2015 Bowman's Best
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 | - | ? |
| Refractor | 150 | - | ? |
| Atomic Refractor | 150 | - | 1:12 |
| Blue Refractor | 150 | 150 | 1:24 |
| Green Refractor | 150 | 99 | 1:36 |
| Gold Refractor | 150 | 50 | 1:66 |
| Orange Refractor | 150 | 25 | 1:132 |
| Red Refractor | 150 | 5 | 1:642 |
| SuperFractor | 150 | one-of-one | 1:3192 |
| Printing Plates | 150 | four for each | 1:798 |
| Mirror Image | 20 | - | ? |
| Juan LeBron / Juan Gonzalez Mirror Image Error | 1 | - | 1:2034 |
| First Impressions | 15 | - | 1:12 |
| First Impressions Atomic Refractor | 15 | 50 | 1:642 |
| First Impressions Orange Refractor | 15 | 25 | 1:2123 |
| First Impressions Red Refractor | 15 | 5 | ? |
| First Impressions SuperFractor | 15 | one-of-one | 1:30,420 |
| Hi-Def Heritage | 50 | - | ? |
| Hi-Def Heritage Atomic Refractor | 50 | - | 1:96 |
| Hi-Def Heritage Orange Refractor | 50 | 25 | 1:384 |
| Hi-Def Heritage Red Refractor | 50 | 5 | ? |
| Hi-Def Heritage SuperFractor | 50 | one-of-one | 1:9510 |
| Best of 2015 Autographs | 84 | - | 1:3 |
| Best of 2015 Autographs Refractor | 84 | - | ? |
| Best of 2015 Autographs Green Refractor | 84 | 99 | 1:66 |
| Best of 2015 Autographs Atomic Refractor | 84 | 50 | 1:120 |
| Best of 2015 Autographs Orange Refractor | 84 | 25 | 1:228 |
| Best of 2015 Autographs Red Refractor | 84 | 5 | 1:1116 |
| Best of 2015 Autographs SuperFractor | 84 | one-of-one | 1:5568 |
| Best of 2015 Autographs Printing Plates | 84 | four for each | 1:1398 |
| 1995 Bowman's Best Autographs | 22 | 50 | 1:396 |
| 1995 Bowman's Best Autographs Orange Refractor | 22 | 25 | 1:792 |
| 1995 Bowman's Best Autographs Red Refractor | 22 | 5 | 1:3714 |
| 1995 Bowman's Best Autographs SuperFractor | 22 | one-of-one | 1:18,252 |
| First Impressions Autographs | 15 | 99 | 1:318 |
| First Impressions Autographs Orange Refractor | 15 | 25 | 1:1248 |
| First Impressions Autographs Red Refractor | 15 | 5 | 1:6168 |
| First Impressions Autographs SuperFractor | 15 | one-of-one | 1:30,420 |
| Hi-Def Heritage Autographs | 32 | 50 | 1:330 |
| Hi-Def Heritage Autographs Orange Refractor | 32 | 25 | 1:696 |
| Hi-Def Heritage Autographs Red Refractor | 32 | 5 | 1:2910 |
| Hi-Def Heritage Autographs SuperFractor | 32 | one-of-one | 1:14,724 |
| Bowman Black Collection | 10 | 25 | 1:1878 |
| Bowman Black Collection Violet | 10 | 10 | ? |
| Bowman Black Collection Red | 10 | 5 | 1:9312 |
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.
- Refractor
- Atomic Refractor
- Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
- Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- 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 a Refractor and also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- 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
Hi-Def Heritage is a nod to the 1955 Bowman set as it is designed to look like a modern HDTV set. Each card is printed on a thick gauge of cardstock. Each card is a Refractor and 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
Best of 2015 Autographs
Each Best of 2015 Autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor
- Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- 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 Autograph Refractors
Each 1995 Bowman's Best Autograph Refractor is done in the style of the 1995 Bowman's Best set and serial-numbered to 50 copies. Each is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractor (seiral-numebred to five)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
NOTE: Cards #DO and #MT are serial-numbered to 30 copies.
- 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 serial-numbered to 99 copies 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)
- 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
Each Hi-Def Heritage Autograph Refractor is serial-numbered to 50 copies 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)
NOTE: Cards #DO and #MT are serial-numbered to 15 copies.
- 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.
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