2018 Bowman's Best
Description
2018 Bowman's Best was released December 19th, 2018, and was the final product released by Topps for the year. The base set consists of 70 cards supplemented by a 29-card "Top Prospects" subset. Each pack will yield one Refractor parallel, and each 12-pack Hobby box will have four autographs.
Distribution
Two, six-pack miniboxes per box, five cards per pack. Eight boxes per case. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 70 | - | ? |
| Top Prospects | 29 | - | ? |
| Refractor | 99 | - | REF |
| Atomic Refractor | 99 | - | 1:12 REF |
| Purple Refractor | 99 | 250 | 1:20 REF |
| Blue Refractor | 99 | 150 | 1:33 REF |
| Green Refractor | 99 | 99 | 1:50 REF |
| Gold Refractor | 99 | 50 | 1:99 REF |
| Orange Refractor | 99 | 25 | 1:197 REF |
| Red Refractor | 99 | 10 | 1:492 REF |
| Superfractor | 99 | one-of-one | 1:4845 REF |
| 1998 Best Performers Refractor | 40 | - | 1:3 |
| 1998 Best Performers Atomic Refractor | 40 | - | 1:48 |
| 1998 Best Performers Gold Refractor | 40 | 50 | 1:246 |
| 1998 Best Performers SuperFractor | 40 | one-of-one | 1:12,050 |
| Early Indications Refractor | 30 | - | 1:4 |
| Early Indications Atomic Refractor | 30 | - | 1:48 |
| Early Indications Gold Refractor | 30 | 50 | 1:328 |
| Early Indications SuperFractor | 30 | one-of-one | 1:15,664 |
| Neophyte Sensations Refractor | 10 | - | 1:18 |
| Neophyte Sensations Atomic Refractor | 10 | - | 1:192 |
| Neophyte Sensations Gold Refractor | 10 | 50 | 1:982 |
| Neophyte Sensations SuperFractor | 10 | one-of-one | 1:46,992 |
| Power Producers Refractor | 20 | - | 1:6 |
| Power Producers Atomic Refractor | 20 | - | 1:96 |
| Power Producers Gold Refractor | 20 | 50 | 1:492 |
| Power Producers SuperFractor | 20 | one-of-one | 1:23,496 |
| Best of 2018 Early Form Autographs | 87 | - | AU |
| Best of 2018 Early Form Autographs Refractor | 87 | - | 1:20 AU |
| Best of 2018 Early Form Autographs Green Refractor | 87 | 99 | 1:61 AU |
| Best of 2018 Early Form Autographs Gold Refractor | 87 | 50 | 1:115 AU |
| Best of 2018 Early Form Autographs Atomic Refractor | 87 | 25 | 1:227 AU |
| Best of 2018 Early Form Autographs Red Refractor | 87 | 10 | 1:567 AU |
| Best of 2018 Early Form Autographs SuperFractor | 87 | one-of-one | 1:5595 AU |
| Best of 2018 Early Form Autographs Printing Plates | 87 | four for each | 1:1442 AU |
| 1998 Best Performers Autographs | 35 | varies | 1:121 AU |
| 1998 Best Performers Autographs Gold Refractor | 35 | 50 | 1:321 AU |
| 1998 Best Performers Autographs Atomic Refractor | 35 | 25 | 1:551 AU |
| 1998 Best Performers Autographs SuperFractor | 35 | one-of-one | 1:13,054 AU |
| Early Indications Autographs | 24 | 100 | 1:193 AU |
| Early Indications Autographs Gold Refractor | 24 | 50 | 1:386 AU |
| Early Indications Autographs Atomic Refractor | 24 | 25 | 1:770 AU |
| Early Indications Autographs SuperFractor | 24 | one-of-one | 1:18,797 AU |
| Neophyte Sensations Autographs | 8 | 99 | 1:512 AU |
| Neophyte Sensations Autographs SuperFractor | 8 | one-of-one | 1:46,992 AU |
| Power Producers Autographs | 13 | varies | 1:487 AU |
| Power Producers Autographs SuperFractor | 13 | one-of-one | 1:33,566 AU |
| Dual Autographs | 8 | 25 | 1:2398 AU |
| Dual Autographs Atomic Refractor | 8 | 10 | 1:4796 AU |
| Dual Autographs SuperFractor | 8 | one-of-one | 1:46,992 AU |
- REF: One Refractor parallel per pack.
- AU: Odds of finding an Autograph: 1:3/packs.
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Shohei Ohtani RC
- 2 Walker Buehler RC
- 3 George Springer
- 4 Rafael Devers RC
- 5 Bryce Harper
- 6 Andrew McCutchen
- 7 Chris Sale
- 8 Cody Bellinger
- 9 Austin Meadows RC
- 10 Manny Machado
- 11 Carlos Correa
- 12 Fernando Romero RC
- 13 Carlos Carrasco
- 14 Craig Kimbrel
- 15 Justin Verlander
- 16 Khris Davis
- 17 Mookie Betts
- 18 Francisco Lindor
- 19 Jose Ramirez
- 20 Brian Dozier
- 21 Harrison Bader RC
- 22 Andrew Benintendi
- 23 Dustin Fowler RC
- 24 Joey Votto
- 25 Aaron Judge
- 26 Nick Williams RC
- 27 Jose Altuve
- 28 Josh Donaldson
- 29 Juan Soto RC
- 30 Amed Rosario RC
- 31 Luis Severino
- 32 Didi Gregorius
- 33 Alex Verdugo RC
- 34 Jose Abreu
- 35 Trea Turner
- 36 Rhys Hoskins RC
- 37 Victor Robles RC
- 38 J.P. Crawford RC
- 39 Justin Upton
- 40 Mike Soroka RC
- 41 Jack Flaherty RC
- 42 Jacob deGrom
- 43 Eddie Rosario
- 44 Jean Segura
- 45 Aroldis Chapman
- 46 Clint Frazier RC
- 47 Charlie Blackmon
- 48 J.D. Martinez
- 49 Miguel Andujar RC
- 50 Gleyber Torres RC
- 51 Ronald Acuña, Jr. RC
- 52 Anthony Rizzo
- 53 Freddie Freeman
- 54 Ozzie Albies RC
- 55 Willy Adames RC
- 56 Francisco Mejia RC
- 57 Nolan Arenado
- 58 Giancarlo Stanton
- 59 Clayton Kershaw
- 60 Scott Kingery RC
- 61 Corey Kluber
- 62 Brian Anderson RC
- 63 Max Scherzer
- 64 Paul Goldschmidt
- 65 Mike Trout
- 66 Javier Baez
- 67 Christian Yelich
- 68 Whit Merrifield
- 69 Blake Snell
- 70 Noah Syndergaard
Top Prospects
NOTE: Copies of card #TP-28 have yet to surface. We believe it was pulled from production.
- TP-1 Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
- TP-2 Mitch Keller
- TP-3 Kyle Tucker
- TP-4 Michael Kopech
- TP-5 Austin Riley
- TP-6 Jo Adell
- TP-7 Eloy Jimenez
- TP-8 Alec Bohm
- TP-9 Logan Gilbert
- TP-10 Justus Sheffield
- TP-11 Sixto Sanchez
- TP-12 Connor Scott
- TP-13 Brendan Rodgers
- TP-14 Jonathan India
- TP-15 Jarred Kelenic
- TP-16 Nick Madrigal
- TP-17 Matthew Liberatore
- TP-18 Royce Lewis
- TP-19 Taylor Trammell
- TP-20 Travis Swaggerty
- TP-21 Grayson Rodriguez
- TP-22 Alek Thomas
- TP-23 Ryan Weathers
- TP-24 Fernando Tatis, Jr.
- TP-25 Brendan McKay
- TP-26 Jordyn Adams
- TP-27 Jordan Groshans
- TP-29 Triston Casas
- TP-30 Casey Mize
Parallels
All 70 base cards and all 29 Top Prospects are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor
- Atomic Refractor
- Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
- Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
- Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
- Superfractor (one-of-one)
Inserts
NOTE: All inserts are Refractors and available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Atomic Refractor
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Superfractor (one-of-one)
1998 Best Performers
- 98BP-AB Alec Bohm
- 98BP-AM Austin Meadows
- 98BP-AR Anthony Rizzo
- 98BP-ARO Alex Rodriguez
- 98BP-BM Brendan McKay
- 98BP-BS Brady Singer
- 98BP-BT Brice Turang
- 98BP-CM Casey Mize
- 98BP-CSC Connor Scott
- 98BP-DG Didi Gregorius
- 98BP-EF Estevan Florial
- 98BP-FL Francisco Lindor
- 98BP-GM Greg Maddux
- 98BP-GR Grayson Rodriguez
- 98BP-GT Gleyber Torres
- 98BP-HG Hunter Greene
- 98BP-JA Jordyn Adams
- 98BP-JAD Jo Adell
- 98BP-JC Jose Canseco
- 98BP-JG Jordan Groshans
- 98BP-JI Jonathan India
- 98BP-JK Jarred Kelenic
- 98BP-JS Juan Soto
- 98BP-KB Kris Bryant
- 98BP-ML Matthew Liberatore
- 98BP-MM Mark McGwire
- 98BP-MT Mike Trout
- 98BP-NM Nick Madrigal
- 98BP-NN Noah Naylor
- 98BP-OA Ozzie Albies
- 98BP-PM Pedro Martinez
- 98BP-RAJ Ronald Acuña, Jr.
- 98BP-RC Roger Clemens
- 98BP-RH Rhys Hoskins
- 98BP-RJ Randy Johnson
- 98BP-RL Royce Lewis
- 98BP-RW Ryan Weathers
- 98BP-SO Shohei Ohtani
- 98BP-TS Travis Swaggerty
- 98BP-WA Willy Adames
Early Indications
- EI-1 Fernando Tatis, Jr.
- EI-2 Keston Hiura
- EI-3 Luis Robert
- EI-4 Brandon Marsh
- EI-5 Cristian Pache
- EI-6 Jose Siri
- EI-7 Brendan McKay
- EI-8 Hunter Greene
- EI-9 Franklin Perez
- EI-10 Brent Rooker
- EI-11 Jeter Downs
- EI-12 Kevin Kramer
- EI-13 Estevan Florial
- EI-14 MacKenzie Gore
- EI-15 Jeren Kendall
- EI-16 Pavin Smith
- EI-17 Corbin Burnes
- EI-18 Jesus Luzardo
- EI-19 Carter Kieboom
- EI-20 Keibert Ruiz
- EI-21 Jo Adell
- EI-22 Jose Albertos
- EI-23 Justin Williams
- EI-24 Heliot Ramos
- EI-25 Yordan Alvarez
- EI-26 Colton Welker
- EI-27 Luis Urias
- EI-28 Adbert Alzolay
- EI-29 Michel Baez
- EI-30 Royce Lewis
Neophyte Sensations
- NS-AR Amed Rosario
- NS-GT Gleyber Torres
- NS-JS Juan Soto
- NS-MA Miguel Andujar
- NS-OA Ozzie Albies
- NS-RAJ Ronald Acuña, Jr.
- NS-RD Rafael Devers
- NS-RH Rhys Hoskins
- NS-SO Shohei Ohtani
- NS-WB Walker Buehler
Power Producers
- PP-AB Alec Bohm
- PP-AJ Aaron Judge
- PP-AR Anthony Rizzo
- PP-BH Bryce Harper
- PP-BM Brendan McKay
- PP-EJ Eloy Jimenez
- PP-GT Gleyber Torres
- PP-JA Jo Adell
- PP-JAL Jose Altuve
- PP-JK Jarred Kelenic
- PP-JS Juan Soto
- PP-KL Kyle Lewis
- PP-MT Mike Trout
- PP-NG Nolan Gorman
- PP-RAJ Ronald Acuña, Jr.
- PP-RH Rhys Hoskins
- PP-SO Shohei Ohtani
- PP-TC Triston Casas
- PP-TL Trevor Larnach
- PP-VGJ Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
Autographs
Best of 2018 Early Form Autographs
Each Best of 2018 Early Form Autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor
- Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Gold Refractor (serial–numbered to 50 copies)
- Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
- Superfractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
- B18-AA Adbert Alzolay
- B18-AAL Aramis Ademan
- B18-ABO Alec Bohm
- B18-AG Andres Gimenez
- B18-AJ Aaron Judge
- B18-AM Austin Meadows
- B18-AR Anthony Rizzo
- B18-ARO Amed Rosario
- B18-AS Anthony Seigler
- B18-AT Alek Thomas
- B18-AV Alex Verdugo
- B18-BG Brusdar Graterol
- B18-BM Brendan McKay
- B18-BMA Brandon Marsh
- B18-BSN Brady Singer
- B18-BSN Blake Snell
- B18-BT Brice Turang
- B18-CF Clint Frazier
- B18-CK Carter Kieboom
- B18-CM Casey Mize
- B18-CP Cristian Pache
- B18-CSC Connor Scott
- B18-CV Christian Villanueva
- B18-CW Colton Welker
- B18-CWI Cole Winn
- B18-DL Daniel Lynch
- B18-EF Estevan Florial
- B18-EH Ethan Hankins
- B18-EW Evan White
- B18-FP Franklin Perez
- B18-FR Fernando Romero
- B18-FT Fernando Tatis, Jr.
- B18-GR Grayson Rodriguez
- B18-HG Hunter Greene
- B18-HR Heliot Ramos
- B18-JA Jose Altuve
- B18-JAD Jo Adell
- B18-JAD Jordyn Adams
- B18-JALEI Jose Albertos
- B18-JD Jeter Downs
- B18-JG Jordan Groshans
- B18-JH Jordan Hicks
- B18-JI Jonathan India
- B18-JK Jeren Kendall
- B18-JKE Jarred Kelenic
- B18-JL Jesus Luzardo
- B18-JS Jose Siri
- B18-JSO Juan Soto
- B18-JST Josh Stowers
- B18-JW Justin Williams
- B18-KB Kris Bryant
- B18-KD Khris Davis
- B18-KH Keston Hiura
- B18-KK Kevin Kramer
- B18-KR Keibert Ruiz
- B18-KRO Josh Breaux
- B18-LE Luis Escobar
- B18-LG Logan Gilbert
- B18-LR Luis Robert
- B18-LU Luis Urias
- B18-MD Mason Denaburg
- B18-MG MacKenzie Gore
- B18-ML Matthew Liberatore
- B18-MO Matt Olson
- B18-MT Mike Trout
- B18-NG Nolan Gorman
- B18-NH Nico Hoerner
- B18-NM Nick Madrigal
- B18-NN Noah Naylor
- B18-NSC Nick Schnell
- B18-OA Ozzie Albies
- B18-PD Paul DeJong
- B18-PS Pavin Smith
- B18-RA Ronald Acuña, Jr.
- B18-RAD Riley Adams
- B18-RL Royce Lewis
- B18-RR Ryan Rolison
- B18-RW Ryan Weathers
- B18-SA Sandy Alcantara
- B18-SK Scott Kingery
- B18-SM Shane McClanahan
- B18-SO Shohei Ohtani
- B18-TC Triston Casas
- B18-TL Trevor Larnach
- B18-TST Trevor Stephan
- B18-VR Victor Robles
- B18-YA Yordan Alvarez
1998 Best Performers Autographs
Each 1998 Best Performers Autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Atomic Refractor (serial–numbered to 25 copies)
- Superfractor (one-of-one)
NOTES
- Card #SO is unavailable in the Gold or Atomic Refractors.
- Cards #KB and #MT are unavailable in the Gold Refractor.
- 98BPA-AB Alec Bohm 100
- 98BPA-AM Austin Meadows 100
- 98BPA-AT Alek Thomas 150
- 98BPA-BM Brendan McKay 100
- 98BPA-BS Brady Singer 150
- 98BPA-CM Casey Mize 75
- 98BPA-CP Cristian Pache 150
- 98BPA-CSC Connor Scott 150
- 98BPA-CW Cole Winn 150
- 98BPA-CWE Colton Welker 150
- 98BPA-EF Estevan Florial 150
- 98BPA-GR Grayson Rodriguez 150
- 98BPA-HG Hunter Greene 100
- 98BPA-JA Jordyn Adams 150
- 98BPA-JG Jordan Groshans 150
- 98BPA-JI Jonathan India 100
- 98BPA-JK Jarred Kelenic 100
- 98BPA-JS Juan Soto 100
- 98BPA-KB Kris Bryant 50
- 98BPA-KR Keibert Ruiz 100
- 98BPA-LG Logan Gilbert 150
- 98BPA-LR Luis Robert 150
- 98BPA-ML Matthew Liberatore 150
- 98BPA-MT Mike Trout 30
- 98BPA-NG Nolan Gorman 150
- 98BPA-NM Nick Madrigal 100
- 98BPA-NN Noah Naylor 150
- 98BPA-OA Ozzie Albies 100
- 98BPA-RA Ronald Acuña, Jr. 50
- 98BPA-RL Royce Lewis 75
- 98BPA-RW Ryan Weathers 150
- 98BPA-SK Scott Kingery 100
- 98BPA-SO Shohei Ohtani 10
- 98BPA-TC Triston Casas 150
- 98BPA-TS Travis Swaggerty 150
Early Indications Autographs
Each Early Indications Autograph is serial-numbered to 100 copies and also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Atomic Refractor (serial–numbered to 25 copies)
- Superfractor (one-of-one)
- EIA-AA Adbert Alzolay
- EIA-BM Brendan McKay
- EIA-CK Carter Kieboom
- EIA-CP Cristian Pache
- EIA-CW Colton Welker
- EIA-EF Estevan Florial
- EIA-FP Franklin Perez
- EIA-HG Hunter Greene
- EIA-HR Heliot Ramos
- EIA-JA Jo Adell
- EIA-JAL Jose Albertos
- EIA-JK Jeren Kendall
- EIA-JL Jesus Luzardo
- EIA-JS Jose Siri
- EIA-JW Justin Williams
- EIA-KH Keston Hiura
- EIA-KR Keibert Ruiz
- EIA-LR Luis Robert
- EIA-LU Luis Urias
- EIA-MB Michel Baez
- EIA-MG MacKenzie Gore
- EIA-PS Pavin Smith
- EIA-RL Royce Lewis
- EIA-YA Yordan Alvarez
Neophyte Sensations Autographs
Each Neophyte Sensations Autograph is serial-numbered to 99 copies and also available in a one-of-one SuperFractor parallel.
NOTE: Card #NS-SO is serial-numbered to 50 copies.
- NS-AR Amed Rosario
- NS-JS Juan Soto
- NS-MA Miguel Andujar
- NS-OA Ozzie Albies
- NS-RAJ Ronald Acuña, Jr.
- NS-RH Rhys Hoskins
- NS-SO Shohei Ohtani
- NS-WB Walker Buehler
Power Producers Autographs
Each Power Producers Autograph is also available in a one-of-one SuperFractor parallel.
- PP-AB Alec Bohm 99
- PP-AR Anthony Rizzo 35
- PP-BM Brendan McKay 50
- PP-JA Jo Adell 99
- PP-JAL Jose Altuve 40
- PP-JK Jared Kelenic 99
- PP-JS Juan Soto 99
- PP-NG Nolan Gorman 99
- PP-RAJ Ronald Acuña, Jr. 40
- PP-RH Rhys Hoskins 75
- PP-SO Shohei Ohtani 15
- PP-TC Triston Casas 99
- PP-TL Trevor Larnach 99
Dual Autographs
Each Dual Autograph is serial-numbered to 25 copies and also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Atomic Refractor (serial–numbered to ten)
- Superfractor (one-of-one)
- DA-AA Jose Albertos / Adbert Alzolay
- DA-AAL Ronald Acuña, Jr. / Ozzie Albies
- DA-AM Brandon Marsh / Jo Adell
- DA-BR Anthony Rizzo / Kris Bryant
- DA-GM Brendan McKay / Hunter Greene
- DA-JJ Aaron Judge / Derek Jeter
- DA-TO Mike Trout / Shohei Ohtani
- DA-VR Keibert Ruiz / Alex Verdugo
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