2001 Bowman's Best
Description
2001 Bowman's Best is a 200-card set. The last 50 cards in the set make up a rookie subset with every card serial-numbered to 2999 copies. Fifteen of the 50 rookies are exclusive to Bowman's Best, and not available in any other 2001 Topps product.
Distribution
24 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $5). Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 200 | - | ? |
| short set | 150 | - | ? |
| Rookies | 35 | 2999 | 1:7 |
| Exclusive Rookies | 15 | 2999 | 1:15 |
| Impact Players | 20 | - | 1:7 |
| Rookie Fever | 10 | - | 1:10 |
| Franchise Favorites | 9 | - | 1:16 |
| Franchise Futures | 12 | - | 1:24 |
| Locker Room Collection Lumber | 5 | - | 1:267 |
| Locker Room Collection Jerseys | 5 | - | 1:133 |
| Franchise Favorites Jersey Relics | 6 | - | 1:139 |
| Franchise Favorites Pants Relics | 2 | - | 1:307 |
| Franchise Favorites Jersey Combo Relics | 3 | - | 1:1114 |
| Franchise Favorites Pants Combo Relics | 1 | - | 1:2456 |
| Exclusive Rookie Autographs | 9 | - | 1:50 |
| Team Topps Legends Autographs | ? | - | 1:71 |
| Bowman's Best Autographs | 7 | - | 1:95 |
| Franchise Favorites Autographs | 6 | - | 1:556 |
| Franchise Favorites Combo Autographs | 3 | - | 1:4436 |
Checklist
Promos
- PP1 Todd Helton
- PP2 Tim Hudson
- PP3 Vernon Wells
Base Set
NOTE: All base cards are Refractors.
- 1 Vladimir Guerrero
- 2 Miguel Tejada
- 3 Geoff Jenkins
- 4 Jeff Bagwell
- 5 Todd Helton
- 6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 7 Nomar Garciaparra
- 8 Chipper Jones
- 9 Darin Erstad
- 10 Frank Thomas
- 11 Jim Thome
- 12 Preston Wilson
- 13 Kevin Brown
- 14 Derek Jeter
- 15 Scott Rolen
- 16 Ryan Klesko
- 17 Jeff Kent
- 18 Raul Mondesi
- 19 Greg Vaughn
- 20 Bernie Williams
- 21 Mike Piazza
- 22 Richard Hidalgo
- 23 Dean Palmer
- 24 Roberto Alomar
- 25 Sammy Sosa
- 26 Randy Johnson
- 27 Manny Ramirez
- 28 Roger Clemens
- 29 Terrence Long
- 30 Jason Kendall
- 31 Richie Sexson
- 32 David Wells
- 33 Andruw Jones
- 34 Pokey Reese
- 35 Juan Gonzalez
- 36 Carlos Beltran
- 37 Shawn Green
- 38 Mariano Rivera
- 39 John Olerud
- 40 Jim Edmonds
- 41 Andres Galarraga
- 42 Carlos Delgado
- 43 Kris Benson
- 44 Andy Pettitte
- 45 Jeff Cirillo
- 46 Magglio Ordonez
- 47 Tom Glavine
- 48 Garret Anderson
- 49 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 50 Pedro Martinez
- 51 Barry Bonds
- 52 Alex Rodriguez
- 53 Ben Grieve
- 54 Edgar Martinez
- 55 Jason Giambi
- 56 Jeromy Burnitz
- 57 Mike Mussina
- 58 Moises Alou
- 59 Sean Casey
- 60 Greg Maddux
- 61 Tim Hudson
- 62 Mark McGwire
- 63 Rafael Palmeiro
- 64 Tony Batista
- 65 Kazuhiro Sasaki
- 66 Jorge Posada
- 67 Johnny Damon
- 68 Brian Giles
- 69 Jose Vidro
- 70 Jermaine Dye
- 71 Craig Biggio
- 72 Larry Walker
- 73 Eric Chavez
- 74 David Segui
- 75 Tim Salmon
- 76 Javy Lopez
- 77 Paul Konerko
- 78 Barry Larkin
- 79 Mike Hampton
- 80 Bob Higginson
- 81 Mark Mulder
- 82 Pat Burrell
- 83 Kerry Wood
- 84 J.T. Snow
- 85 Ivan Rodriguez
- 86 Edgardo Alfonzo
- 87 Orlando Hernandez
- 88 Gary Sheffield
- 89 Mike Sweeney
- 90 Carlos Lee
- 91 Rafael Furcal
- 92 Troy Glaus
- 93 Bartolo Colon
- 94 Cliff Floyd
- 95 Barry Zito
- 96 J.D. Drew
- 97 Eric Karros
- 98 Jose Valentin
- 99 Ellis Burks
- 100 Dave Justice
- 101 Larry Barnes
- 102 Rod Barajas
- 103 Tony Pena
- 104 Jerry Hairston
- 105 Keith Ginter
- 106 Corey Patterson
- 107 Aaron Rowand
- 108 Miguel Olivo
- 109 Gookie Dawkins
- 110 C.C. Sabathia
- 111 Ben Petrick
- 112 Eric Munson
- 113 Ramon Castro
- 114 Alex Escobar
- 115 Josh Hamilton
- 116 Jason Marquis
- 117 Ben Davis
- 118 Alex Cintron
- 119 Julio Zuleta
- 120 Ben Broussard
- 121 Adam Everett
- 122 Ramon Carvajal RC*
- 123 Felipe Lopez
- 124 Alfonso Soriano
- 125 Jayson Werth
- 126 Donzell McDonald
- 127 Jason Hart
- 128 Joe Crede
- 129 Sean Burroughs
- 130 Jack Cust
- 131 Corey Smith
- 132 Adrian Gonzalez
- 133 J.R. House
- 134 Steve Lomasney
- 135 Tim Raines
- 136 Tony Alvarez
- 137 Doug Mientkiewicz
- 138 Rocco Baldelli
- 139 Jason Romano
- 140 Vernon Wells
- 141 Mike Bynum
- 142 Xavier Nady
- 143 Brad Wilkerson
- 144 Ben Diggins
- 145 Aubrey Huff
- 146 Eric Byrnes
- 147 Alex Gordon
- 148 Roy Oswalt
- 149 Brian Esposito
- 150 Scott Seabol
Rookies
Each Rookie is serial-numbered to 2999 copies.
- 151 Erick Almonte RC
- 152 Gary Johnson RC
- 153 Pedro Liriano RC
- 154 Matt White RC*
- 155 Luis Montanez RC
- 156 Brad Cresse
- 157 Wilson Betemit RC
- 158 Octavio Martinez RC*
- 159 Adam Pettyjohn RC
- 160 Corey Spencer RC*
- 161 Mark Burnett RC*
- 162 Ichiro Suzuki RC
- 163 Alexis Gomez RC
- 164 Greg Nash RC*
- 165 Roberto Miniel RC*
- 166 Justin Morneau RC
- 167 Ben Washburn RC*
- 168 Bob Keppel RC
- 169 Deivi Mendez RC*
- 170 Tsuyoshi Shinjo RC
- 171 Jared Abruzzo RC*
- 172 Derrick Van Dusen RC*
- 173 Hee Seop Choi RC
- 174 Albert Pujols RC
- 175 Travis Hafner RC
- 176 Ron Davenport RC*
- 177 Luis Torres RC*
- 178 Jake Peavy RC
- 179 Elvis Corporan RC*
- 180 Dave Krynzel
- 181 Tony Blanco RC
- 182 Elpidio Guzman RC*
- 183 Matt Butler RC*
- 184 Joe Thurston RC
- 185 Andy Beal RC*
Exclusive Rookies
Each Exclusive Rookie is serial-numbered to 2999 copies, and available in no other 2001 Topps baseball product.
- 186 Kevin Nulton RC*
- 187 Sneideer Santos RC*
- 188 Joe Dillon RC
- 189 Jeremy Blevins RC*
- 190 Chris Amador RC*
- 191 Mark Hendrickson RC
- 192 Willy Aybar RC
- 193 Antoine Cameron RC*
- 194 J.J. Johnson RC*
- 195 Ryan Ketchner RC*
- 196 Bjorn Ivy RC*
- 197 Josh Kroeger RC
- 198 Ty Wigginton RC
- 199 Stubby Clapp RC
- 200 Jerrod Riggan RC
Inserts
Impact Players
- IP1 Mark McGwire
- IP2 Sammy Sosa
- IP3 Manny Ramirez
- IP4 Troy Glaus
- IP5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- IP6 Gary Sheffield
- IP7 Vladimir Guerrero
- IP8 Carlos Delgado
- IP9 Jason Giambi
- IP10 Frank Thomas
- IP11 Vernon Wells
- IP12 Carlos Pena
- IP13 Joe Crede
- IP14 Keith Ginter
- IP15 Aubrey Huff
- IP16 Brad Cresse
- IP17 Austin Kearns
- IP18 Nick Johnson
- IP19 Josh Hamilton
- IP20 Corey Patterson
Rookie Fever
- RF1 Chipper Jones
- RF2 Preston Wilson
- RF3 Todd Helton
- RF4 Jay Payton
- RF5 Ivan Rodriguez
- RF6 Manny Ramirez
- RF7 Derek Jeter
- RF8 Orlando Hernandez
- RF9 Mark Quinn
- RF10 Terrence Long
Franchise Favorites
- FF-AR Alex Rodriguez
- FF-DE Darin Erstad
- FF-DM Don Mattingly
- FF-DW Dave Winfield
- FF-EJ Darin Erstad / Reggie Jackson
- FF-MW Don Mattingly / Dave Winfield
- FF-NR Nolan Ryan
- FF-RJ Reggie Jackson
- FF-RR Nolan Ryan / Alex Rodriguez
Franchise Futures
- FF1 Josh Hamilton
- FF2 Wes Helms
- FF3 Alfonso Soriano
- FF4 Nick Johnson
- FF5 Jose Ortiz
- FF6 Ben Sheets
- FF7 Sean Burroughs
- FF8 Ben Petrick
- FF9 Corey Patterson
- FF10 J.R. House
- FF11 Alex Escobar
- FF12 Travis Hafner
Autographs & Game-Used
Locker Room Collection
Lumber
- LRCL-AG Adrian Gonzalez
- LRCL-CP Corey Patterson
- LRCL-EM Eric Munson
- LRCL-PB Pat Burrell
- LRCL-SB Sean Burroughs
Jerseys
- LRCJ-EC Eric Chavez
- LRCJ-JP Jay Payton
- LRCJ-MM Mark Mulder
- LRCJ-PR Pokey Reese
- LRCJ-PW Preston Wilson
Franchise Favorites
Relics
- FFR-AR Alex Rodriguez JSY
- FFR-BB Craig Biggio / Jeff Bagwell UNI / UNI
- FFR-CB Craig Biggio UNI
- FFR-DE Darin Erstad JSY
- FFR-DM Don Mattingly JSY
- FFR-DW Dave Winfield JSY
- FFR-EJ Darin Erstad / Reggie Jackson JSY / JSY
- FFR-JB Jeff Bagwell UNI
- FFR-MW Don Mattingly / Dave Winfield JSY / JSY
- FFR-NR Nolan Ryan JSY
- FFR-RJ Reggie Jackson JSY
- FFR-RR Nolan Ryan / Alex Rodriguez JSY / JSY
Autographs
- FFA-AR Alex Rodriguez
- FFA-DE Darin Erstad
- FFA-DM Don Mattingly
- FFA-DW Dave Winfield
- FFA-EJ Darin Erstad / Reggie Jackson
- FFA-MW Don Mattingly / Dave Winfield
- FFA-NR Nolan Ryan
- FFA-RJ Reggie Jackson
- FFA-RR Nolan Ryan / Alex Rodriguez
Autographs
- BBA-AG Adrian Gonzalez
- BBA-BC Brad Cresse
- BBA-JH Josh Hamilton
- BBA-JR Jon Rauch
- BBA-JRH J.R. House
- BBA-SB Sean Burroughs
- BBA-TL Terrence Long
Exclusive Autographs
- BBEA-BI Bjorn Ivy
- BBEA-JB Jeremy Blevins
- BBEA-JJ J.J. Johnson
- BBEA-JR Jerrod Riggan
- BBEA-MH Mark Hendrickson
- BBEA-SC Stubby Clapp EXCH
- BBEA-SS Sneideer Santos
- BBEA-TW Ty Wigginton
- BBEA-WA Willy Aybar