Description

2013 Bowman Sterling is a 50-card set, supplimented by a 50-card Prospect "insert," released exclusively to Hobby outlets the week of December 20th, 2013. Each four-card pack will yield three autographs.

For the second consecutive year, a special run of Bowman Sterling was produced for the Asian market. Each "Japan" box contains one exclusive insert.

Distribution

Hobby: Six packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $50).

Japan: Six packs per box, four cards per pack.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	50	-	?
Prospects	50	-	?
Refractor	100	199	?
Gold Refractor	100	50	?
Blue Refractor	100	25	?
Purple Refractor	100	10	?
JapanFractor	50	5	Japan packs only
JapanFractor Prospects	50	25	Japan packs only
Canary Diamond Refractor	100	3	?
Red Refractor	100	one-of-one	?
SuperFractor	100	one-of-one	?
Printing Plates	100	four for each	?
The Duel	10	-	?
Yu Darvish/Hyun-Jin Ryu Die-Cut Refractors	10	25	Japan packs only
Blue Sapphire Refractor Reprints	10	-	?
Autographed Rookies	18	-	?
Autographed Rookies Refractor	18	150	?
Autographed Rookies Green Refractor	18	125	?
Autographed Rookies Ruby Refractor	18	99	?
Autographed Rookies Orange Refractor	18	75	?
Autographed Rookies Gold Refractor	18	50	?
Autographed Rookies Blue Refractor	18	25	?
Autographed Rookies Purple Refractor	18	10	?
Autographed Rookies Canary Diamond Refractor	18	3	?
Autographed Rookies Red Refractor	18	one-of-one	?
Autographed Rookies SuperFractor	18	one-of-one	?
Autographed Rookies Printing Plates	18	four for each	?
Autographed Prospects	88	-	?
Autographed Prospects Refractor	88	150	?
Autographed Prospects Green Refractor	88	125	?
Autographed Prospects Ruby Refractor	88	99	?
Autographed Prospects Orange Refractor	88	75	?
Autographed Prospects Gold Refractor	88	50	?
Autographed Prospects Blue Refractor	88	25	?
Autographed Prospects Purple Refractor	88	10	?
Autographed Prospects JapanFractor	88	5	Japan packs only
Autographed Prospects Canary Diamond Refractor	88	3	?
Autographed Prospects Red Refractor	88	one-of-one	?
Autographed Prospects SuperFractor	88	one-of-one	?
Autographed Prospects Printing Plates	88	four for each	?
Dual Autographs	10	-	?
Dual Autographs Refractor	10	35	?
Dual Autographs Blue Refractor	10	15	?
Dual Autographs Purple Refractor	10	5	?
Dual Autographs Canary Diamond Refractor	10	3	?
Dual Autographs Red Refractor	10	one-of-one	?
Dual Autographs SuperFractor	10	one-of-one	?
Dual Autographs Printing Plates	10	four for each	?
Nickname Autographs	5	15	?
Showcase Autographs	10	25	?
Showcase Autographs Sterling Silver	10	one-of-one	?
Blue Sapphire Signings	10	50	?
Blue Sapphire Signings Ruby	10	25	?
Blue Sapphire Signings SuperFractor	10	one-of-one	?
The Duel Autographs	10	15	?
Yu Darvish/Hyun-Jin Ryu Autographed Die-Cut Refractors	10	3	Japan packs only
Yu Darvish/Hyun-Jin Ryu Autographed Relic Die-Cut Refractors	10	one-of-one	Japan packs only
Box Loader Autographs	5	25	?
Box Loader Autographs SuperFractor	5	one-of-one	?
Blue Sapphire Refractor Reprints Autographs	5	-	?
Bowman Black	25	25	?

Checklist

Base Set

1 Tyler Skaggs
2 Tony Cingrani
3 Shelby Miller
4 Oswaldo Arcia
5 Nolan Arenado
6 Nate Freiman
7 Mike Olt
8 Matt Magill
9 Marcell Ozuna
10 Manny Machado
11 Kyuji Fujikawa
12 Jurickson Profar
13 Jose Fernandez
14 Jedd Gyorko
15 Jake Odorizzi
16 Jackie Bradley, Jr.
17 Hyun-Jin Ryu
18 Evan Gattis
19 Dylan Bundy
20 Didi Gregorius
21 Carlos Martinez
22 Bruce Rondon
23 Anthony Rendon
24 Allen Webster
25 Adeiny Hechavarria
26 Adam Eaton
27 Aaron Hicks
28 Michael Wacha
29 Michael Kickham
30 Jonathan Pettibone
31 Nick Franklin
32 Yasiel Puig
33 Gerrit Cole
34 Zack Wheeler
35 Wil Myers
36 Mike Zunino
37 Alex Wood
38 Christian Yelich
39 Jarred Cosart
40 Henry Urrutia
41 Sonny Gray
42 Grant Green
43 Cody Asche
44 Kyle Gibson
45 Josh Phegley
46 Brad Miller
47 Zoilo Almonte
48 Johnny Hellweg
49 Drake Britton
50 Jonathan Villar

Parallels

Refractors

All 50 base cards are also available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 199)
Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50)
Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 25)
Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
JapanFractor (serial-numbered to five; exclusive to Japan packs only)
Canary Diamond Refractor (serial-numbered to three)
Red Refractor (one-of-one)
SuperFractor (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each)

Inserts

Prospects

All 50 Prospects are also available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 199)
Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50)
Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 25)
JapanFractor (serial-numbered to 25; exclusive to Japan packs only)
Purple 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)

BSP-1 Mark Appel
BSP-2 Xander Bogaerts
BSP-3 Tyler Austin
BSP-4 Clint Frazier
BSP-5 Taylor Guerrieri
BSP-6 Taijuan Walker
BSP-7 Rafael De Paula
BSP-8 Noah Syndergaard
BSP-9 Nick Castellanos
BSP-10 Miguel Sano
BSP-11 Kris Bryant
BSP-12 Pierce Johnson
BSP-13 Max Fried
BSP-14 Matt Barnes
BSP-15 Mason Williams
BSP-16 Mark Montgomery
BSP-17 Kolten Wong
BSP-18 Dominic Smith
BSP-19 Austin Meadows
BSP-20 Jorge Soler
BSP-21 Jonathan Singleton
BSP-22 Joey Gallo
BSP-23 Joc Pederson
BSP-24 Jesse Biddle
BSP-25 Javier Baez
BSP-26 Jameson Taillon
BSP-27 Gregory Polanco
BSP-28 George Springer
BSP-29 Gary Sanchez
BSP-30 Francisco Lindor
BSP-31 Dorssys Paulino
BSP-32 David Dahl
BSP-33 Colin Moran
BSP-34 Raul Mondesi
BSP-35 Courtney Hawkins
BSP-36 Kohl Stewart
BSP-37 Carlos Correa
BSP-38 C.J. Cron
BSP-39 Byron Buxton
BSP-40 Bubba Starling
BSP-41 Billy Hamilton
BSP-42 Archie Bradley
BSP-43 Alex Meyer
BSP-44 Alen Hanson
BSP-45 Addison Russell
BSP-46 Adam Walker
BSP-47 Oscar Taveras
BSP-48 Dan Vogelbach
BSP-49 Trey Ball
BSP-50 Jonathan Gray

The Duel

TD-BJ Aaron Judge / Trey Ball
TD-DT Mike Trout / Yu Darvish
TD-MB Javier Baez / Shelby Miller
TD-BA Tyler Austin / Matt Barnes
TD-BP Joc Pederson / Clayton Blackburn
TD-CS Dominic Smith / Ian Clarkin
TD-GB Taylor Guerrieri / Xander Bogaerts
TD-HH Bryce Harper / Matt Harvey
TD-HM Deven Marrero / Ty Hensley
TD-JH Courtney Hawkins / Pierce Johnson

Blue Sapphire Best Players of All Time

See 2013 Bowman Blue Sapphire Best Players of All Time.

Autographs & Game-Used

Autographed Rookies

Each Autographed Rookie is also available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 125)
Ruby Refractor (serial-numbered to 99)
Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 75)
Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50)
Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 25)
Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
Canary Diamond Refractor (serial-numbered to three)
Red Refractor (one-of-one)
SuperFractor (one-of-one)
Printing Plate (set of four for each)

BSAR-AE Adam Eaton
BSAR-AW Allen Webster
BSAR-AWO Alex Wood
BSAR-CM Carlos Martinez
BSAR-DB Dylan Bundy
BSAR-DG Didi Gregorius
BSAR-EG Evan Gattis
BSAR-JF Jose Fernandez
BSAR-JG Jedd Gyorko
BSAR-JP Jonathan Pettibone
BSAR-MW Michael Wacha
BSAR-NA Nolan Arenado
BSAR-SM Shelby Miller
BSAR-TC Tony Cingrani
BSAR-TS Tyler Skaggs
BSAR-WM Wil Myers
BSAR-YP Yasiel Puig
BSAR-ZW Zack Wheeler

Autographed Prospects

Each Autographed Prospect is also available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 125)
Ruby Refractor (serial-numbered to 99)
Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 75)
Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50)
Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 25)
Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
JapanFractor (serial-numbered to five; exclusive to Japan packs)
Canary Diamond Refractor (serial-numbered to three)
Red Refractor (one-of-one)
SuperFractor (one-of-one)
Printing Plate (set of four for each)

BSAP-AB Archie Bradley
BSAP-ABL Aaron Blair
BSAP-AC Andrew Church
BSAP-AH Alen Hanson
BSAP-AJ Aaron Judge
BSAP-AK Andrew Knapp
BSAP-AM Austin Meadows
BSAP-AT Andrew Thurman
BSAP-AW Austin Wilson
BSAP-BB Byron Buxton
BSAP-BM Billy McKinney
BSAP-BMI Brad Miller
BSAP-BS Braden Shipley
BSAP-BT Blake Taylor
BSAP-CA Chris Anderson
BSAP-CC Carlos Correa
BSAP-CE C.J. Edwards
BSAP-CF Clint Frazier
BSAP-CH Courtney Hawkins
BSAP-CK Corey Knebel
BSAP-CM Colin Moran
BSAP-CS Chance Sisco
BSAP-CSA Cord Sandberg
BSAP-DO Dillon Overton
BSAP-DP D.J. Peterson
BSAP-DPL Daniel Palka
BSAP-DS Dominic Smith
BSAP-DW Devin Williams
BSAP-EJ Eric Jagielo
BSAP-ER Eduardo Rodriguez
BSAP-GK Gosuke Katoh
BSAP-GP Gregory Polanco
BSAP-HD Hunter Dozier
BSAP-HG Hunter Green
BSAP-HH Hunter Harvey
BSAP-HR Hunter Renfroe
BSAP-IC Ian Clarkin
BSAP-JC J.P. Crawford
BSAP-JCA Jamie Callahan
BSAP-JCR Jonathon Crawford
BSAP-JD Jon Denney
BSAP-JG Jonathan Gray
BSAP-JH Josh Hart
BSAP-JMA Jacob May
BSAP-JMO Julio Morban
BSAP-JP Joc Pederson
BSAP-JS Jorge Soler
BSAP-JSW Jake Sweaney
BSAP-JU Julio Urias
BSAP-JW Justin Williams
BSAP-KF Kevin Franklin
BSAP-KS Kohl Stewart
BSAP-KZ Kevin Ziomek
BSAP-LM L.J. Mazzilli
BSAP-ML Michael Lorenzen
BSAP-MM Matt McPhearson
BSAP-MMO Mark Montgomery
BSAP-MO Michael O'Neill
BSAP-MS Miguel Sano
BSAP-NC Nick Ciuffo
BSAP-NK Nick Kingham
BSAP-NS Noah Syndergaard
BSAP-NTU Nik Turley
BSAP-OM Oscar Mercado
BSAP-OT Oscar Taveras
BSAP-PE Phil Ervin
BSAP-PK Patrick Kivlehan
BSAP-RD Rafael DePaula
BSAP-RE Ryan Eades
BSAP-RH Ryon Healy
BSAP-RJ Ryder Jones
BSAP-RK Robert Kaminsky
BSAP-RM Raul Mondesi
BSAP-RMC Reese McGuire
BSAP-RMM Ryan McMahon
BSAP-RQ Roman Quinn
BSAP-RU Riley Unroe
BSAP-TA Tim Anderson
BSAP-TAU Tyler Austin
BSAP-TB Trey Ball
BSAP-TDA Tyler Danish
BSAP-TN Tucker Neuhaus
BSAP-TW Taijuan Walker
BSAP-TWI Trevor Williams
BSAP-TWN Tom Windle
BSAP-VS Victor Sanchez
BSAP-XB Xander Bogaerts
BSAP-YV Yordano Ventura

Dual Autographs

Each Dual Autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 35 copies)
Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
Canary Diamond Refractor (serial-numbered to three)
Red Refractor (one-of-one)
SuperFractor (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

SDA-BL Francisco Lindor / Javier Baez
SDA-CN Gavin Cecchini / Brandon Nimmo
SDA-CS George Springer / Carlos Correa
SDA-DS Travis d'Arnaud / Noah Syndergaard
SDA-HM Ty Hensley / Mark Montgomery
SDA-LC Francisco Lindor / Carlos Correa
SDA-RD Hyun-Jin Ryu / Yu Darvish
SDA-RT Tyrone Taylor / Victor Roache
SDA-RV Dan Vogelbach / Anthony Rizzo
SDA-ZW Mike Zunino / Taijuan Walker

Nickname Autographs

Each Nickname Autograph is serial-numbered to 15 copies.

NNA-AE Adam Eaton
NNA-BH Bryce Harper
NNA-DB Dylan Bundy
NNA-EG Evan Gattis
NNA-MT Mike Trout

Auto Showcase

Each Auto Showcase is serial-numbered to 25 copies with a one-of-one Sterling Silver parallel also available.

SAS-BB Byron Buxton
SAS-BH Bryce Harper
SAS-JP Jurickson Profar
SAS-MC Miguel Cabrera
SAS-MM Manny Machado
SAS-MT Mike Trout
SAS-OT Oscar Taveras
SAS-SM Shelby Miller
SAS-YD Yu Darvish
SAS-YP Yasiel Puig

Blue Sapphire Signings

Each Blue Sapphire Signings is serial-numbered to 50 copies, and available in the following parallels.

Ruby (serial-numbered to 25)
SuperFractor (one-of-one)

BSS-BB Byron Buxton
BSS-HR Hyun-Jin Ryu
BSS-JP Jurickson Profar
BSS-MM Manny Machado
BSS-MS Miguel Sano
BSS-MT Mike Trout
BSS-OT Oscar Taveras
BSS-SM Shelby Miller
BSS-TD Travis d'Arnaud
BSS-WM Wil Myers

The Duel Autographs

Each The Duel Autograph is serial-numbered to 15 copies.

TD-BJ Aaron Judge / Trey Ball
TD-DT Mike Trout / Yu Darvish
TD-MB Javier Baez / Shelby Miller
TD-CS Ian Clarkin / Dominic Smith
TD-HM Ty Hensley / Deven Marrero

Oversized Boxloader Autographs

Each Box Loader Autograph is serial-numbered to 25 copies and randomly seeded into Hobby boxes. Each card is also available as a one-of-one SuperFractor.

BXA-DCA J.P. Crawford / Hunter Dozier / Tim Anderson / Travis Demeritte / Justin Williams / Christian Arroyo
BXA-FMR Aaron Judge / Billy McKinney / Hunter Renfroe / Austin Meadows / Clint Frazier / Phil Ervin
BXA-HMC Ty Hensley / Aaron Judge / Tyler Austin / Ian Clarkin / Mark Montgomery / Eric Jagielo
BXA-MSP D.J. Peterson / Colin Moran / Dominic Smith / Reese McGuire / Mick Ciuffo / Eric Jagielo

Blue Sapphire Refractor Reprints Autographs

See 2013 Bowman Blue Sapphire Best Players of All Time.

Bowman Black

See 2013 Bowman Black.