2002 Fleer Platinum

Description

2002 Fleer Platinum is a 301-card set released in April, 2002. As with the successful 2001 Fleer Platinum set, the 2002 version was modeled after a previously-released Fleer set -- in this case 1987 Fleer. Also, multiple pack configurations -- each with its own exclusive inserts -- were produced.

Just like many 2002 products, there are no significant rookie cards.

Distribution

Hobby Wax: 24 packs per box, ten cards per pack (MSRP: $3). Six boxes per case.

Retail Wax: 24 packs per box, eight cards per pack. 8 packs per blaster.

Jumbo: 12 packs per box, 25 cards per pack (MSRP: $6). Eight boxes per case. Hobby only.

Rack: Six packs per box, 45 cards per pack (MSRP $10). Two boxes per case. Hobby only.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Wax Odds	Retail Wax Odds	Jumbo Odds	Rack Odds
Short Set	250	-	?	?	?	?
Short Prints	51	-	1:3	1:6	1:2	1:1
Platinum Parallel Base	250	202	?	?	N/A	N/A
Platinum Parallel Shirt Print	51	22	?	?	N/A	N/A
Cornerstones (Non serial-numbered)	40	-	N/A	1:20	1:12	1:6
Cornerstones (Serial-numbered)	40	varies	?	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wheelhouse	20	-	1:12	1:20	N/A	N/A
Clubhouse Memorabilia Single	39	varies	1:32	1:44	N/A	N/A
Clubhouse Memorabilia Combo	39	varies	1:96	1:192	N/A	N/A
Cornerstones Memorabilia	22	25	?	?	?	?
National Patch Time	19	varies	N/A	1:12	N/A	N/A
Fence Busters	22	varies	N/A	N/A	N/A	5:6
Fence Busters Autographs	4	varies	N/A	N/A	N/A	?
2001 Autographics	110	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	1:6
1986 Fleer Update Barry Bonds Buyback Autographs	1	73	?	?	N/A	N/A

Checklist

Base Set

• 1 Garret Anderson
• 2 Randy Johnson
• 3 Chipper Jones
• 4 David Cone
• 5 Corey Patterson
• 6 Carlos Lee
• 7 Barry Larkin
• 8 Jim Thome
• 9 Larry Walker
• 10 Randall Simon
• 11 Charles Johnson
• 12 Richard Hidalgo
• 13 Mark Quinn
• 14 Paul LoDuca
• 15 Cristian Guzman
• 16 Orlando Cabrera
• 17 Al Leiter
• 18 Nick Johnson
• 19 Eric Chavez
• 20 Miguel Tejada
• 21 Mike Lieberthal
• 22 Rob MacKowiak
• 23 Ryan Klesko
• 24 Jeff Kent
• 25 Edgar Martinez
• 26 Steve Kline
• 27 Toby Hall
• 28 Rusty Greer
• 29 Jose Cruz
• 30 Darin Erstad
• 31 Reggie Sanders
• 32 Javy Lopez
• 33 Carl Everett
• 34 Sammy Sosa
• 35 Magglio Ordonez
• 36 Todd Walker
• 37 Omar Vizquel
• 38 Matt Anderson
• 39 Jeff Weaver
• 40 Derrek Lee
• 41 Julio Lugo
• 42 Joe Randa
• 43 Chan Ho Park
• 44 Torii Hunter
• 45 Vladimir Guerrero
• 46 Rey Ordonez
• 47 Tino Martinez
• 48 Johnny Damon
• 49 Barry Zito
• 50 Robert Person
• 51 Aramis Ramirez
• 52 Mark Kotsay
• 53 Jason Schmidt
• 54 Jamie Moyer
• 55 Dave Justice
• 56 Aubrey Huff
• 57 Rick Helling
• 58 Carlos Delgado
• 59 Troy Glaus
• 60 Curt Schilling
• 61 Greg Maddux
• 62 Nomar Garciaparra
• 63 Kerry Wood
• 64 Frank Thomas
• 65 Dmitri Young
• 66 Alex Ochoa
• 67 Jose Macias
• 68 Antonio Alfonseca
• 69 Mike Lowell
• 70 Wade Miller
• 71 Mike Sweeney
• 72 Gary Sheffield
• 73 Corey Koskie
• 74 Lee Stevens
• 75 Jay Payton
• 76 Mike Mussina
• 77 Jermaine Dye
• 78 Bob Abreu
• 79 Scott Rolen
• 80 Todd Ritchie
• 81 D'Angelo Jimenez
• 82 Robb Nen
• 83 John Olerud
• 84 Matt Morris
• 85 Joe Kennedy
• 86 Gabe Kapler
• 87 Chris Carpenter
• 88 David Eckstein
• 89 Matt Williams
• 90 John Smoltz
• 91 Pedro Martinez
• 92 Eric Young
• 93 Jose Valentin
• 94 Erubiel Durazo
• 95 Jeff Cirillo
• 96 Brandon Inge
• 97 Josh Beckett
• 98 Preston Wilson
• 99 Damian Jackson
• 100 Adrian Beltre
• 101 Jeromy Burnitz
• 102 Joe Mays
• 103 Michael Barrett
• 104 Mike Piazza
• 105 Brady Anderson
• 106 Jason Giambi
• 107 Marlon Anderson
• 108 Jimmy Rollins
• 109 Jack Wilson
• 110 Brian Lawrence
• 111 Russ Ortiz
• 112 Kazuhiro Sasaki
• 113 Placido Polanco
• 114 Damian Rolls
• 115 Rafael Palmeiro
• 116 Brad Fullmer
• 117 Tim Salmon
• 118 Tony Womack
• 119 Tony Batista
• 120 Trot Nixon
• 121 Mark Buehrle
• 122 Derek Jeter
• 123 Ellis Burks
• 124 Mike Hampton
• 125 Roger Cedeno
• 126 A.J. Burnett
• 127 Moises Alou
• 128 Billy Wagner
• 129 Kevin Brown
• 130 Jose Hernandez
• 131 Doug Mientkiewicz
• 132 Javier Vazquez
• 133 Tsuyoshi Shinjo
• 134 Andy Pettitte
• 135 Tim Hudson
• 136 Pat Burrell
• 137 Brian Giles
• 138 Kevin Young
• 139 Xavier Nady
• 140 J.T. Snow
• 141 Aaron Sele
• 142 Albert Pujols
• 143 Jason Tyner
• 144 Ivan Rodriguez
• 145 Raul Mondesi
• 146 Matt Lawton
• 147 Rafael Furcal
• 148 Jeff Conine
• 149 Hideo Nomo
• 150 Jose Canseco
• 151 Aaron Boone
• 152 Bartolo Colon
• 153 Todd Helton
• 154 Tony Clark
• 155 Pablo Ozuna
• 156 Jeff Bagwell
• 157 Carlos Beltran
• 158 Shawn Green
• 159 Geoff Jenkins
• 160 Eric Milton
• 161 Jose Vidro
• 162 Robin Ventura
• 163 Jorge Posada
• 164 Terrence Long
• 165 Brandon Duckworth
• 166 Chad Hermansen
• 167 Ben Davis
• 168 Phil Nevin
• 169 Bret Boone
• 170 J.D. Drew
• 171 Edgar Renteria
• 172 Randy Winn
• 173 Alex Rodriguez
• 174 Shannon Stewart
• 175 Steve Finley
• 176 Marcus Giles
• 177 Jay Gibbons
• 178 Manny Ramirez
• 179 Ray Durham
• 180 Sean Casey
• 181 Travis Fryman
• 182 Denny Neagle
• 183 Deivi Cruz
• 184 Luis Castillo
• 185 Lance Berkman
• 186 Dee Brown
• 187 Jeff Shaw
• 188 Mark Loretta
• 189 David Ortiz
• 190 Edgardo Alfonzo
• 191 Roger Clemens
• 192 Mariano Rivera
• 193 Jeremy Giambi
• 194 Johnny Estrada
• 195 Craig Wilson
• 196 Adam Eaton
• 197 Rich Aurilia
• 198 Mike Cameron
• 199 Jim Edmonds
• 200 Fernando Vina
• 201 Greg Vaughn
• 202 Mike Young
• 203 Vernon Wells
• 204 Luis Gonzalez
• 205 Tom Glavine
• 206 Chris Richard
• 207 Jon Lieber
• 208 Keith Foulke
• 209 Rondell White
• 210 Bernie Williams
• 211 Juan Pierre
• 212 Juan Encarnacion
• 213 Ryan Dempster
• 214 Tim Redding
• 215 Jeff Suppan
• 216 Mark Grudzielanek
• 217 Richie Sexson
• 218 Brad Radke
• 219 Armando Benitez
• 220 Orlando Hernandez
• 221 Alfonso Soriano
• 222 Mark Mulder
• 223 Travis Lee
• 224 Jason Kendall
• 225 Trevor Hoffman
• 226 Barry Bonds
• 227 Freddy Garcia
• 228 Darryl Kile
• 229 Ben Grieve
• 230 Frank Catalanotto
• 231 Ruben Sierra
• 232 Homer Bush
• 233 Mark Grace
• 234 Andruw Jones
• 235 Brian Roberts
• 236 Fred McGriff
• 237 Paul Konerko
• 238 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 239 John Burkett
• 240 Juan Uribe
• 241 Bob Higginson
• 242 Cliff Floyd
• 243 Craig Biggio
• 244 Neifi Perez
• 245 Eric Karros
• 246 Ben Sheets
• 247 Tony Armas
• 248 Mo Vaughn
• 249 David Wells
• 250 Juan Gonzalez

Short Prints

Decade of Dominance

• 251 Barry Bonds SP
• 252 Sammy Sosa SP
• 253 Ken Griffey, Jr. SP
• 254 Roger Clemens SP
• 255 Greg Maddux SP
• 256 Chipper Jones SP
• 257 Alex Rodriguez / Derek Jeter / Nomar Garciaparra SP
• 258 Roberto Alomar SP
• 259 Jeff Bagwell SP
• 260 Mike Piazza SP

Building Blocks

• 261 Mark Teixeira SP
• 262 Mark Prior SP
• 263 Alex Escobar SP
• 264 C.C. Sabathia SP
• 265 Drew Henson SP
• 266 Wilson Betemit SP
• 267 Roy Oswalt SP
• 268 Adam Dunn SP
• 269 Bud Smith SP
• 270 Dewon Brazelton SP

Rookies

NOTES:

• Each Rookie features two players EXCEPT #301 (Kaz Ishii) and #302 (So Taguchi) which were late additions to the set. Just like other 2002 sets that included Ishii and Taguchi as late additions (such as 2002 Leaf), in an effort to artificially manufacture extra "buzz" around another two Japanese rookies, Fleer produced these cards in roughly half the quantity as any other dual-player Rookie.

• Due to licensing issues, card #280 (Bill Ortega / Satoru Komiyama) was pulled from the set. Bill Ortega (who had five ABs with the Cardinals in September 2001), was taken off the Cardinals 40-man roster, and as such could no longer be included in any Fleer set. A number of copies of card #280 with Komiyama's picture cut-out (not unlike the 2006 Topps Alex Gordon card) did emerge from packs, but the 2002 Fleer Platinum set is considered complete without it.

• Despite the subset's "Rookie" name, the vast majority of these cards are not "true rookies."

• 271 Brandon Backe / Jason Standridge SP RC
• 272 Wilfredo Rodriguez / Carlos Hernandez SP
• 273 Geronimo Gil / Luis Rivera SP
• 274 Carlos Pena / Jovanny Cedeno SP
• 275 Austin Kearns / Ben Broussard SP
• 276 Jorge De La Rosa / Kenny Kelly SP
• 277 Ryan Drese / Victor Martinez SP
• 278 Joel Pineiro / Nate Cornejo SP
• 279 David Kelton / Carlos Zambrano SP
• 280 Bill Ortega / Satoru Komiyama NOT ISSUED
• 281 Donnie Bridges / Wilkin Ruan SP
• 282 Wily Mo Pena / Brandon Claussen SP
• 283 Jason Jennings / Rene Reyes SP RC
• 284 Shawn Green / Alfredo Amezaga SP
• 285 Eric Hinske / Felipe Lopez SP
• 286 Anderson Machado / Brad Baisley SP RC
• 287 Carlos Garcia / Sean Douglass SP
• 288 Pat Strange / Jae Seo SP
• 289 Marcus Thames / Alex Graman SP
• 290 Matt Childers / Hank Izquierdo SP
• 291 Ron Calloway / Adam Walker SP RC
• 292 J.R. House / J.J. Davis SP
• 293 Ryan Anderson / Rafael Soriano SP
• 294 Mike Bynum / Dennis Tankersley SP
• 295 Kurt Ainsworth / Carlos Valderrama SP
• 296 Bill Hall / Cristian Guerrero SP
• 297 Miguel Olivo / Dan Wright SP
• 298 Marlon Byrd / Jorge Padilla SP RC
• 299 Juan Cruz / Ben Christensen SP
• 300 Adam Johnson / Michael Restovich SP
• 301 So Taguchi SP RC
• 302 Kazuhisa Ishii SP RC

Parallels

Platinum

Card fronts are more glossy

Cards 1-250 are serial numbered to 202 copies while cards 251-302 are serial numbered to 22 copies.

NOTE: Card #280 does not exist.

Inserts

Cornerstones

There were two different versions of the Cornerstones insert produced. A serial-numbered version that was exclusive to Hobby wax packs, and an unnumbered version that was inserted in all other pack types. Unlike a typical parallel, other than a serial-number on the back of the card, there is no other differentiation between the two sets.

For the serial-numbered version, product is as follows.

• Cards #1-#10: serial-numbered to 250 copies.
• Cards #11-#20: serial-numbered to 500 copies.
• Cards #21-#30: serial-numbered to 1000 copies.
• Cards #31-#40: serial-numbered to 2000 copies.

• 1 CS Bill Terry / Johnny Mize
• 2 CS Cal Ripken, Jr. / Eddie Murray
• 3 CS Eddie Mathews / Chipper Jones
• 4 CS Albert Pujols / George Sisler
• 5 CS Sean Casey / Tony Perez
• 6 CS Jimmie Foxx / Scott Rolen
• 7 CS Wade Boggs / George Brett
• 8 CS Rod Carew / Troy Glaus
• 9 CS Jeff Bagwell / Rafael Palmeiro
• 10 CS Willie Stargell / Pie Traynor
• 11 CS Cal Ripken, Jr. / Brooks Robinson
• 12 CS Tony Perez / Ted Kluszewski
• 13 CS Jason Giambi / Don Mattingly
• 14 CS Hank Greenberg / Jimmie Foxx
• 15 CS Ernie Banks / Willie McCovey
• 16 CS Jim Thome / Travis Fryman
• 17 CS Ted Kluszewski / Sean Casey
• 18 CS Gil Hodges / Johnny Mize
• 19 CS Brooks Robinson / Boog Powell
• 20 CS Bill Terry / George Sisler
• 21 CS Wade Boggs / Don Mattingly
• 22 CS Jason Giambi / Carlos Delgado
• 23 CS Willie Stargell / Bill Madlock
• 24 CS Mark Grace / Matt Williams
• 25 CS Paul Molitor / George Brett
• 26 CS Carlos Delgado / Mo Vaughn
• 27 CS Bill Terry / Willie McCovey
• 28 CS Mike Sweeney / George Brett
• 29 CS Eddie Mathews / Ernie Banks
• 30 CS Eric Karros / Gil Hodges
• 31 CS Paul Molitor / Don Mattingly
• 32 CS Brooks Robinson / Rod Carew
• 33 CS Chipper Jones / Albert Pujols
• 34 CS Harry Heilmann / Hank Greenberg
• 35 CS Frank Thomas / Carlos Delgado
• 36 CS Jeff Bagwell / Todd Helton
• 37 CS Rafael Palmeiro / Fred McGriff
• 38 CS Cal Ripken / Wade Boggs
• 39 CS Orlando Cepeda / Willie McCovey
• 40 CS John Olerud / Mark Grace

Wheelhouse

This set is exclusive to Hobby and retail Wax packs.

• 1 WH Derek Jeter
• 2 WH Barry Bonds
• 3 WH Luis Gonzalez
• 4 WH Jason Giambi
• 5 WH Ivan Rodriguez
• 6 WH Mike Piazza
• 7 WH Troy Glaus
• 8 WH Nomar Garciaparra
• 9 WH Juan Gonzalez
• 10 WH Sammy Sosa
• 11 WH Albert Pujols
• 12 WH Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 13 WH Scott Rolen
• 14 WH Jeff Bagwell
• 15 WH Ichiro Suzuki
• 16 WH Todd Helton
• 17 WH Chipper Jones
• 18 WH Alex Rodriguez
• 19 WH Vladimir Guerrero
• 20 WH Manny Ramirez

Autographs & Game-Used

Clubhouse Memorabilia

Clubhouse Memorabilia is exclusive to Hobby and retail Wax packs. Although not serial-numbered, Fleer announced production figures for each card shortly after 2002 Platinum's release.

Single

• Edgardo Alfonzo JSY 1000
• Rick Ankiel JSY 500
• Adrian Beltre JSY 875
• Craig Biggio BAT 600
• Barry Bonds JSY 1000
• Sean Casey JSY 800
• Eric Chavez JSY 1000
• Roger Clemens JSY 1000
• Johnny Damon BAT 700
• Carlos Delgado JSY 750
• J.D. Drew JSY 1000
• Darin Erstad JSY 850
• Nomar Garciaparra JSY 750
• Juan Gonzalez BAT 1000
• Todd Helton JSY 925
• Tim Hudson JSY 825
• Derek Jeter PANTS 1000
• Randy Johnson JSY 1000
• Andruw Jones JSY 1000
• Jason Kendall JSY 1000
• Paul LoDuca JSY 1000
• Greg Maddux JSY 875
• Pedro Martinez JSY 775
• Raul Mondesi BAT 575
• Magglio Ordonez JSY 575
• Mike Piazza JSY 950
• Mike Piazza PANTS 1000
• Manny Ramirez JSY 1000
• Mariano Rivera JSY 725
• Alex Rodriguez JSY 850
• Ivan Rodriguez JSY 1000
• Scott Rolen JSY 120
• Kazuhiro Sasaki JSY 1000
• Curt Schilling JSY 1000
• Gary Sheffield BAT 775
• Gary Sheffield JSY 800
• Frank Thomas JSY 850
• Jim Thome BAT 750
• Omar Vizquel JSY 1000

Combo

• Edgardo Alfonzo BALL-/SY 125
• Rick Ankiel BAT/JSY 200
• Adrian Beltre BALL-/SY 125
• Craig Biggio JSY/BAT 50
• Barry Bonds GLV/JSY 275
• Sean Casey BALL-/SY 125
• Eric Chavez BASE/JSY 325
• Roger Clemens BASE/JSY 325
• Johnny Damon BASE/BAT 175
• Carlos Delgado BAT/JSY 325
• J.D. Drew BALL/JSY 125
• Darin Erstad BAT/JSY 125
• Nomar Garciaparra BASE/JSY 275
• Juan Gonzalez JSY/BAT 75
• Todd Helton JSY/BAT 35
• Tim Hudson BAT/JSY 200
• Derek Jeter BTG GLV/PANTS 200
• Randy Johnson BAT/JSY 125
• Jason Kendall BAT/JSY 50
• Paul LoDuca BALL/JSY 125
• Greg Maddux BALL/JSY 275
• Pedro Martinez BASE/JSY 300
• Raul Mondesi BAT/BTG GLV 75
• Magglio Ordonez BAT/JSY 325
• Mike Piazza BALL/JSY 125
• Mike Piazza BALL/PANTS 125
• Manny Ramirez BASE/JSY 350
• Mariano Rivera BASE/JSY 175
• Alex Rodriguez BASE/JSY 300
• Ivan Rodriguez BTG GLV/GLV 100
• Scott Rolen BALL/JSY 125
• Kazuhiro Sasaki BASE/JSY 350
• Curt Schilling BALL/JSY 125
• Gary Sheffield BALL/BAT 125
• Gary Sheffield BALL/JSY 125
• Frank Thomas BASE/JSY 275
• Jim Thome BASE/BAT 275
• Omar Vizquel BASE/JSY 300
• Andruw Jones BTG GLV/JSY 100

Cornerstones Memorabilia

Each Cornerstones Memorabilia is serial-numbered to 25 copies and inserted into all pack types.

• Bill Terry / Johnny Mize BAT/BAT
• Cal Ripken, Jr. / Eddie Murray JSY/JSY
• Eddie Mathews / Chipper Jones BAT/JSY
• Sean Casey / Tony Perez JSY/BAT
• Jimmie Foxx / Scott Rolen BAT/JSY
• Wade Boggs / George Brett JSY/JSY
• Jeff Bagwell / Rafael Palmeiro BAT/JSY
• Cal Ripken, Jr. / Brooks Robinson JSY/BAT
• Tony Perez / Ted Kluszewski BAT/JSY
• Hank Greenberg / Jimmy Foxx BAT/BAT
• Jim Thome / Travis Fryman BAT/BAT
• Ted Kluszewski / Sean Casey JSY/JSY
• Wade Boggs / Don Mattingly JSY/JSY
• Paul Molitor / George Brett JSY/JSY
• Bill Terry / Willie McCovey BAT/JSY
• Mike Sweeney / George Brett BAT/JSY
• Paul Molitor / Don Mattingly JSY/JSY
• Frank Thomas / Carlos Delgado JSY/JSY
• Jeff Bagwell / Todd Helton BAT/JSY
• Rafael Palmeiro / Fred McGriff
• Cal Ripken, Jr. / Wade Boggs JSY/JSY
• Orlando Cepeda / Willie McCovey JSY/JSY
• John Olerud / Mark Grace JSY/JSY

National Patch Time

National Patch Time is exclusive to Jumbo packs. Although not serial-numbered, Fleer announced production figures for each card shortly after 2002 Platinum's release.

• Barry Bonds 75
• Pat Burrell 285
• Jose Canseco 150
• Carlos Delgado 70
• J.D. Drew 210
• Adam Dunn 75
• Darin Erstad 315
• Juan Gonzalez 50
• Todd Helton 110
• Derek Jeter 65
• Greg Maddux 775
• Pedro Martinez 45
• Magglio Ordonez 85
• Manny Ramirez 100
• Cal Ripken, Jr. 350
• Alex Rodriguez 325
• Ivan Rodriguez 225
• Kazuhiro Sasaki 310
• Miguel Tejada 55

Fence Busters

One Fence Busters or 2001 Autographic was inserted into each rack pack. Although not serial-numbered, Fleer announced production figures for each card shortly after 2002 Platinum's release.

NOTE: The Jeff Bagwell card packed out as an exchange card which expired April 30th, 2003.

• Roberto Alomar 800
• Moises Alou 800
• Jeff Bagwell EXCH 400
• Barry Bonds 700
• J.D. Drew 800
• Jim Edmonds 500
• Brian Giles 700
• Luis Gonzalez 625
• Shawn Green 800
• Todd Helton 675
• Derek Jeter 400
• Andruw Jones 800
• Chipper Jones 800
• Tino Martinez 800
• Rafael Palmeiro 800
• Mike Piazza 800
• Manny Ramirez 800
• Alex Rodriguez 675
• Miguel Tejada 700
• Frank Thomas 800
• Jim Thome 800
• Larry Walker 750

Autographs

Exclusive to rack packs, each Fence Busters Autograph is autographed and hand-numbered to the number of home runs the player hit in the 2001 season. All four cards packed out as exchange cards which expired April 30th, 2003.

• Jeff Bagwell EXCH 39
• Barry Bonds EXCH 73
• Derek Jeter EXCH 21
• Miguel Tejada EXCH 31

2001 Autographics

One 2001 Fleer Autographics card, or Fencebusters bat card was inserted into every 2002 Fleer Platinum rack pack.

1986 Fleer Update Barry Bonds Buyback Autographs

Randomly inserted into Hobby and retail Wax packs were 73 exchange cards good for an autographed and hand-numbered copy of Barry Bonds's 1986 Fleer Update XRC. Each exchange card expired April 30th, 2003.

• NNO Barry Bonds (1986 Exchange)
• NNO Barry Bonds (Autographed)