Description

2002 Upper Deck Ballpark Idols is a 245-card set. The product is less remembered for the card set; rather, each Hobby box contained one bobblehead doll.

The last 45 cards are short-printed and serial-numbered to 1750 copies.

Distribution

Hobby: 24 packs plus one "Bobber" per box, 5 cards per pack (MSRP: $3).

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	245	-	?
short set	200	-	?
Rookies	45	1750	?
Bronze	245	100	?
Gold	245	25	?
Bobbers	58	-	one-per-box
Bobbers Gold	4	varies	?
Playmakers 2002	20	-	1:6
Figure Heads	10	-	1:12
Field Garb Jerseys	13	-	1:72
Player's Club Jerseys	13	-	1:72
Uniform Sluggers Jerseys	12	-	1:72
Signed Bobbers	21	-	1:14/boxes

Checklist

Base Set

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1 Troy Glaus
2 Kevin Appier
3 Darin Erstad
4 Garret Anderson
5 Brad Fullmer
6 Tim Salmon
7 Eric Chavez
8 Tim Hudson
9 David Justice
10 Barry Zito
11 Miguel Tejada
12 Mark Mulder
13 Jermaine Dye
14 Carlos Delgado
15 Jose Cruz
16 Brandon Lyon
17 Shannon Stewart
18 Eric Hinske
19 Chris Carpenter
20 Greg Vaughn
21 Tanyon Sturtze
22 Jason Tyner
23 Toby Hall
24 Ben Grieve
25 Jim Thome
26 Omar Vizquel
27 Ricky Gutierrez
28 C.C. Sabathia
29 Ellis Burks
30 Matt Lawton
31 Milton Bradley
32 Edgar Martinez
33 Ichiro Suzuki
34 Bret Boone
35 Freddy Garcia
36 Mike Cameron
37 John Olerud
38 Kazuhiro Sasaki
39 Jeff Cirillo
40 Jeff Conine
41 Marty Cordova
42 Tony Batista
43 Jerry Hairston
44 Jason Johnson
45 David Segui
46 Alex Rodriguez
47 Rafael Palmeiro
48 Carl Everett
49 Chan Ho Park
50 Ivan Rodriguez
51 Juan Gonzalez
52 Hank Blalock
53 Manny Ramirez
54 Pedro Martinez
55 Tony Clark
56 Nomar Garciaparra
57 Johnny Damon
58 Trot Nixon
59 Rickey Henderson
60 Mike Sweeney
61 Neifi Perez
62 Joe Randa
63 Carlos Beltran
64 Chuck Knoblauch
65 Michael Tucker
66 Dean Palmer
67 Bobby Higginson
68 Dmitri Young
69 Randall Simon
70 Mitch Meluskey
71 Damion Easley
72 Joe Mays
73 Doug Mientkiewicz
74 Corey Koskie
75 Brad Radke
76 Cristian Guzman
77 Torii Hunter
78 Eric Milton
79 Frank Thomas
80 Paul Konerko
81 Mark Buehrle
82 Magglio Ordonez
83 Carlos Lee
84 Joe Crede
85 Derek Jeter
86 Bernie Williams
87 Mike Mussina
88 Jorge Posada
89 Roger Clemens
90 Jason Giambi
91 Alfonso Soriano
92 Rondell White
93 Jeff Bagwell
94 Lance Berkman
95 Roy Oswalt
96 Richard Hidalgo
97 Wade Miller
98 Craig Biggio
99 Greg Maddux
100 Chipper Jones
101 Gary Sheffield
102 Rafael Furcal
103 Andruw Jones
104 Vinny Castilla
105 Marcus Giles
106 Tom Glavine
107 Richie Sexson
108 Geoff Jenkins
109 Glendon Rusch
110 Eric Young
111 Ben Sheets
112 Alex Sanchez
113 Albert Pujols
114 J.D. Drew
115 Matt Morris
116 Jim Edmonds
117 Tino Martinez
118 Scott Rolen
119 Edgar Renteria
120 Sammy Sosa
121 Kerry Wood
122 Moises Alou
123 Jon Lieber
124 Fred McGriff
125 Juan Cruz
126 Alex Gonzalez
127 Corey Patterson
128 Randy Johnson
129 Luis Gonzalez
130 Steve Finley
131 Matt Williams
132 Curt Schilling
133 Mark Grace
134 Craig Counsell
135 Shawn Green
136 Kevin Brown
137 Hideo Nomo
138 Paul Lo Duca
139 Brian Jordan
140 Eric Karros
141 Adrian Beltre
142 Vladimir Guerrero
143 Fernando Tatis
144 Javier Vazquez
145 Orlando Cabrera
146 Tony Armas
147 Jose Vidro
148 Barry Bonds
149 Rich Aurilia
150 Tsuyoshi Shinjo
151 Jeff Kent
152 Russ Ortiz
153 Jason Schmidt
154 Reggie Sanders
155 Preston Wilson
156 Luis Castillo
157 Charles Johnson
158 Josh Beckett
159 Derrek Lee
160 Mike Lowell
161 Mike Piazza
162 Roberto Alomar
163 Al Leiter
164 Mo Vaughn
165 Jeromy Burnitz
166 Edgardo Alfonzo
167 Roger Cedeno
168 Ryan Klesko
169 Brian Lawrence
170 Sean Burroughs
171 Phil Nevin
172 Ramon Vazquez
173 Mark Kotsay
174 Marlon Anderson
175 Mike Lieberthal
176 Bob Abreu
177 Pat Burrell
178 Robert Person
179 Brandon Duckworth
180 Jimmy Rollins
181 Brian Giles
182 Pokey Reese
183 Kris Benson
184 Aramis Ramirez
185 Jason Kendall
186 Kip Wells
187 Ken Griffey, Jr.
188 Adam Dunn
189 Barry Larkin
190 Sean Casey
191 Austin Kearns
192 Aaron Boone
193 Todd Helton
194 Juan Pierre
195 Mike Hampton
196 Jose Ortiz
197 Larry Walker
198 Juan Uribe
199 Ichiro CL
200 Jason Giambi CL

Rookies

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Each Rookie subset card is serial-numbered to 1750 copies.

201 Franklyn German RC
202 Rodrigo Rosario RC
203 Brandon Puffer RC
204 Kirk Saarloos RC
205 Chris Baker RC*
206 John Ennis RC
207 Luis Martinez RC
208 So Taguchi RC
209 Mike Crudale RC
210 Francis Beltran RC
211 Brandon Backe RC
212 Felix Escalona RC
213 Jose Valverde RC
214 Doug Devore RC
215 Kazuhisa Ishii RC
216 Victor Alvarez RC
217 Ron Calloway RC
218 Eric Good RC*
219 Jorge Nunez RC*
220 Deivis Santos
221 Nelson Castro RC*
222 Matt Thornton RC
223 Jason Simontacchi RC
224 Hansel Izquierdo RC
225 Tyler Yates RC
226 Jaime Cerda RC
227 Satoru Komiyama RC
228 Steve Bechler RC
229 Ben Howard RC
230 Todd Donovan RC*
231 Jorge Padilla RC
232 Eric Junge RC
233 Anderson Machado RC
234 Adrian Burnside RC*
235 Mike Gonzalez RC
236 Josh Hancock RC
237 Anastacio Martinez RC
238 Chris Booker RC
239 Rene Reyes RC
240 Cam Esslinger RC*
241 Oliver Perez RC
242 Tim Kalita RC*
243 Kevin Frederick RC
244 Mitch Wylie RC*
245 Edwin Almonte RC

Parallels

All 245 base cards are available in the following parallels.

Bronze (serial-numbered to 100)
Gold (serial-numbered to 25)

Inserts

Bobbers

Each Hobby box contained one "Bobber" doll. Each player has two Bobbers: Home and Away. The Away Bobbers are easier to find than the Homes.

1 Roberto Alomar A Mets
2 Roberto Alomar H SP Mets
3 Jeff Bagwell Astros
4 Josh Beckett A Marlins
5 Josh Beckett H SP Marlins
6 Barry Bonds A Giants
7 Barry Bonds H SP Giants
8 Sean Burroughs A Padres
9 Sean Burroughs H SP Padres
10 Roger Clemens BOS SP Red Sox
11 Roger Clemens NYY A Yankees
12 Roger Clemens NYY H SP Yankees
13 Joe DiMaggio A Yankees
14 Joe DiMaggio H Yankees
15 Nomar Garciaparra A Red Sox
16 Nomar Garciaparra H SP Red Sox
17 Jason Giambi A Yankees
18 Jason Giambi H SP Yankees
19 Luis Gonzalez A Diamondbacks
20 Luis Gonzalez H SP Diamondbacks
21 Ken Griffey, Jr. SEA SP Mariners
22 Ken Griffey, Jr. A Reds
23 Ken Griffey, Jr. H SP Reds
24 Vladimir Guerrero Expos
25 Kazuhisa Ishii A Dodgers
26 Kazuhisa Ishii H SP Dodgers
27 Derek Jeter A SP Yankees
28 Derek Jeter H SP Yankees
29 Randy Johnson ARI Diamondbacks
30 Randy Johnson MTL Expos
31 Chipper Jones Braves
32 Greg Maddux Braves
33 Mickey Mantle A Yankees
34 Mickey Mantle H SP Yankees
35 Mark McGwire OAK SP Athletics
36 Mark McGwire A Cardinals
37 Mark McGwire H SP Cardinals
38 Mike Piazza LA SP Dodgers
39 Mike Piazza NYM Mets
40 Mark Prior A Cubs
41 Mark Prior H SP Cubs
42 Albert Pujols A Cardinals
43 Albert Pujols H SP Cardinals
44 Alex Rodriguez A Rangers
45 Alex Rodriguez H SP Rangers
46 Ivan Rodriguez A Rangers
47 Ivan Rodriguez H SP Rangers
48 Curt Schilling ARI Diamondbacks
49 Curt Schilling BAL SP Orioles
50 Sammy Sosa CHC A Cubs
51 Sammy Sosa CHC H SP Cubs
52 Sammy Sosa TEX SP Rangers
53 Ichiro A Mariners
54 Ichiro H SP Mariners
55 Frank Thomas A White Sox
56 Frank Thomas H SP White Sox
57 Jim Thome A Indians
58 Jim Thome H SP Indians

Gold

Each Gold Bobber is serial-numbered to the production figures listed below.

1 Joe DiMaggio A 56
2 Joe DiMaggio H 41
3 Mickey Mantle A 77
4 Mickey Mantle H 61

Figure-Heads

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F1 Ichiro Suzuki
F2 Sammy Sosa
F3 Alex Rodriguez
F4 Jason Giambi
F5 Barry Bonds
F6 Chipper Jones
F7 Mike Piazza
F8 Derek Jeter
F9 Nomar Garciaparra
F10 Ken Griffey, Jr.

Playmakers

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P1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
P2 Alex Rodriguez
P3 Sammy Sosa
P4 Derek Jeter
P5 Mike Piazza
P6 Jason Giambi
P7 Barry Bonds
P8 Frank Thomas
P9 Randy Johnson
P10 Chipper Jones
P11 Jeff Bagwell
P12 Vladimir Guerrero
P13 Albert Pujols
P14 Nomar Garciaparra
P15 Ichiro Suzuki
P16 Troy Glaus
P17 Ivan Rodriguez
P18 Carlos Delgado
P19 Greg Maddux
P20 Todd Helton

Autographs & Game-Used

Bobbers Autographs

Each Bobber Autograph has an autographed sticker affixed to the base of the statue near the player's feet. These statues are not serial-numbered, but Upper Deck announced that each player signed a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 100 Bobbers.