2009 Upper Deck Icons
Description
2009 Upper Deck Icons is a 160-card set released July 13th, 2009. The set includes a 30-card Rookie subset with each card serial-numbered to 999 copies, and a 30-card Autographed Rookie subset with varying production figures.
Each ten-pack Hobby box will yield five Upper Deck 20th Anniversary inserts, two "Letterman" manufactured letter patch cards, two actual memorabilia cards (one of which is serial-numbered to 149 copies or fewer), and one autograph.
Distribution
Hobby: Ten packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $8). 12 boxes per case.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 160 | - | ? | ? |
| short set | 100 | - | ? | ? |
| Rookies | 30 | 999 | ? | ? |
| Autographed Rookies | 30 | varies | AU | ? |
| Retail Red | 100 | - | N/A | ? |
| Upper Deck 20th Anniversary | ? | - | 1:2 | ? |
| Icons | 67 | 999 | ? | ? |
| Icons Green | 67 | 125 | ? | ? |
| Future Foundations | 14 | 999 | ? | ? |
| Future Foundations Green | 14 | 125 | ? | ? |
| Legendary Icons | 10 | 999 | ? | ? |
| Legendary Icons Green | 10 | 125 | ? | ? |
| Letterman | 34 | varies | LM | ? |
| Immortal Letterman | 17 | varies | LM | ? |
| Celebrity Letterman | 4 | varies | LM | ? |
| Icons Jerseys | 65 | - | M | ? |
| Icons Jerseys Gold | 64 | 25 | M | ? |
| Future Foundations Jerseys | 13 | - | M | ? |
| Future Foundations Jerseys Gold | 13 | 25 | M | ? |
| Legendary Icons Jerseys | 10 | - | M | ? |
| Legendary Icons Jerseys Gold | 10 | 25 | M | ? |
| Upper Deck 20th Anniversary Memorabilia | ? | - | 1:120 M | ? |
| Icons Autographs | 28 | varies | AU | ? |
| Future Foundations Autographs | 14 | varies | AU | ? |
| Legendary Icons Autographs | 9 | 10 | AU | ? |
| Letterman Autographs | 30 | varies | LMA | ? |
| Immortal Letterman Autographs | 16 | varies | LMA | ? |
| Celebrity Letterman Autographs | 4 | varies | LMA | ? |
LM: Odds of finding a Lettermen manufactured letter patch card: 1:5/Hobby packs.
M: Odds of finding game-used memorabilia card: 1:5/Hobby packs.
AU: Odds of finding an autograph: 1:10/Hobby packs.
LMA: Odds of finding an Autographed Lettermen manufactured letter patch card: 1:60/Hobby packs.
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 A.J. Burnett
- 2 Adam Dunn
- 3 Adrian Gonzalez
- 4 Akinori Iwamura
- 5 Albert Pujols
- 6 Alex Rodriguez
- 7 Alfonso Soriano
- 8 Aramis Ramirez
- 9 B.J. Upton
- 10 Brandon Webb
- 11 Brian Giles
- 12 Brian McCann
- 13 Brian Roberts
- 14 Carlos Beltran
- 15 Carlos Lee
- 16 Carlos Quentin
- 17 Carlos Zambrano
- 18 CC Sabathia
- 19 Chad Billingsley
- 20 Chase Utley
- 21 Chien-Ming Wang
- 22 Chipper Jones
- 23 Chris B. Young
- 24 Clayton Kershaw
- 25 Cliff Lee
- 26 Cole Hamels
- 27 Curtis Granderson
- 28 Daisuke Matsuzaka
- 29 Dan Haren
- 30 Dan Uggla
- 31 David Ortiz
- 32 David Wright
- 33 Derek Jeter
- 34 Derrek Lee
- 35 Dustin Pedroia
- 36 Edinson Volquez
- 37 Ervin Santana
- 38 Evan Longoria
- 39 Felix Hernandez
- 40 Francisco Rodriguez
- 41 Garrett Atkins
- 42 Grady Sizemore
- 43 Hanley Ramirez
- 44 Ian Kinsler
- 45 Freddy Sanchez
- 46 Ichiro
- 47 Jason Varitek
- 48 Jake Peavy
- 49 James Shields
- 50 Jason Giambi
- 51 Javier Vazquez
- 52 Jay Bruce
- 53 Jim Thome
- 54 Jimmy Rollins
- 55 Joakim Soria
- 56 Joba Chamberlain
- 57 Joe Mauer
- 58 Joey Votto
- 59 Johan Santana
- 60 John Lackey
- 61 Jon Lester
- 62 Jonathan Papelbon
- 63 Jose Reyes
- 64 Josh Beckett
- 65 Josh Hamilton
- 66 Justin Morneau
- 67 Justin Verlander
- 68 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 69 Kerry Wood
- 70 Kevin Youkilis
- 71 Kosuke Fukudome
- 72 Lance Berkman
- 73 Magglio Ordonez
- 74 Manny Ramirez
- 75 Mariano Rivera
- 76 Mark Teixeira
- 77 Matt Holliday
- 78 Matt Kemp
- 79 Michael Young
- 80 Miguel Cabrera
- 81 Nate McLouth
- 82 Nick Markakis
- 83 Prince Fielder
- 84 Randy Johnson
- 85 Rick Ankiel
- 86 Roy Halladay
- 87 Roy Oswalt
- 88 Russell Martin
- 89 Ryan Braun
- 90 Ryan Dempster
- 91 Ryan Howard
- 92 Ryan Ludwick
- 93 Ryan Zimmerman
- 94 Scott Kazmir
- 95 Stephen Drew
- 96 Tim Hudson
- 97 Tim Lincecum
- 98 Troy Tulowitzki
- 99 Vernon Wells
- 100 Vladimir Guerrero
Rookies
Each Rookie is serial-numbered to 999 copies.
- 101 Koji Uehara RC
- 102 Rick Porcello RC
- 103 Jason Motte (RC)
- 104 Colby Rasmus (RC)
- 105 Brett Anderson RC
- 106 George Kottaras (RC)
- 107 Josh Outman RC
- 108 Travis Snider RC
- 109 Matt Tuiasosopo (RC)
- 110 Kevin Jepsen (RC)
- 111 Trevor Cahill RC
- 112 Elvis Andrus RC
- 113 Jordan Schafer (RC)
- 114 Matt LaPorta RC
- 115 Shairon Martis RC
- 116 Dexter Fowler (RC)
- 117 Scott Lewis (RC)
- 118 Everth Cabrera RC
- 119 James McDonald RC
- 120 David Freese RC
- 121 David Patton RC
- 122 Kenshin Kawakami RC
- 123 David Price RC
- 124 Phil Coke RC
- 125 Matt Wieters RC
- 126 Mike Hinckley (RC)
- 127 Ramiro Pena RC
- 128 Bobby Parnell RC
- 129 Ryan Perry RC
- 130 Ricky Romero (RC)
Rookie Card Autographs
NOTES
- While there are very few "True" rookies in this set, there are some. However, none of the cards in this subset bear the standardized "ROOKIE CARD" icon.
- Card #131 is available in two variations: English and Japanese. A set is considered complete with either.
- 131a Koji Uehara English 90
- 131b Koji Uehara Japanese 10
- 132 Travis Snider 100
- 133 Dexter Fowler 400
- 134 Kevin Jepsen 600
- 135 David Freese 200
- 136 Jordan Schafer 400
- 137 Everth Cabrera 600
- 138 James McDonald 399
- 139 Shairon Martis 600
- 140 Josh Outman 200
- 141 Matt Tuiasosopo 400
- 142 Phil Coke 600
- 143 Matt Wieters EXCH 100
- 144 Ricky Romero 600
- 145 George Kottaras 600
- 146 Elvis Andrus 300
- 147 David Patton 50
- 148 Brett Anderson 400
- 149 Trevor Cahill 300
- 150 Trevor Crowe RC 600
- 151 Colby Rasmus 400
- 152 Kenshin Kawakami 400
- 153 David Price 150
- 154 Rick Porcello 100
- 155 Brett Gardner (RC) 600
- 156 Chris Davis (RC) EXCH 50
- 157 Pablo Sandoval (RC) 100
- 158 Bobby Parnell 600
- 159 Derek Holland RC 100
- 160 Mat Gamel RC 200
Parallels
For the retail edition of Icons, each of the first 100 cards in the base set has red borders.
Inserts
NOTE: Each insert is serial-numbered to 999 copies with a Green parallel, serial-numbered to 125 copies, also available.
Future Foundations
- FF-BM Brian McCann
- FF-CH Cole Hamels
- FF-DM Daisuke Matsuzaka
- FF-EL Evan Longoria
- FF-FC Fausto Carmona
- FF-FL Francisco Liriano
- FF-HR Hanley Ramirez
- FF-JM Joe Mauer
- FF-JP Jonathan Papelbon
- FF-MK Matt Kemp
- FF-NM Nick Markakis
- FF-PF Prince Fielder
- FF-RA Rick Ankiel
- FF-TT Troy Tulowitzki
Icons
- IC-AE Andre Ethier
- IC-AG Alex Gordon
- IC-AL Adam Lind
- IC-AR Alex Rios
- IC-AS Alfonso Soriano
- IC-BE Josh Beckett
- IC-BH Bill Hall
- IC-BR Brian Roberts
- IC-BW Billy Wagner
- IC-CA Miguel Cabrera
- IC-CB Chad Billingsley
- IC-CC Chris Carpenter
- IC-CD Chris Duncan
- IC-CF Chone Figgins
- IC-CJ Chipper Jones
- IC-CL Carlos Lee
- IC-CR Carl Crawford
- IC-CT Corey Hart
- IC-CU Michael Cuddyer
- IC-CY Chris Young
- IC-CZ Carlos Zambrano
- IC-DJ Derek Jeter
- IC-DL Derrek Lee
- IC-DO David Ortiz
- IC-DY Delmon Young
- IC-FH Felix Hernandez
- IC-GU Carlos Guillen
- IC-HP Hunter Pence
- IC-JD Jermaine Dye
- IC-JF Jeff Francoeur
- IC-JG Jason Giambi
- IC-JH J.J. Hardy
- IC-JJ Josh Johnson
- IC-JL John Lackey
- IC-JM John Maine
- IC-JP Jake Peavy
- IC-JR Jimmy Rollins
- IC-JS James Shields
- IC-JT Jim Thome
- IC-JV Jason Varitek
- IC-JW Jake Westbrook
- IC-JZ Joel Zumaya
- IC-KF Kosuke Fukudome
- IC-KJ Kelly Johnson
- IC-KY Kevin Youkilis
- IC-MA Mike Aviles
- IC-MC Matt Cain
- IC-MH Matt Holliday
- IC-MY Michael Young
- IC-PE Jhonny Peralta
- IC-PK Paul Konerko
- IC-PO Jorge Posada
- IC-RA Aramis Ramirez
- IC-RF Rafael Furcal
- IC-RH Roy Halladay
- IC-RJ Randy Johnson
- IC-RL Ryan Ludwick
- IC-RO Roy Oswalt
- IC-RZ Ryan Zimmerman
- IC-SD Stephen Drew
- IC-SK Scott Kazmir
- IC-TG Tom Glavine
- IC-TH Travis Hafner
- IC-VE Justin Verlander
- IC-VM Victor Martinez
- IC-WB Brandon Webb
- IC-WE Jered Weaver
Legendary Icons
- LI-BJ Bo Jackson
- LI-BS Bruce Sutter
- LI-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- LI-JD Joe DiMaggio
- LI-MS Mike Schmidt
- LI-NR Nolan Ryan
- LI-OS Ozzie Smith
- LI-RJ Reggie Jackson
- LI-TG Tony Gwynn
- LI-WB Wade Boggs
Upper Deck 20th Anniversary
See 2009 Upper Deck 20th Anniversary.
Manufactured Patches
Lettermen
Lettermen are manufactured letter patches. Unless noted below, there is one letter patch for each letter in each player's full name.
Each individual patch is serial-numbered and the aggregate number of patches for each player is listed below. Since all patches for each player are produced in equal quantities for each player, the number of individual patches produced can be calculated by dividing the aggregate number of patches listed below and dividing by the number of letters in the player's full name (or alternate phraseology).
Immortal Lettermen
Celebrity Lettermen
2009 coincided with the tail-end of the 2000s "poker boom" and Upper Deck included Lettermen inserts of three prominent card sharks. In addition, actor Jeremy Piven was also included.
IL-AG Adrian Gonzalez
IL-AK Al Kaline
IL-BJ Bo Jackson
IL-BS Bill Skowron
IL-CF Carlton Fisk
IL-CH Cole Hamels
IL-CJ Chipper Jones
IL-CK Clayton Kershaw
IL-CL Carlos Lee
IL-CM Chien-Ming Wang
IL-CP Chris Perez
IL-CV Chris Volstad
IL-CW Chien-Ming Wang
IL-DA Dick Allen
IL-DB Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd
IL-DE Bucky Dent
IL-DJ Derek Jeter
IL-DN Don Newcombe
IL-DP Dustin Pedroia
IL-EC Eric Chavez
IL-EL Evan Longoria
IL-EN Evelyn Ng
IL-GF Gavin Floyd
IL-GO Jeremy Piven
IL-GP Gaylord Perry
IL-GS Geovany Soto
IL-HP Hunter Pence
IL-HR Hanley Ramirez
IL-IK Ian Kinsler
IL-JA Jay Bruce
IL-JL Jon Lester
IL-JM Justin Masterson
IL-JN Joe Nathan
IL-JP Joe Pepitone
IL-JR Jose Reyes
IL-JS James Shields
IL-JW Josh Willingham
IL-KG Ken Griffey Jr.
IL-KH Kent Hrbek
IL-KS Kelly Shoppach
IL-LO Jed Lowrie
IL-MC Matt Cain
IL-MN Nate McLouth
IL-NE Daniel Negreanu
IL-NM Nick Markakis
IL-OS Ozzie Smith
IL-PH Phil Hellmuth
IL-PM Paul Molitor
IL-RW Roy White
IL-SD Stephen Drew
IL-TG Tony Gwynn
IL-TT Troy Tulowitzki
IL-WF Whitey Ford
IL-YB Yogi Berra
IL-ZG Zack Greinke
Autographs & Game-Used
Icons Jerseys
Each Icons Jersey is also available in a Gold parallel which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
- IC-AE Andre Ethier
- IC-AG Alex Gordon
- IC-AL Adam Lind
- IC-AR Alex Rios
- IC-AS Alfonso Soriano
- IC-BE Josh Beckett
- IC-BH Bill Hall
- IC-BR Brian Roberts
- IC-BW Billy Wagner
- IC-CA Miguel Cabrera
- IC-CB Chad Billingsley
- IC-CC Chris Carpenter
- IC-CD Chris Duncan
- IC-CF Chone Figgins
- IC-CJ Chipper Jones
- IC-CL Carlos Lee
- IC-CR Carl Crawford
- IC-CT Corey Hart
- IC-CU Michael Cuddyer
- IC-CY Chris Young
- IC-CZ Carlos Zambrano
- IC-DJ Derek Jeter
- IC-DL Derrek Lee
- IC-DO David Ortiz
- IC-DY Delmon Young
- IC-FH Felix Hernandez
- IC-GU Carlos Guillen
- IC-HP Hunter Pence
- IC-JD Jermaine Dye
- IC-JF Jeff Francoeur
- IC-JH J.J. Hardy
- IC-JJ Josh Johnson
- IC-JL John Lackey
- IC-JM John Maine
- IC-JP Jake Peavy
- IC-JR Jimmy Rollins
- IC-JS James Shields
- IC-JT Jim Thome
- IC-JV Jason Varitek
- IC-JW Jake Westbrook
- IC-JZ Joel Zumaya
- IC-KF Kosuke Fukudome
- IC-KJ Kelly Johnson
- IC-KY Kevin Youkilis
- IC-MA Mike Aviles
- IC-MC Matt Cain
- IC-MY Michael Young
- IC-PE Jhonny Peralta
- IC-PK Paul Konerko
- IC-PO Jorge Posada
- IC-RA Aramis Ramirez
- IC-RF Rafael Furcal
- IC-RH Roy Halladay
- IC-RJ Randy Johnson
- IC-RL Ryan Ludwick
- IC-RO Roy Oswalt
- IC-RZ Ryan Zimmerman
- IC-SD Stephen Drew
- IC-SK Scott Kazmir
- IC-TG Tom Glavine
- IC-TH Travis Hafner
- IC-VE Justin Verlander
- IC-VM Victor Martinez
- IC-WB Brandon Webb
- IC-WE Jered Weaver
Future Foundations Jerseys
Each Future Foundations Jersey is also available in a Gold parallel which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
- FF-BM Brian McCann
- FF-CH Cole Hamels
- FF-DM Daisuke Matsuzaka
- FF-FC Fausto Carmona
- FF-FL Francisco Liriano
- FF-HR Hanley Ramirez
- FF-JM Joe Mauer
- FF-JP Jonathan Papelbon
- FF-MK Matt Kemp
- FF-NM Nick Markakis
- FF-PF Prince Fielder
- FF-RA Rick Ankiel
- FF-TT Troy Tulowitzki
Legendary Icons Jerseys
Each Legendary Icons Jersey is also available in a Gold parallel which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
- LI-BJ Bo Jackson
- LI-BS Bruce Sutter
- LI-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- LI-JD Joe DiMaggio
- LI-MS Mike Schmidt
- LI-NR Nolan Ryan
- LI-OS Ozzie Smith
- LI-RJ Reggie Jackson
- LI-TG Tony Gwynn
- LI-WB Wade Boggs
Upper Deck 20th Anniversary Memorabilia
See 2009 Upper Deck 20th Anniversary.
Icons Autographs
- IC-AE Andre Ethier 99
- IC-AG Alex Gordon 99
- IC-AL Adam Lind 99
- IC-AR Alex Rios 99
- IC-AS Alfonso Soriano 99
- IC-BE Josh Beckett 10
- IC-BH Bill Hall 99
- IC-BR Brian Roberts 99
- IC-BW Billy Wagner 99
- IC-CA Miguel Cabrera 99
- IC-CB Chad Billingsley 99
- IC-CC Chris Carpenter 99
- IC-CD Chris Duncan 99
- IC-CF Chone Figgins 99
- IC-CJ Chipper Jones 5
- IC-CL Carlos Lee 99
- IC-CR Carl Crawford 25
- IC-CT Corey Hart 99
- IC-CU Michael Cuddyer 99
- IC-CY Chris Young 99
- IC-DJ Derek Jeter 99
- IC-DL Derrek Lee 25
- IC-DO David Ortiz 99
- IC-FH Felix Hernandez 30
- IC-GU Carlos Guillen 99
- IC-HP Hunter Pence 99
- IC-JD Jermaine Dye 99
- IC-JF Jeff Francoeur 99
- IC-JH J.J. Hardy 99
- IC-JJ Josh Johnson 35
- IC-JL John Lackey 99
- IC-JM John Maine 99
- IC-JP Jake Peavy 99
- IC-JR Jimmy Rollins 99
- IC-JS James Shields 99
- IC-JT Jim Thome 5
- IC-JV Jason Varitek 5
- IC-JW Jake Westbrook 99
- IC-JZ Joel Zumaya 99
- IC-KF Kosuke Fukudome 99
- IC-KJ Kelly Johnson 99
- IC-KY Kevin Youkilis 99
- IC-MA Mike Aviles 40
- IC-MC Matt Cain 99
- IC-MY Michael Young 99
- IC-PE Jhonny Peralta 99
- IC-PO Jorge Posada 99
- IC-RA Aramis Ramirez 5
- IC-RF Rafael Furcal 50
- IC-RH Roy Halladay 99
- IC-RJ Randy Johnson 5
- IC-RL Ryan Ludwick 99
- IC-RO Roy Oswalt 99
- IC-RZ Ryan Zimmerman 25
- IC-SD Stephen Drew 50
- IC-SK Scott Kazmir 99
- IC-TG Tom Glavine 15
- IC-TH Travis Hafner 99
- IC-VE Justin Verlander 99
- IC-VM Victor Martinez 99
- IC-WB Brandon Webb 25
- IC-WE Jered Weaver 99
Future Foundations Autographs
Legendary Icons Autographs
Each Legendary Icons Autograph is serial-numbered to ten.
- LI-BJ Bo Jackson
- LI-BS Bruce Sutter
- LI-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- LI-MS Mike Schmidt
- LI-NR Nolan Ryan
- LI-OS Ozzie Smith
- LI-RJ Reggie Jackson
- LI-TG Tony Gwynn
- LI-WB Wade Boggs