1999 Upper Deck MVP
Description
1999 Upper Deck MVP is a 220-card set released in the summer of 1999. MVP replaced Collector's Choice as Upper Deck's entry-level brand.
Distribution
Hobby: 28 packs per box, ten cards per pack (MSRP: $1.59).
Retail: 36 packs per box, ten cards per pack (MSRP: $1.59).
In Hobby boxes, parallels were usually the 3rd card in the pack while the Scout's Choice, Power Surge, Super Tools, and Dynamics inserts were usually the 4th card in the pack. Swing Time inserts were usually the last card in the pack. Some packs had both an insert and parallel inside.
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 220 | - | 9:1 | 9:1 |
| Silver Script Parallel | 220 | - | 1:2 | 1:2 |
| Gold Script Parallel | 220 | 100 | ? | N/A |
| Super Script Parallel | 220 | 25 | ? | N/A |
| Swing Time | 12 | - | 1:6 | 1:6 |
| Power Surge | 15 | - | 1:6 | 1:9 |
| Scout's Choice | 15 | - | 1:9 | 1:9 |
| Super Tools | 15 | - | 1:14 | 1:14 |
| Dynamics | 15 | - | 1:28 | 1:28 |
| Game Used Souvenirs | 12 | - | 1:144 | N/A |
| ProSign | 32 | - | N/A | 1:216 |
| Autographed Game Used Souvenirs | 2 | varies | ? | N/A |
| Mike Schmidt Piece of History 50 HR Club | 1 | 350 | ? | ? |
| Mike Schmidt Autographed Piece of History 50 HR Club | 1 | 20 | ? | ? |
Checklist
Promos
Preview Set
See 1999 Upper Deck MVP Preview.
Ken Griffey, Jr. Promo
A Ken Griffey, Jr. card was distributed to promote the upcoming MVP brand. The Griffey card is sequentially-numbered S3. Cards #S1 and #S2 were used on the MVP Football and MVP Basketball promo cards.
S3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
Base Set
- 1 Mo Vaughn
- 2 Tim Belcher
- 3 Jack McDowell
- 4 Troy Glaus
- 5 Darin Erstad
- 6 Tim Salmon
- 7 Jim Edmonds
- 8 Randy Johnson
- 9 Steve Finley
- 10 Travis Lee
- 11 Matt Williams
- 12 Todd Stottlemyre
- 13 Jay Bell
- 14 David Dellucci
- 15 Chipper Jones
- 16 Andruw Jones
- 17 Greg Maddux
- 18 Tom Glavine
- 19 Javy Lopez
- 20 Brian Jordan
- 21 George Lombard
- 22 John Smoltz
- 23 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 24 Charles Johnson
- 25 Albert Belle
- 26 Brady Anderson
- 27 Mike Mussina
- 28 Calvin Pickering
- 29 Ryan Minor
- 30 Jerry Hairston, Jr.
- 31 Nomar Garciaparra
- 32 Pedro Martinez
- 33 Jason Varitek
- 34 Troy O'Leary
- 35 Donnie Sadler
- 36 Mark Portugal
- 37 John Valentin
- 38 Kerry Wood
- 39 Sammy Sosa
- 40 Mark Grace
- 41 Henry Rodriguez
- 42 Rod Beck
- 43 Benito Santiago
- 44 Kevin Tapani
- 45 Frank Thomas
- 46 Mike Caruso
- 47 Magglio Ordonez
- 48 Paul Konerko
- 49 Ray Durham
- 50 Jim Parque
- 51 Carlos Lee
- 52 Denny Neagle
- 53 Pete Harnisch
- 54 Michael Tucker
- 55 Sean Casey
- 56 Eddie Taubensee
- 57 Barry Larkin
- 58 Pokey Reese
- 59 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
- 60 Roberto Alomar
- 61 Bartolo Colon
- 62 Kenny Lofton
- 63 Omar Vizquel
- 64 Travis Fryman
- 65 Jim Thome
- 66 Manny Ramirez
- 67 Jaret Wright
- 68 Darryl Kile
- 69 Kirt Manwaring
- 70 Vinny Castilla
- 71 Todd Helton
- 72 Dante Bichette
- 73 Larry Walker
- 74 Derrick Gibson
- 75 Gabe Kapler
- 76 Dean Palmer
- 77 Matt Anderson
- 78 Bob Higginson
- 79 Damion Easley
- 80 Tony Clark
- 81 Juan Encarnacion
- 82 Livan Hernandez
- 83 Alex Gonzalez
- 84 Preston Wilson
- 85 Derrek Lee
- 86 Mark Kotsay
- 87 Todd Dunwoody
- 88 Cliff Floyd
- 89 Ken Caminiti
- 90 Jeff Bagwell
- 91 Moises Alou
- 92 Craig Biggio
- 93 Billy Wagner
- 94 Richard Hidalgo
- 95 Derek Bell
- 96 Hipolito Pichardo
- 97 Jeff King
- 98 Carlos Beltran
- 99 Jeremy Giambi
- 100 Larry Sutton
- 101 Johnny Damon
- 102 Dee Brown
- 103 Kevin Brown
- 104 Chan Ho Park
- 105 Raul Mondesi
- 106 Eric Karros
- 107 Adrian Beltre
- 108 Devon White
- 109 Gary Sheffield
- 110 Sean Berry
- 111 Alex Ochoa
- 112 Marquis Grissom
- 113 Fernando Vina
- 114 Jeff Cirillo
- 115 Geoff Jenkins
- 116 Jeromy Burnitz
- 117 Brad Radke
- 118 Eric Milton
- 119 A.J. Pierzynski
- 120 Todd Walker
- 121 David Ortiz
- 122 Corey Koskie
- 123 Vladimir Guerrero
- 124 Rondell White
- 125 Brad Fullmer
- 126 Ugueth Urbina
- 127 Dustin Hermanson
- 128 Michael Barrett
- 129 Fernando Seguignol
- 130 Mike Piazza
- 131 Rickey Henderson
- 132 Rey Ordonez
- 133 John Olerud
- 134 Robin Ventura
- 135 Hideo Nomo
- 136 Mike Kinkade
- 137 Al Leiter
- 138 Brian McRae
- 139 Derek Jeter
- 140 Bernie Williams
- 141 Paul O'Neill
- 142 Scott Brosius
- 143 Tino Martinez
- 144 Roger Clemens
- 145 Orlando Hernandez
- 146 Mariano Rivera
- 147 Ricky Ledee
- 148 A.J. Hinch
- 149 Ben Grieve
- 150 Eric Chavez
- 151 Miguel Tejada
- 152 Matt Stairs
- 153 Ryan Christenson
- 154 Jason Giambi
- 155 Curt Schilling
- 156 Scott Rolen
- 157 Pat Burrell RC
- 158 Doug Glanville
- 159 Bob Abreu
- 160 Rico Brogna
- 161 Ron Gant
- 162 Jason Kendall
- 163 Aramis Ramirez
- 164 Jose Guillen
- 165 Emil Brown
- 166 Pat Meares
- 167 Kevin Young
- 168 Brian Giles
- 169 Mark McGwire
- 170 J.D. Drew
- 171 Edgar Renteria
- 172 Fernando Tatis
- 173 Matt Morris
- 174 Eli Marrero
- 175 Ray Lankford
- 176 Tony Gwynn
- 177 Sterling Hitchcock
- 178 Ruben Rivera
- 179 Wally Joyner
- 180 Trevor Hoffman
- 181 Jim Leyritz
- 182 Carlos Hernandez
- 183 Barry Bonds
- 184 Ellis Burks
- 185 F.P. Santangelo
- 186 J.T. Snow
- 187 Ramon E. Martinez RC
- 188 Jeff Kent
- 189 Robb Nen
- 190 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 191 Alex Rodriguez
- 192 Shane Monahan
- 193 Carlos Guillen
- 194 Edgar Martinez
- 195 David Segui
- 196 Jose Mesa
- 197 Jose Canseco
- 198 Rolando Arrojo
- 199 Wade Boggs
- 200 Fred McGriff
- 201 Quinton McCracken
- 202 Bobby Smith
- 203 Bubba Trammell
- 204 Juan Gonzalez
- 205 Ivan Rodriguez
- 206 Rafael Palmeiro
- 207 Royce Clayton
- 208 Rick Helling
- 209 Todd Zeile
- 210 Rusty Greer
- 211 David Wells
- 212 Roy Halladay
- 213 Carlos Delgado
- 214 Darrin Fletcher
- 215 Shawn Green
- 216 Kevin Witt
- 217 Jose Cruz, Jr.
- 218 Ken Griffey, Jr. CL
- 219 Sammy Sosa CL
- 220 Mark McGwire CL
Parallels
All 220 base cards are available in the following Script parallels.
- Silver Script
- Gold Script (serial-numbered to 100 copies; Hobby only)
- Super Script (serial-numbered to 25 copies; Hobby only)
Century Legends MVPs
Century Legends MVPs is a partial-parallel of the first 100 cards of MVP's base set. Each card is a one-of-one and was randomly inserted into packs of 1999 Upper Deck Century Legends.
Inserts
Dynamics
- D1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- D2 Alex Rodriguez
- D3 Nomar Garciaparra
- D4 Mike Piazza
- D5 Mark McGwire
- D6 Sammy Sosa
- D7 Chipper Jones
- D8 Mo Vaughn
- D9 Tony Gwynn
- D10 Vladimir Guerrero
- D11 Derek Jeter
- D12 Jeff Bagwell
- D13 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- D14 Juan Gonzalez
- D15 J.D. Drew
Power Surge
- P1 Mark McGwire
- P2 Sammy Sosa
- P3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- P4 Alex Rodriguez
- P5 Juan Gonzalez
- P6 Nomar Garciaparra
- P7 Vladimir Guerrero
- P8 Chipper Jones
- P9 Albert Belle
- P10 Frank Thomas
- P11 Mike Piazza
- P12 Jeff Bagwell
- P13 Manny Ramirez
- P14 Mo Vaughn
- P15 Barry Bonds
Scout's Choice
- SC1 J.D. Drew
- SC2 Ben Grieve
- SC3 Troy Glaus
- SC4 Gabe Kapler
- SC5 Carlos Beltran
- SC6 Aramis Ramirez
- SC7 Pat Burrell
- SC8 Kerry Wood
- SC9 Ryan Minor
- SC10 Todd Helton
- SC11 Eric Chavez
- SC12 Russell Branyan
- SC13 Travis Lee
- SC14 Ruben Mateo
- SC15 Roy Halladay
Super Tools
- T1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- T2 Alex Rodriguez
- T3 Sammy Sosa
- T4 Derek Jeter
- T5 Vladimir Guerrero
- T6 Ben Grieve
- T7 Mike Piazza
- T8 Kenny Lofton
- T9 Barry Bonds
- T10 Darin Erstad
- T11 Nomar Garciaparra
- T12 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- T13 J.D. Drew
- T14 Larry Walker
- T15 Chipper Jones
Swing Time
- S1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- S2 Mark McGwire
- S3 Sammy Sosa
- S4 Tony Gwynn
- S5 Alex Rodriguez
- S6 Nomar Garciaparra
- S7 Barry Bonds
- S8 Frank Thomas
- S9 Chipper Jones
- S10 Ivan Rodriguez
- S11 Mike Piazza
- S12 Derek Jeter
Autographs & Game-Used
Mike Schmidt A Piece of History 500 HR Club
See Upper Deck A Piece of History 500 HR Club.
Game Used Souvenirs
Game Used Souvenirs are exclusive to Hobby packs.
- GUBB Barry Bonds
- GUCJ Chipper Jones
- GUCR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- GUJB Jeff Bagwell
- GUJD J.D. Drew
- GUKG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- GUMP Mike Piazza
- GUMV Mo Vaughn
- GUSR Scott Rolen
- GUBW Bernie Williams
- GUDJ Derek Jeter
- GUKW Kerry Wood
- GUMN Nomar Garciaparra
- GUSS Sammy Sosa
Autographed
Autographed Game Used Souvenirs are exclusive to Hobby packs and serial-numbered to the figures listed below.
- GAKG Ken Griffey, Jr. 24
- GACJ Chipper Jones 10
ProSign
ProSign is exclusive to retail packs.
- AG Alex Gonzalez
- AN Abraham Nunez
- BC Bruce Chen
- BF Brad Fullmer
- BG Ben Grieve
- CB Carlos Beltran
- CG Chris Gomez
- CJ Chipper Jones SP
- CK Corey Koskie
- CP Calvin Pickering
- DG Derrick Gibson
- EC Eric Chavez
- GK Gabe Kapler
- GL George Lombard
- IR Ivan Rodriguez SP
- JG Jeremy Giambi
- JP Jim Parque
- JR Ken Griffey, Jr. SP
- JRA Jason Rakers
- KW Kevin Witt
- MA Matt Anderson
- ML Mike Lincoln
- MLO Mike Lowell
- NG Nomar Garciaparra SP
- RB Russell Branyan
- RH Richard Hidalgo
- RL Ricky Ledee
- RM Ryan Minor
- RR Ruben Rivera
- SH Shea Hillenbrand
- SK Scott Karl
- SM Shane Monahan
| Upper Deck MVP |
|---|