Description

2015 Bowman's Best is a 100-card set supplemented with a 50-card Top Prospects insert, scheduled for release exclusively to Hobby outlets December 23rd. This marks the return of Bowman's Best after a eight year hiatus.

Much like how the original Bowman's Best was conceived as a hybrid of the Bowman and Finest brands, 2015 Bowman's Best can be seen as a hybrid of 2015 Bowman and 2015 Finest. Each Hobby box will contain two Finest-style six-pack mini-boxes, with each mini-box yielding two autographs.

Distribution

Two six-pack mini-boxes per Hobby box, five cards per pack. (MSRP: $55/mini-box) Eight boxes per case. Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	100	-	?
Top Prospects	50	-	?
Atomic Refractor	150	-	1:12
Green Refractor	150	-	?
Gold Refractor	150	-	?
Orange Refractor	150	25	?
Red Refractor	150	5	?
SuperFractor	150	one-of-one	?
Printing Plates	150	four for each	?
Mirror Image	20	-	?
First Impressions	15	-	?
First Impressions Atomic Refractor	15	-	?
First Impressions Orange Refractor	15	25	?
First Impressions Red Refractor	15	5	?
First Impressions SuperFractor	15	one-of-one	?
Hi-Def Heritage	50	-	?
Hi-Def Heritage Atomic Refractor	50	-	1:96
Hi-Def Heritage Orange Refractor	50	25	?
Hi-Def Heritage Red Refractor	50	5	?
Hi-Def Heritage SuperFractor	50	one-of-one	?
Best of 2015 Autographs	84	-	?
Best of 2015 Autographs Atomic Refractor	84	-	?
Best of 2015 Autographs Green Refractor	84	-	?
Best of 2015 Autographs Orange Refractor	84	25	?
Best of 2015 Autographs Red Refractor	84	5	?
Best of 2015 Autographs SuperFractor	84	one-of-one	?
Best of 2015 Autographs Printing Plates	84	four for each	?
1995 Bowman's Best Autographs	22	-	?
1995 Bowman's Best Autographs Orange Refractor	22	25	?
1995 Bowman's Best Autographs Red Refractor	22	5	?
1995 Bowman's Best Autographs SuperFractor	22	one-of-one	?
First Impressions Autographs	15	?	?
First Impressions Autographs SuperFractor	15	one-of-one	?
Hi-Def Heritage Autographs	32	-	?
Bowman Black Collection	10	25	?

Checklist

Base Set

1 Mike Trout
2 James Shields
3 Francisco Lindor RC
4 Chi Chi Gonzalez RC
5 Felix Hernandez
6 Addison Russell RC
7 Joey Votto
8 Michael Brantley
9 Robinson Cano
10 Yasiel Puig
11 Edwin Encarnacion
12 Joey Gallo RC
13 Troy Tulowitzki
14 Nelson Cruz
15 Maikel Franco RC
16 Jake Arrieta
17 Chris Archer
18 Jacob deGrom
19 Adam Jones
20 Daniel Norris RC
21 Jose Abreu
22 Masahiro Tanaka
23 Yoenis Cespedes
24 Anthony Rizzo
25 Bryce Harper
26 Starling Marte
27 Byron Buxton RC
28 Joc Pederson RC
29 Adrian Gonzalez
30 Buster Posey
31 Dee Gordon
32 Noah Syndergaard RC
33 Michael Pineda
34 Giancarlo Stanton
35 Freddie Freeman
36 George Springer
37 Jose Bautista
38 Brian Dozier
39 Paul Goldschmidt
40 Eddie Rosario
41 Matt Wisler RC
42 Johnny Cueto
43 Dustin Pedroia
44 Alex Meyer RC
45 Chris Sale
46 Yasmany Tomas RC
47 Mookie Betts
48 Zack Greinke
49 Jung Ho Kang RC
50 Kris Bryant RC
51 Kyle Seager
52 Sonny Gray
53 Eric Hosmer
54 Devon Travis RC
55 Rusney Castillo RC
56 Jose Altuve
57 Matt Harvey
58 Carlos Correa RC
59 Anthony Rendon
60 Michael Wacha
61 Miguel Cabrera
62 Ryan Braun
63 Garrett Richards
64 Justin Upton
65 Brett Gardner
66 Todd Frazier
67 Archie Bradley RC
68 Dallas Keuchel
69 Jacoby Ellsbury
70 Adam Wainwright
71 Eduardo Rodriguez RC
72 Carlos Beltran
73 Cole Hamels
74 Charlie Blackmon
75 Josh Donaldson
76 Jose Reyes
77 Corey Kluber
78 Prince Fielder
79 Carlos Rodon RC
80 A.J. Cole RC
81 Jason Kipnis
82 Albert Pujols
83 Max Scherzer
84 Blake Swihart RC
85 Aroldis Chapman
86 Adrian Beltre
87 Trevor Rosenthal
88 Madison Bumgarner
89 Carlos Gomez
90 Andrew McCutchen
91 Hanley Ramirez
92 Steven Matz RC
93 Jorge Soler RC
94 David Price
95 Billy Hamilton
96 Nolan Arenado
97 Gerrit Cole
98 Craig Kimbrel
99 Manny Machado
100 Clayton Kershaw

Top Prospects

TP-1 Corey Seager
TP-2 Miguel Sano
TP-3 Robert Stephenson
TP-4 Raul Mondesi
TP-5 Luis Severino
TP-6 Henry Owens
TP-7 Alex Reyes
TP-8 Hunter Harvey
TP-9 Dillon Tate
TP-10 Carson Fulmer
TP-11 Tyler Stephenson
TP-12 Kolby Allard
TP-13 Kevin Newman
TP-14 Beau Burrows
TP-15 Frankie Montas
TP-16 Kyle Schwarber
TP-17 Braden Shipley
TP-18 Mark Appel
TP-19 Austin Meadows
TP-20 Jesse Winker
TP-21 Aaron Judge
TP-22 Nick Gordon
TP-23 Ian Happ
TP-24 Josh Naylor
TP-25 Lucas Giolito
TP-26 James Kaprielian
TP-27 Ashe Russell
TP-28 Michael Conforto
TP-29 Rafael Devers
TP-30 Tyler Glasnow
TP-31 Jon Gray
TP-32 Jameson Taillon
TP-33 Aaron Nola
TP-34 Tyler Kolek
TP-35 Dansby Swanson
TP-36 Tyler Jay
TP-37 Andrew Benintendi
TP-38 Garrett Whitley
TP-39 Phil Bickford
TP-40 Richie Martin
TP-41 Bradley Zimmer
TP-42 J.P. Crawford
TP-43 Aaron Blair
TP-44 Brandon Nimmo
TP-45 Brendan Rodgers
TP-46 Kyle Tucker
TP-47 Cornelius Randolph
TP-48 Trent Clark
TP-49 Josh Bell
TP-50 Julio Urias

Parallels

All 100 base cards and all 50 Top Prospects are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Atomic Refractor
Green Refractor
Gold Refractor
Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
SuperFractor (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

Inserts

Mirror Image

NOTE: Card #MI-LG was an unannounced short-print. It is a nod to the Carlos Beltran / Juan Gonzalez error card from 1995 Bowman's Best which featured a photo of fellow Royals draft pick Juan LeBron (who never played a Major League game) instead of Beltran.

MI-1 Giancarlo Stanton / Aaron Judge
MI-2 Corey Seager / Troy Tulowitzki
MI-3 Kyle Schwarber / Buster Posey
MI-4 Stephen Strasburg / Lucas Giolito
MI-5 Josh Bell / Eric Hosmer
MI-6 Julio Urias / Clayton Kershaw
MI-7 Kris Bryant / Nolan Arenado
MI-8 Byron Buxton / Charlie Blackmon
MI-9 Carlos Correa / Alex Rodriguez
MI-10 Joey Gallo / Josh Donaldson
MI-11 Joc Pederson / Ryan Braun
MI-12 Miguel Sano / Todd Frazier
MI-13 Carlos Rodon / David Price
MI-14 Aaron Nola / James Shields
MI-15 Dansby Swanson / Brandon Crawford
MI-16 Brendan Rodgers / Xander Bogaerts
MI-17 Dillon Tate / Felix Hernandez
MI-18 Preston Tucker / Kyle Tucker
MI-19 Mike Trout / Andrew Benintendi
MI-20 Brian McCann / Tyler Stephenson
MI-LG Juan LeBron / Juan Gonzalez UER

First Impressions

Each First Impressions is also available in the following Refractor parallels.

Atomic Refractor
Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Red Refractor (seiral-numebred to five)
SuperFractor (one-of-one)

FI-AB Andrew Benintendi
FI-BR Brendan Rodgers
FI-CF Carson Fulmer
FI-CR Cornelius Randolph
FI-DS Dansby Swanson
FI-DT Dillon Tate
FI-GW Garrett Whitley
FI-IH Ian Happ
FI-JK James Kaprielian
FI-JN Josh Naylor
FI-KA Kolby Allard
FI-KT Kyle Tucker
FI-PB Phil Bickford
FI-TJ Tyler Jay
FI-TS Tyler Stephenson

Hi-Def Heritage

Each Hi-Def Heritage is also available in the following Refractor parallels.

Atomic Refractor
Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Red Refractor (seiral-numebred to five)
SuperFractor (one-of-one)

HDH-AB Archie Bradley
HDH-AG Adrian Gonzalez
HDH-AJ Alex Jackson
HDH-AJO Adam Jones
HDH-AP Albert Pujols
HDH-AR Addison Russell
HDH-ARI Anthony Rizzo
HDH-BB Byron Buxton
HDH-BH Bryce Harper
HDH-BP Buster Posey
HDH-BS Blake Swihart
HDH-CC Carlos Correa
HDH-CK Corey Kluber
HDH-CKE Clayton Kershaw
HDH-CR Carlos Rodon
HDH-CS Corey Seager
HDH-CSA Chris Sale
HDH-DO David Ortiz
HDH-FL Francisco Lindor
HDH-GS Giancarlo Stanton
HDH-HH Hunter Harvey
HDH-HO Henry Owens
HDH-JA Jose Abreu
HDH-JB Jose Bautista
HDH-JC J.P. Crawford
HDH-JD Jacob deGrom
HDH-JG Joey Gallo
HDH-JL Jon Lester
HDH-JP Joc Pederson
HDH-JS Jorge Soler
HDH-JU Julio Urias
HDH-JV Joey Votto
HDH-KB Kris Bryant
HDH-KP Kevin Plawecki
HDH-KS Kyle Schwarber
HDH-LG Lucas Giolito
HDH-LS Luis Severino
HDH-MC Miguel Cabrera
HDH-MS Miguel Sano
HDH-MSC Max Scherzer
HDH-MT Mike Trout
HDH-NC Nelson Cruz
HDH-NG Nick Gordon
HDH-NS Noah Syndergaard
HDH-PG Paul Goldschmidt
HDH-RC Robinson Cano
HDH-RD Rafael Devers
HDH-TG Tyler Glasnow
HDH-TT Touki Toussaint
HDH-YT Yasmany Tomas

Autographs & Game-Used

Best of 2015 Autographs

Each Best of 2015 Autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.

Atomic Refractor
Green Refractor
Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Red Refractor (seiral-numebred to five)
SuperFractor (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each)

B15-AB Alex Blandino
B15-AG Adrian Gonzalez
B15-AJ Alex Jackson
B15-ANB Andrew Benintendi
B15-ANO Aaron Nola
B15-AR Alex Reyes
B15-ARI Anthony Rizzo
B15-ASR Ashe Russell
B15-BB Byron Buxton
B15-BD Braxton Davidson
B15-BEB Beau Burrows
B15-BH Bryce Harper
B15-BP Buster Posey
B15-BR Brendan Rodgers
B15-BSN Blake Snell
B15-BZ Bradley Zimmer
B15-CC Carlos Correa
B15-CD Chase De Jong
B15-CF Carson Fulmer
B15-CH Chris Heston
B15-CR Carlos Rodon
B15-CRA Cornelius Randolph
B15-CT Cole Tucker
B15-DF Derek Fisher
B15-DM Dixon Machado
B15-DS Dansby Swanson
B15-DST D.J. Stewart
B15-DTA Dillon Tate
B15-ER Eduardo Rodriguez
B15-FL Francisco Lindor
B15-FM Frankie Montas
B15-GH Grant Holmes
B15-GW Garrett Whitley
B15-HR Hanley Ramirez
B15-IH Ian Happ
B15-JAL Jose Altuve
B15-JG Joey Gallo
B15-JHK Jung Ho Kang
B15-JK James Kaprielian
B15-JM Jorge Mateo
B15-JNA Josh Naylor
B15-JP Joc Pederson
B15-JW Jacob Wilson
B15-KA Kolby Allard
B15-KB Kris Bryant
B15-KM Kevonte Mitchell
B15-KME Kodi Medeiros
B15-KN Kevin Newman
B15-KS Kyle Schwarber
B15-KT Kyle Tucker
B15-LG Lucas Giolito
B15-LW Luke Weaver
B15-MC Michael Chavis
B15-MCH Matt Chapman
B15-MMA Manuel Margot
B15-MN Mike Nikorak
B15-MO Matt Olson
B15-MP Max Pentecost
B15-MR Mariano Rivera
B15-MS Miguel Sano
B15-MSC Max Scherzer
B15-MT Mike Trout
B15-MWI Matt Wisler
B15-NG Nick Gordon
B15-NP Nick Plummer
B15-NS Noah Syndergaard
B15-OA Orlando Arcia
B15-PB Phil Bickford
B15-PV Pat Venditte
B15-RD Rafael Devers
B15-RM Richie Martin
B15-SG Stephen Gonsalves
B15-SGR Sonny Gray
B15-SMA Steven Matz
B15-SN Sean Newcomb
B15-TC Trent Clark
B15-TJ Tyler Jay
B15-TS Tyler Stephenson
B15-TT Trea Turner
B15-TTO Touki Toussaint
B15-TWA Taylor Ward
B15-WB Walker Buehler
B15-WD Wilmer Difo
B15-YL Yoan Lopez

1995 Bowman's Best Autographs

Each 1995 Bowman's Best Autograph is done in the style of the 1995 Bowman's Best set, and also available in the following Refractor parallels.

Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Red Refractor (seiral-numebred to five)
SuperFractor (one-of-one)

95BB-AG Adrian Gonzalez
95BB-AJ Adam Jones
95BB-AR Anthony Rizzo
95BB-BP Buster Posey
95BB-CH Cole Hamels
95BB-CR Carlos Rodon
95BB-CY Christian Yelich
95BB-DO David Ortiz
95BB-EE Edwin Encarnacion
95BB-FF Freddie Freeman
95BB-GS George Springer
95BB-JA Jose Abreu
95BB-JD Jacob deGrom
95BB-JM Joe Mauer
95BB-JV Joey Votto
95BB-KB Kris Bryant
95BB-MT Mike Trout
95BB-PS Pablo Sandoval
95BB-RB Ryan Braun
95BB-RC Robinson Cano
95BB-SG Sonny Gray
95BB-SM Shelby Miller

First Impressions Autographs

Each First Impressions Autograph is also available in a one-of-one SuperFractor parallel.

FI-AB Andrew Benintendi
FI-BR Brendan Rodgers
FI-CF Carson Fulmer
FI-CR Cornelius Randolph
FI-DS Dansby Swanson
FI-DT Dillon Tate
FI-GW Garrett Whitley
FI-IH Ian Happ
FI-JK James Kaprielian
FI-JN Josh Naylor
FI-KA Kolby Allard
FI-KT Kyle Tucker
FI-PB Phil Bickford
FI-TJ Tyler Jay
FI-TS Tyler Stephenson

Hi-Def Heritage Autographs

HDH-AB Archie Bradley
HDH-AG Adrian Gonzalez
HDH-AJ Alex Jackson
HDH-AJO Adam Jones
HDH-AP Albert Pujols
HDH-ARI Anthony Rizzo
HDH-BB Byron Buxton
HDH-BH Bryce Harper
HDH-BP Buster Posey
HDH-BS Blake Swihart
HDH-CC Carlos Correa
HDH-CK Corey Kluber
HDH-CKE Clayton Kershaw
HDH-CR Carlos Rodon
HDH-DO David Ortiz
HDH-FL Francisco Lindor
HDH-HO Henry Owens
HDH-JG Joey Gallo
HDH-JL Jon Lester
HDH-JP Joc Pederson
HDH-JS Jorge Soler
HDH-JV Joey Votto
HDH-KB Kris Bryant
HDH-KP Kevin Plawecki
HDH-LG Lucas Giolito
HDH-LS Luis Severino
HDH-MS Miguel Sano
HDH-MSC Max Scherzer
HDH-MT Mike Trout
HDH-NS Noah Syndergaard
HDH-PG Paul Goldschmidt
HDH-RD Rafael Devers

Bowman Black Collection

See 2015 Bowman Black Collection.