2014 Bowman Sterling
Description
2014 Bowman Sterling is a 50-card set, supplemented by a 50-card "Prospects" insert set, released December 31, 2014. Each four-card pack will yield three autographs.
Distribution
Six packs plus one Purple Wave Refractor per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $50). Eight boxes per case. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 50 | - | ? |
| Refractor | 50 | 199 | ? |
| Magenta Refractor | 50 | 50 | ? |
| Purple Refractor | 50 | 50 | ? |
| Japan-Fractor | 50 | 25 | J |
| Blue Refractor | 50 | 25 | ? |
| Black Atomic Refractor | 50 | 10 | ? |
| Canary Diamond Refractor | 50 | 3 | ? |
| Red Refractor | 50 | one-of-one | ? |
| SuperFractor | 50 | one-of-one | ? |
| Japan Atomic Refractor | 50 | one-of-one | J |
| Printing Plates | 50 | four for each | ? |
| Prospects | 50 | - | ? |
| Prospects Refractor | 50 | 199 | ? |
| Prospects Magenta Refractor | 50 | 50 | ? |
| Prospects Purple Refractor | 50 | 50 | ? |
| Prospects Japan-Fractor | 50 | 25 | J |
| Prospects Blue Refractor | 50 | 25 | ? |
| Prospects Black Atomic Refractor | 50 | 10 | ? |
| Prospects Canary Diamond Refractor | 50 | 3 | ? |
| Prospects Red Refractor | 50 | one-of-one | ? |
| Prospects SuperFractor | 50 | one-of-one | ? |
| Prospects Japan Atomic Refractor | 50 | one-of-one | J |
| Prospects Printing Plates | 50 | four for each | ? |
| Purple Wave Refractors Box Toppers | 20 | 50 | * |
| Black Wave Refractors Box Toppers | 20 | 35 | * |
| Blue Wave Refractors Box Toppers | 20 | 5 | * |
| Red Wave Refractors Box Toppers | 20 | one-of-one | * |
| 1989 Bowman Is Back Silver Diamond Refractors | 25 | - | 1:6 |
| Asia Exclusive Die-Cut Refractors | 10 | 25 | J |
| Asia Exclusive Die-Cut Jerseys | 10 | 10 | J |
| Rookie Autographs | 22 | - | ? |
| Rookie Autographs Refractor | 22 | 150 | ? |
| Rookie Autographs Green Refractor | 22 | 125 | ? |
| Rookie Autographs Magenta Refractor | 22 | 99 | ? |
| Rookie Autographs Orange Refractor | 22 | 75 | ? |
| Rookie Autographs Purple Refractor | 22 | 50 | ? |
| Rookie Autographs Blue Refractor | 22 | 25 | ? |
| Rookie Autographs Black Atomic Refractor | 22 | 10 | ? |
| Rookie Autographs Japan-Fractor | 22 | 5 | J |
| Rookie Autographs Canary Diamond Refractor | 22 | 3 | ? |
| Rookie Autographs Red Refractor | 22 | one-of-one | ? |
| Rookie Autographs SuperFractor | 22 | one-of-one | ? |
| Rookie Autographs Japan Atomic Refractor | 22 | one-of-one | J |
| Rookie Autographs Printing Plates | 22 | four for each | ? |
| Prospect Autographs | 78 | - | ? |
| Prospect Autographs Refractor | 78 | 150 | ? |
| Prospect Autographs Green Refractor | 78 | 125 | ? |
| Prospect Autographs Magenta Refractor | 78 | 99 | ? |
| Prospect Autographs Orange Refractor | 78 | 75 | ? |
| Prospect Autographs Purple Refractor | 78 | 50 | ? |
| Prospect Autographs Blue Refractor | 78 | 25 | ? |
| Prospect Autographs Black Atomic Refractor | 78 | 10 | ? |
| Prospect Autographs Japan-Fractor | 78 | 5 | J |
| Prospect Autographs Canary Diamond Refractor | 78 | 3 | ? |
| Prospect Autographs Red Refractor | 78 | one-of-one | ? |
| Prospect Autographs SuperFractor | 78 | one-of-one | ? |
| Prospect Autographs Japan Atomic Refractor | 78 | one-of-one | J |
| Prospect Autographs Printing Plates | 78 | four for each | ? |
| 1989 Bowman is Back Autographs | 7 | ? | ? |
| Bowman Black Collection | 12 | 25 | ? |
| Dual Refractor Autographs | 5 | 35 | ? |
| Autograph Showcase | 8 | 25 | ? |
| Die-Cut Autographs | 19 | 50 | ? |
| Die-Cut Autographs Blue Refractor | 19 | 30 | ? |
| Die-Cut Autographs Japan-Fractor | 19 | 5 | J |
| Die-Cut Autographs Red Refractor | 19 | 5 | ? |
| Die-Cut Autographs SuperFractor | 19 | one-of-one | ? |
| Silver Autographs | 8 | one-of-one | ? |
| Asia Exclusive Autographs | 3 | 100 | J |
* One per sealed box.
J: Distributed exclusively to Japanese/Asian markets.
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Jose Abreu
- 2 Alex Guerrero
- 3 Andrew Heaney
- 4 Eddie Butler
- 5 Joe Panik
- 6 Luis Sardinas
- 7 Taijuan Walker
- 8 Yordano Ventura
- 9 Andrew Susac
- 10 Billy Hamilton
- 11 Chase Anderson
- 12 Jesse Hahn
- 13 Arismendy Alcantara
- 14 Cam Bedrosian
- 15 Erisbel Arruebarrena
- 16 Rougned Odor
- 17 Mookie Betts
- 18 Xander Bogaerts
- 19 Michael Choice
- 20 George Springer
- 21 Jonathan Schoop
- 22 Rafael Montero
- 23 Tommy La Stella
- 24 Jacob deGrom
- 25 Masahiro Tanaka
- 26 Nick Castellanos
- 27 James Paxton
- 28 Kennys Vargas
- 29 Travis d'Arnaud
- 30 Oscar Taveras
- 31 Danny Santana
- 32 Kolten Wong
- 33 Aaron Sanchez
- 34 Matt Davidson
- 35 Jimmy Nelson
- 36 Chris Owings
- 37 Kyle Parker
- 38 Josmil Pinto
- 39 Stefen Romero
- 40 Jon Singleton
- 41 C.J. Cron
- 42 Marcus Stroman
- 43 Yangervis Solarte
- 44 Zach Walters
- 45 Jake Marisnick
- 46 Ken Giles
- 47 Christian Bethancourt
- 48 Roenis Elias
- 49 Garin Cecchini
- 50 Gregory Polanco
Parallels
All 50 base cards are available in the following parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Magenta Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Japan-Fractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies; exclusive to packs distributed to Asia)
- Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Black Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)
- Canary Diamond Refractor (serial-numbered to three copies)
- Red Refractor (one-of-one)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- Japan Atomic Refractor (one-of-one; exclusive to packs distributed to Asia)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each)
Inserts
Prospects
All 50 Prospects are available in the following parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Magenta Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Japan-Fractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies; exclusive to packs distributed to Asia)
- Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Black Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)
- Canary Diamond Refractor (serial-numbered to three copies)
- Red Refractor (one-of-one)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- Japan Atomic Refractor (one-of-one; exclusive to packs distributed to Asia)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each)
- BSP-1 Kris Bryant
- BSP-2 Francisco Lindor
- BSP-3 Aaron Nola
- BSP-4 J.P. Crawford
- BSP-5 Miguel Sano
- BSP-6 Alex Meyer
- BSP-7 Nick Howard
- BSP-8 Kodi Medeiros
- BSP-9 Jon Gray
- BSP-10 Joey Gallo
- BSP-11 Braden Shipley
- BSP-12 Robert Stephenson
- BSP-13 Luis Severino
- BSP-14 Alex Jackson
- BSP-15 Hunter Harvey
- BSP-16 Sean Newcomb
- BSP-17 Nick Gordon
- BSP-18 Colin Moran
- BSP-19 Mark Appel
- BSP-20 Carlos Correa
- BSP-21 Jorge Soler
- BSP-22 Michael Conforto
- BSP-23 Tyler Glasnow
- BSP-24 Jorge Alfaro
- BSP-25 Jeff Hoffman
- BSP-26 Joc Pederson
- BSP-27 Clint Frazier
- BSP-28 David Dahl
- BSP-29 Tyler Kolek
- BSP-30 Addison Russell
- BSP-31 Henry Owens
- BSP-32 Julio Urias
- BSP-33 Maikel Franco
- BSP-34 Blake Swihart
- BSP-35 Tyler Beede
- BSP-36 Trea Turner
- BSP-37 Erick Fedde
- BSP-38 Kohl Stewart
- BSP-39 Austin Meadows
- BSP-40 Kyle Schwarber
- BSP-41 Kyle Zimmer
- BSP-42 Max Pentecost
- BSP-43 Brandon Finnegan
- BSP-44 Javier Baez
- BSP-45 Noah Syndergaard
- BSP-46 Archie Bradley
- BSP-47 Dominic Smith
- BSP-48 Lucas Giolito
- BSP-49 Kyle Freeland
- BSP-50 Byron Buxton
Purple Wave Refractors Box Toppers
Each Purple Wave Refractor Box Topper is serial-numbered to 50 copies, and available in the following parallels.
- Black Wave (serial-numbered to 35 copies)
- Blue Wave (serial-numbered to 5 copies)
- Red Wave (one-of-one)
- BBT-AB Archie Bradley
- BBT-AJ Alex Jackson
- BBT-AR Addison Russell
- BBT-BB Byron Buxton
- BBT-CC Carlos Correa
- BBT-FL Francisco Lindor
- BBT-HH Hunter Harvey
- BBT-JB Javier Baez
- BBT-JG Jon Gray
- BBT-JS Jorge Soler
- BBT-KB Kris Bryant
- BBT-KS Kyle Schwarber
- BBT-LG Lucas Giolito
- BBT-NG Nick Gordon
- BBT-TK Tyler Kolek
- BBT-GP Gregory Polanco
- BBT-GS George Springer
- BBT-JA Jose Abreu
- BBT-MT Masahiro Tanaka
- BBT-OT Oscar Taveras
1989 Bowman Is Back Silver Diamond Refractors
See 2014 Bowman 1989 Bowman is Back.
Asia Exclusive Die-Cut Refractors
This ten-card set, featuring five cards each of Yu Darvish and Masahiro Tanaka was randomly inserted in packs distributed in the Asian market. Each card is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
- YD1 Yu Darvish
- YD2 Yu Darvish
- YD3 Yu Darvish
- YD4 Yu Darvish
- YD5 Yu Darvish
- MT1 Masahiro Tanaka
- MT2 Masahiro Tanaka
- MT3 Masahiro Tanaka
- MT4 Masahiro Tanaka
- MT5 Masahiro Tanaka
Game-Used
Asia Exclusive Die-Cut Jerseys
This ten-card set parallels the Asian-exclusive insert (see above). Each card is serial-numbered to ten.
Autographs
Rookie Autographs
Each Rookie Autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
- Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 125 copies)
- Magenta Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
- Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Black Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)
- Japan-Fractor (serial-numbered to 5 copies; exclusive to packs distributed to Asia)
- Canary Diamond Refractor (serial-numbered to 3 copies)
- Red Refractor (one-of-one)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- Japan Atomic Refractor (one-of-one; exclusive to packs distributed to Asia)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each)
- BSRA-AA Arismendy Alcantara
- BSRA-AH Andrew Heaney
- BSRA-ASU Andrew Susac
- BSRA-BH Billy Hamilton
- BSRA-CB Cam Bedrosian
- BSRA-CC C.J. Cron
- BSRA-CO Chris Owings
- BSRA-GC Garin Cecchini
- BSRA-GP Gregory Polanco
- BSRA-GS George Springer
- BSRA-JA Jose Abreu
- BSRA-JAG Jesus Aguilar
- BSRA-JN Jimmy Nelson
- BSRA-JPA Joe Panik
- BSRA-MB Mookie Betts
- BSRA-NC Nick Castellanos
- BSRA-OT Oscar Taveras
- BSRA-RE Roenis Elias
- BSRA-RO Rougned Odor
- BSRA-TL Tommy La Stella
- BSRA-YS Yangervis Solarte
- BSRA-YV Yordano Ventura
Prospect Autographs
Each Prospect Autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
- Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 125 copies)
- Magenta Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
- Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Black Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)
- Japan-Fractor (serial-numbered to 5 copies; exclusive to packs distributed to Asia)
- Canary Diamond Refractor (serial-numbered to 3 copies)
- Red Refractor (one-of-one)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- Japan Atomic Refractor (one-of-one; exclusive to packs distributed to Asia)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each)
- BSPA-AA Albert Almora
- BSPA-AB Archie Bradley
- BSPA-ABL Alex Blandino
- BSPA-AC A.J. Cole
- BSPA-AH Alen Hanson
- BSPA-AJ Alex Jackson
- BSPA-AME Austin Meadows
- BSPA-AN Aaron Northcraft
- BSPA-ANO Aaron Nola
- BSPA-BB Byron Buxton
- BSPA-BD Braxton Davidson
- BSPA-BF Brandon Finnegan
- BSPA-BS Blake Swihart
- BSPA-BZ Bradley Zimmer
- BSPA-CC Carlos Correa
- BSPA-CE C.J. Edwards
- BSPA-CF Clint Frazier
- BSPA-CM Colin Moran
- BSPA-CT Cole Tucker
- BSPA-CV Chase Vallot
- BSPA-DDE Delino DeShields Jr.
- BSPA-DF Derek Fisher
- BSPA-DH Derek Hill
- BSPA-DS Dominic Smith
- BSPA-EF Erick Fedde
- BSPA-ER Eduardo Rodriguez
- BSPA-ERO Eddie Rosario
- BSPA-FG Foster Griffin
- BSPA-FL Francisco Lindor
- BSPA-GCE Gavin Cecchini
- BSPA-GH Grant Holmes
- BSPA-GM Gareth Morgan
- BSPA-GS Gary Sanchez
- BSPA-HH Hunter Harvey
- BSPA-HO Henry Owens
- BSPA-JA Jorge Alfaro
- BSPA-JAG Jacob Gatewood
- BSPA-JB Jorge Bonifacio
- BSPA-JBA Javier Baez
- BSPA-JC J.P. Crawford
- BSPA-JF Jack Flaherty
- BSPA-JGA Joey Gallo
- BSPA-JH Jason Hursh
- BSPA-JHO Jeff Hoffman
- BSPA-JN Justin Nicolino
- BSPA-JPE Jose Peraza
- BSPA-JS Justus Sheffield
- BSPA-KC Kyle Crick
- BSPA-KF Kyle Freeland
- BSPA-KSC Kyle Schwarber
- BSPA-KV Kennys Vargas
- BSPA-LG Lucas Giolito
- BSPA-LO Luis Ortiz
- BSPA-LS Luis Severino
- BSPA-LSI Lucas Sims
- BSPA-LW Luke Weaver
- BSPA-MBA Matt Barnes
- BSPA-MC Michael Conforto
- BSPA-MF Michael Foltynewicz
- BSPA-MG Mitch Gueller
- BSPA-MIC Michael Chavis
- BSPA-MJ Micah Johnson
- BSPA-MK Michael Kopech
- BSPA-MP Max Pentecost
- BSPA-MPA Mike Papi
- BSPA-MS Miguel Sano
- BSPA-NG Nick Gordon
- BSPA-NH Nick Howard
- BSPA-NS Noah Syndergaard
- BSPA-RA Raul Alcantara
- BSPA-RS Robert Stephenson
- BSPA-SC Sean Coyle
- BSPA-SN Sean Newcomb
- BSPA-SP Stephen Piscotty
- BSPA-TB Tyler Beede
- BSPA-TG Tyler Glasnow
- BSPA-TK Tyler Kolek
- BSPA-TM Tom Murphy
1989 Bowman is Back Autographs
See 2014 Bowman 1989 Bowman is Back.
Bowman Black Collection
See 2014 Bowman Black Collection.
Autograph Showcase
Each Autograph Showcase is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
- SAS-BB Byron Buxton
- SAS-CC Carlos Correa
- SAS-GP Gregory Polanco
- SAS-JA Jose Abreu
- SAS-JB Javier Baez
- SAS-NG Nick Gordon
- SAS-TK Tyler Kolek
- SAS-YP Yasiel Puig
Die-Cut Autographs
Each Die-Cut Autograph is serial-numbered to 50 copies and available in the following parallels.
- Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 30 copies)
- Japan-Fractor (serial-numbered to 5 copies; exclusive to packs distributed in Asia)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 5 copies)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- SA-AB Archie Bradley
- SA-AJ Alex Jackson
- SA-AN Aaron Nola
- SA-BB Byron Buxton
- SA-CC Carlos Correa
- SA-CF Clint Frazier
- SA-FL Francisco Lindor
- SA-GP Gregory Polanco
- SA-GS George Springer
- SA-JA Jose Abreu
- SA-JB Javier Baez
- SA-JSO Jorge Soler
- SA-KS Kyle Schwarber
- SA-LG Lucas Giolito
- SA-MB Mookie Betts
- SA-MS Miguel Sano
- SA-NG Nick Gordon
- SA-NS Noah Syndergaard
- SA-TK Tyler Kolek
Silver Autographs
Each Silver Autograph is a one-of-one.
- SS-BB Byron Buxton
- SS-CC Carlos Correa
- SS-GP Gregory Polanco
- SS-JA Jose Abreu
- SS-JB Javier Baez
- SS-NG Nick Gordon
- SS-TK Tyler Kolek
- SS-YP Yasiel Puig
Dual Refractor Autographs
Each Dual Refractor Autograph is serial-numbered to 35 copies and also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Black Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
- Canary Diamond Refractor (serial-numbered to three)
- Red Refractor (one-of-one)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
- BDA-BT Byron Buxton / Oscar Taveras
- BDA-GS Miguel Sano / Nick Gordon
- BDA-KH Andrew Heaney / Tyler Kolek
- BDA-SC George Springer / Carlos Correa
- BDA-SP Yasiel Puig / Jorge Soler
Asia Exclusive Autographs
These three autographs were inserted into packs distributed to the Japanese/Asian market. Each is serial-numbered to 100 copies.
- AEA-DM Daisuke Matsuzaka 100
- AEA-GK Gosuke Katoh 100
- AEA-HK Hiroki Kuroda 100
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