Description

2002 SPx is a 250-card set issued in two separate series. The SPx product itself was released in late April, 2002 and contained the first 190 cards.

Cards 91-120 make up the "Rookie/Young Star" subset. There are two different versions of each Rookie/Young Star (portrait or action shot), and each card is serial-numbered to 1800 cards (for a total of 3600 of each player). A set is considered complete with only one version.

Cards 121-150 were not serial-numbered but instead feature autographs and were seeded into packs at a rate of 1:18.

Cards numbered 151 through 190 make up the "SuperStars Swatches" subset, and feature jersey swatches of leading major league players. These cards had a stated print run of either 700 or 800 serial-numbered cards.

A typical 18-pack SPx box should yield one Winning Materials game-used card, one autographed prospect card, and a third "hit."

The final 60 cards (191-250) were distributed in mid-December, 2002 within packs of 2002 Upper Deck Rookie Update. Cards 191-220 feature veterans on new teams and were commonly distributed in all packs. Cards 221-250 feature prospects and were all signed by the player. Each autographed card was seeded into Rookie Update packs at the rate of one-per-box and serial-numbered to 825 copies.

Distribution

SPx: 18 packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $5). Hobby exclusive. 14 bpxes per case.

Rookie Update: 15 packs per box, four cards per pack. Hobby exclusive. Includes cards from 2002 SP Authentic and 2002 Upper Deck Diamond Collection.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	250	-	?
SPx short set	90	-	4:1
Rookies/Young Stars	30	3600	?
Signed SPx Prospects	30	-	1:18
SuperStar Swatches	40	700 or 800	?
Rookie Update short set	30	-	1:1
Rookie Update Autographs	30	825	1:16
Silver SuperStar Swatches	40	400	?
Gold SuperStar Swatches	40	150	?
Winning Materials 2-Player Jersey Combos	29	-	1:18
Winning Materials 2-Player Base Combos	10	200	?
Winning Materials Ball/Patch Combos	9	25	?
Winning Materials Base/Patch Combos	8	25	?
Winning Materials USA Jersey Combos	23	150	?
Sweet Spot Preview Bat Barrels	29	8 or less	?

Checklist

Base Set

SPx Series

1 Troy Glaus
2 Darin Erstad
3 Dave Justice
4 Tim Hudson
5 Miguel Tejada
6 Barry Zito
7 Carlos Delgado
8 Shannon Stewart
9 Greg Vaughn
10 Toby Hall
11 Jim Thome
12 C.C. Sabathia
13 Ichiro
14 Edgar Martinez
15 Freddy Garcia
16 Mike Cameron
17 Jeff Conine
18 Tony Batista
19 Alex Rodriguez
20 Rafael Palmeiro
21 Ivan Rodriguez
22 Carl Everett
23 Pedro Martinez
24 Manny Ramirez
25 Nomar Garciaparra
26 Johnny Damon
27 Mike Sweeney
28 Carlos Beltran
29 Dmitri Young
30 Joe Mays
31 Doug Mientkiewicz
32 Cristian Guzman
33 Corey Koskie
34 Frank Thomas
35 Magglio Ordonez
36 Mark Buehrle
37 Bernie Williams
38 Roger Clemens
39 Derek Jeter
40 Jason Giambi
41 Mike Mussina
42 Lance Berkman
43 Jeff Bagwell
44 Roy Oswalt
45 Greg Maddux
46 Chipper Jones
47 Andruw Jones
48 Gary Sheffield
49 Geoff Jenkins
50 Richie Sexson
51 Ben Sheets
52 Albert Pujols
53 J.D. Drew
54 Jim Edmonds
55 Sammy Sosa
56 Moises Alou
57 Kerry Wood
58 Jon Lieber
59 Fred McGriff
60 Randy Johnson
61 Luis Gonzalez
62 Curt Schilling
63 Kevin Brown
64 Hideo Nomo
65 Shawn Green
66 Vladimir Guerrero
67 Jose Vidro
68 Barry Bonds
69 Jeff Kent
70 Rich Aurilia
71 Cliff Floyd
72 Josh Beckett
73 Preston Wilson
74 Mike Piazza
75 Mo Vaughn
76 Jeromy Burnitz
77 Roberto Alomar
78 Phil Nevin
79 Ryan Klesko
80 Scott Rolen
81 Bobby Abreu
82 Jimmy Rollins
83 Brian Giles
84 Aramis Ramirez
85 Ken Griffey, Jr.
86 Sean Casey
87 Barry Larkin
88 Mike Hampton
89 Larry Walker
90 Todd Helton

Rookies/Young Stars

Each player has two versions of their card: Action Photo and Portrait. Both versions are serial-numbered to 1800 copies.

Signed Prospects

SuperStar Swatch Jerseys

Each SuperStar Swatch Jersey is serial-numbered to 800 copies EXCEPT card #155 and #179 which are numbered to 700.

Rookie Update Series

191 Tom Glavine
192 Cliff Floyd
193 Mark Prior
194 Corey Patterson
195 Paul Konerko
196 Adam Dunn
197 Joe Borchard
198 Carlos Pena
199 Juan Encarnacion
200 Luis Castillo
201 Torii Hunter
202 Hee Seop Choi
203 Bartolo Colon
204 Raul Mondesi
205 Jeff Weaver
206 Eric Munson
207 Alfonso Soriano
208 Ray Durham
209 Eric Chavez
210 Brett Myers
211 Jeremy Giambi
212 Vicente Padilla
213 Felipe Lopez
214 Sean Burroughs
215 Kenny Lofton
216 Scott Rolen
217 Carl Crawford
218 Juan Gonzalez
219 Orlando Hudson
220 Eric Hinske
221 Adam Walker AU RC* 825
222 Aaron Cook AU RC 825
223 Cam Esslinger AU RC* 825
224 Kirk Saarloos AU RC 825
225 Jose Diaz AU RC 825
226 David Ross AU RC 825
227 Jayson Durocher AU RC 825
228 Brian Mallette AU RC 825
229 Aaron Guiel AU RC 825
230 Jorge Nunez AU RC* 825
231 Satoru Komiyama AU RC 825
232 Tyler Yates AU RC 825
233 Pete Zamora AU RC* 825
234 Mike Gonzalez AU RC 825
235 Oliver Perez AU RC 825
236 Julius Matos AU RC 825
237 Andy Shibilo AU RC* 825
238 Jason Simontacchi AU RC 825
239 Ron Chiavacci AU 825
240 Deivis Santos AU 825
241 Travis Driskill AU RC 825
242 Jorge De La Rosa AU RC 825
243 Anastacio Martinez AU RC 825
244 Earl Snyder AU RC 825
245 Freddy Sanchez AU RC 825
246 Miguel Asencio AU RC 825
247 Juan Brito AU RC 825
248 Franklyn German AU RC 825
249 Chris Snelling AU RC 825
250 Ken Huckaby AU RC 825

Parallels

SuperStar Swatches

This 40-card set partially-parallels the "SuperStar Swatches" subset (cards #151-190). Each card is available in the following parallels.

Silver (serial-numbered to 400 copies)

Gold (serial-numbered to 150 copies)

Autographs & Game-Used

NOTE: All game-used cards were seeded into regular SPx packs.

Winning Materials 2-Player Jersey Combos

Each card has a jersey swatch from two different players.

WM-AR Alex Rodriguez / Ivan Rodriguez
WM-BA Jeromy Burnitz / Edgardo Alfonzo
WM-BG Jeff Bagwell / Juan Gonzalez
WM-BR Jeff Bagwell / Alex Rodriguez DP
WM-DH Jermaine Dye / Tim Hudson
WM-DS Carlos Delgado / Shannon Stewart
WM-ED Jim Edmonds / J.D. Drew
WM-GC Ken Griffey, Jr. / Sean Casey SP
WM-GK Shawn Green / Eric Karros
WM-GR Juan Gonzalez / Ivan Rodriguez
WM-HW Mike Hampton / Larry Walker
WM-JJ Chipper Jones / Andruw Jones
WM-JS Randy Johnson / Curt Schilling
WM-KG Jason Kendall / Brian Giles
WM-LH Al Leiter / Mike Hampton
WM-MC Edgar Martinez / Mike Cameron
WM-MJ Greg Maddux / Chipper Jones
WM-NM Hideo Nomo / Pedro Martinez SP
WM-PA Mike Piazza / Roberto Alomar DP
WM-RA Scott Rolen / Bobby Abreu
WM-RP Ivan Rodriguez / Chan Ho Park
WM-SE Aaron Sele / Darin Erstad
WM-SH Kazuhiro Sasaki / Shigetoshi Hasegawa
WM-SP Sammy Sosa / Corey Patterson
WM-TO Frank Thomas / Magglio Ordonez
WM-TS Jim Thome / C.C. Sabathia
WM-VR Omar Vizquel / Alex Rodriguez
WM-WG Bernie Williams / Jason Giambi DP
WM-WP David Wells / Jorge Posada

Winning Materials 2-Player Base Combos

Each card features two pieces of a game used base and is serial-numbered to 200 copies.

B-BG Barry Bonds / Shawn Green
B-GR Troy Glaus / Alex Rodriguez
B-GS Ken Griffey, Jr. / Sammy Sosa
B-IM Ichiro / Edgar Martinez
B-PE Mike Piazza / Jim Edmonds
B-PI Albert Pujols / Ichiro
B-RJ Alex Rodriguez / Derek Jeter
B-SG Sammy Sosa / Luis Gonzalez
B-SR Kazuhiro Sasaki / Mariano Rivera
B-WJ Bernie Williams / Derek Jeter

Winning Materials Ball/Patch Combos

These nine cards feature both a ball piece along with a jersey patch of the featured players. Each of these cards were issued to a stated print run of 25 serial-numbered copies.

PC-AR Alex Rodriguez
PC-CJ Chipper Jones
PC-IS Ichiro
PC-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
PC-MP Mike Piazza
PC-RC Roger Clemens
PC-SG Shawn Green
PC-SS Sammy Sosa
PC-TH Todd Helton

Winning Materials Base/Patch Combo

These eight cards feature both a piece of a game used base along with a jersey patch of the featured players. Each of these cards were issued to a stated print run of 25 serial-numbered copies.

BP-AR Alex Rodriguez
BP-BW Bernie Williams
BP-IS Ichiro
BP-JG Jason Giambi
BP-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
BP-LG Luis Gonzalez
BP-MP Mike Piazza
BP-SS Sammy Sosa

Winning Materials USA Combo Jerseys

Each card features uniform swatches of current and former Team USA members. Each card is serial-numbered to 150 copies.

USA-AH Brent Abernathy / Orlando Hudson
USA-AW Marlon Anderson / Jeff Weaver
USA-BT Sean Burroughs / Mark Teixeira
USA-GB Jason Giambi / Sean Burroughs
USA-GT Jason Giambi / Mark Teixeira
USA-HD Orlando Hudson / Jeff Deardorff
USA-HOU Roy Oswalt / Adam Everett
USA-HP Dustin Hermanson / Mark Prior
USA-JC Jacque Jones / Michael Cuddyer
USA-KB Austin Kearns / Sean Burroughs
USA-KC Austin Kearns / Michael Cuddyer
USA-MG Doug Mientkiewicz / Jason Giambi
USA-MIN Doug Mientkiewicz / Michael Cuddyer
USA-MO Matt Morris / Roy Oswalt
USA-MP Matt Morris / Mark Prior
USA-MW Matt Morris / Jeff Weaver
USA-PB Mark Prior / Dewon Brazelton
USA-RE Brian Roberts / Adam Everett
USA-SD Mark Kotsay / Sean Burroughs
USA-TB Brent Abernathy / Dewon Brazelton
USA-TP Mark Teixeira / Mark Prior
USA-WB Jeff Weaver / Dewon Brazelton
USA-WH Jeff Weaver / Dustin Hermanson

Sweet Spot Preview Bat Barrels

These cards feature the bat barrels of leading players. Each card was printed to a different amount and we have notated that information next to their name in our checklist.