #93Robert Parish | $1.34 | $29.71 | $151 | $90.00 | $196 | 0% |
| Robert Reid #62Robert Reid | $1.91 | $26.00 | $973 | $584 | $1,265 | 0% |
| Rudy Tomjanovich #41Rudy Tomjanovich | $1.35 | $27.00 | $2,090 | $1,254 | $2,717 | 0% |
| Sam Lacey #28Sam Lacey | $1.23 | $109 | $135 | $81.00 | $176 | 0% |
| Scott Wedman #7Scott Wedman | $1.31 | $18.56 | $314 | $188 | $408 | 0% |
| Sidney Wicks #16Sidney Wicks | $1.52 | $24.95 | $1,830 | $1,098 | $2,379 | 0% |
| Sonny Parker #36Sonny Parker | $1.06 | $20.07 | $319 | $191 | $415 | 0% |
| Spencer Haywood #12Spencer Haywood | $1.87 | $85.00 | $211 | $127 | $275 | 0% |
| Steve Hawes #78Steve Hawes | $1.37 | $17.59 | $1,013 | $608 | $1,316 | 0% |
| Steve Mix #115Steve Mix | $1.12 | $19.00 | $614 | $368 | $798 | 0% |
| Swen Nater #109Swen Nater | $1.50 | $32.48 | $1,363 | $818 | $1,771 | 0% |
| Terry Tyler #84Terry Tyler | $1.80 | $26.00 | $184 | $110 | $239 | 0% |
| Tim Bassett #73Tim Bassett | $1.63 | $26.02 | $759 | $456 | $987 | 0% |
| Toby Knight #29Toby Knight | $1.66 | $22.23 | $1,204 | $722 | $1,565 | 0% |
| Tom Boswell #82Tom Boswell | $1.75 | $177 | $180 | $108 | $234 | 0% |
| Tom Henderson #18Tom Henderson | $1.40 | $15.47 | $142 | $85.00 | $184 | 0% |
| Tom Owens #102Tom Owens | $1.00 | $43.64 | $1,785 | $1,071 | $2,321 | 0% |
| Walter Davis #80Walter Davis | $2.00 | $70.99 | $305 | $183 | $397 | 0% |
| Wes Unseld #65Wes Unseld | $1.32 | $30.05 | $1,454 | $872 | $1,890 | 0% |
| Wilbur Holland #99Wilbur Holland | $1.38 | $14.19 | $2,027 | $1,216 | $2,635 | 0% |
Players in this set
All Basketball players →About this set
1979 Topps is a Basketball set from 1979. Midpoint tracks 124 cards from it, 124 with market prices from recent sales and 114 with a PSA 10 value. The set's most valuable card is Julius Erving #20 at $5,870 in PSA 10 ($8.29 raw). Priced raw copies add up to $461, and PSA 10 copies to $123K. On average a PSA 10 sells for 84× the raw price across the set's graded cards.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cards are in 1979 Topps?
- Our Basketball price guide lists 124 cards for 1979 Topps, 124 of them with live market prices.
- What is the most valuable card in 1979 Topps?
- The most valuable card in 1979 Topps is Julius Erving #20 at $5,870 in PSA 10 ($8.29 raw).
- Is Julius Erving #20 worth grading?
- A PSA 10 Julius Erving #20 sells for $5,870 vs $8.29 raw — a 708× premium. That gap is what makes grading a well-centered, clean copy worthwhile.
- When was 1979 Topps released?
- 1979 Topps was released in 1979.
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