2002 Ultimate Collection
Description
2002 Ultimate Collection is a 120-card set released by Upper Deck in December, 2002. Just like the previous year's product, each pack contained either an autograph or a game-used memorabilia card. The 2002 version promises two autographs in every four-pack Hobby box.
Also new, each base card is serial-numbered. The final ten cards in the set make up an Autographed Ultimate Rookie subset. Unfortunately, as with most 2002 products, there are many short-printed RCs, just not many quality RCs -- Cliff Lee being the best of the bunch.
Distribution
Four packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $100). Four boxes per case. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 120 | - | 3:1 |
| short set | 60 | 799 | 2:1 |
| Ultimate Rookies | 50 | 550 | one-per-pack |
| Autographed Ultimate Rookies | 10 | 330 or 550 | ? |
| Game Jersey Tier 4 | 22 | 199 | ? |
| Game Jersey Tier 3 | 22 | 199 | ? |
| Game Jersey Tier 2 | 21 | 99 | ? |
| Game Jersey Tier 2 Gold | 21 | 50 | ? |
| Game Jersey Tier 1 | 21 | 99 | ? |
| Game Jersey Tier 1 Gold | 21 | 50 | ? |
| Patch Card | 10 | 100 | ? |
| Patch Card Double | 9 | 100 | ? |
| Patch Card Double Gold | 10 | 100 | ? |
| Double Barrel Action | 18 | varies | ? |
| Signatures Tier 1 | 19 | varies | ? |
| Signatures Tier 1 Gold | 19 | 25 | ? |
| Signatures Tier 2 | 16 | varies | ? |
| Signatures Tier 2 Gold | 4 | 10 | ? |
| Signed Excellence | 20 | varies | ? |
| Signed Excellence Gold | 3 | one-of-one | ? |
| Mark McGwire Priority Signing Instant Win Card | 1 | 100 | 1:1000 |
Checklist
Base Set
Each base card is serial-numbered to 799 copies.
- 1 Troy Glaus
- 2 Luis Gonzalez
- 3 Curt Schilling
- 4 Randy Johnson
- 5 Andruw Jones
- 6 Greg Maddux
- 7 Chipper Jones
- 8 Gary Sheffield
- 9 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 10 Manny Ramirez
- 11 Pedro Martinez
- 12 Nomar Garciaparra
- 13 Sammy Sosa
- 14 Kerry Wood
- 15 Mark Prior
- 16 Magglio Ordonez
- 17 Frank Thomas
- 18 Adam Dunn
- 19 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 20 Jim Thome
- 21 Larry Walker
- 22 Todd Helton
- 23 Nolan Ryan
- 24 Jeff Bagwell
- 25 Roy Oswalt
- 26 Lance Berkman
- 27 Mike Sweeney
- 28 Shawn Green
- 29 Hideo Nomo
- 30 Torii Hunter
- 31 Vladimir Guerrero
- 32 Tom Seaver
- 33 Mike Piazza
- 34 Roberto Alomar
- 35 Derek Jeter
- 36 Alfonso Soriano
- 37 Jason Giambi
- 38 Roger Clemens
- 39 Mike Mussina
- 40 Bernie Williams
- 41 Joe DiMaggio
- 42 Mickey Mantle
- 43 Miguel Tejada
- 44 Eric Chavez
- 45 Barry Zito
- 46 Pat Burrell
- 47 Jason Kendall
- 48 Brian Giles
- 49 Barry Bonds
- 50 Ichiro
- 51 Stan Musial
- 52 J.D. Drew
- 53 Scott Rolen
- 54 Albert Pujols
- 55 Mark McGwire
- 56 Alex Rodriguez
- 57 Ivan Rodriguez
- 58 Juan Gonzalez
- 59 Rafael Palmeiro
- 60 Carlos Delgado
Ultimate Rookies
Each Ultimate Rookie is serial-numbered to 550 copies.
- 61 Jose Valverde RC
- 62 Doug Devore RC
- 63 John Ennis RC
- 64 Joey Dawley RC
- 65 Trey Hodges RC
- 66 Mike Mahoney
- 67 Aaron Cook RC
- 68 Rene Reyes RC
- 69 Mark Corey RC
- 70 Hansel Izquierdo RC
- 71 Brandon Puffer RC
- 72 Jeriome Robertson RC
- 73 Jose Diaz RC
- 74 David Ross RC
- 75 Jayson Durocher RC
- 76 Eric Good RC*
- 77 Satoru Komiyama RC
- 78 Tyler Yates RC
- 79 Eric Junge RC
- 80 Anderson Machado RC
- 81 Adrian Burnside RC*
- 82 Ben Howard RC
- 83 Clay Condrey RC
- 84 Nelson Castro RC*
- 85 So Taguchi RC
- 86 Mike Crudale RC
- 87 Scotty Layfield RC*
- 88 Steve Bechler RC
- 89 Travis Driskill RC
- 90 Howie Clark RC
- 91 Josh Hancock RC
- 92 Jorge De La Rosa RC
- 93 Anastacio Martinez RC
- 94 Brian Tallet RC
- 95 Carl Sadler RC
- 96 Cliff Lee RC
- 97 Josh Bard RC
- 98 Wes Obermueller RC
- 99 Juan Brito RC
- 100 Aaron Guiel RC
- 101 Jeremy Hill RC
- 102 Kevin Frederick RC
- 103 Nate Field RC
- 104 Julio Mateo RC
- 105 Chris Snelling RC
- 106 Felix Escalona RC
- 107 Reynaldo Garcia RC
- 108 Mike A. Smith RC
- 109 Ken Huckaby RC
- 110 Kevin Cash RC
Autographed Ultimate Rookies
- 111 Kazuhisa Ishii AU RC 330
- 112 Freddy Sanchez AU RC 330
- 114 Jorge Padilla AU RC 330
- 115 Kirk Saarloos AU RC 550
- 116 Rodrigo Rosario AU RC 550
- 117 Oliver Perez AU RC 550
- 118 Miguel Asencio AU RC 550
- 119 Franklyn German AU RC 550
- 120 Jaime Cerda AU RC 550
- 113 Jason Simontacchi AU RC 550
Autographs & Game-Used
Game Jersey
Each Game Jersey is available in the following Tiers.
- Tier 4 (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Tier 3 (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Tier 2 (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Tier 2 Gold (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Tier 1 (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Tier 1 Gold (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
NOTE: Card #JR-BW is only available in Tiers 3 and 4.
- JR-AD Adam Dunn
- JR-AJ Andruw Jones
- JR-AR Alex Rodriguez
- JR-AS Alfonso Soriano
- JR-BW Bernie Williams
- JR-CJ Chipper Jones
- JR-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- JR-IR Ivan Rodriguez
- JR-IS Ichiro Suzuki
- JR-JD Joe DiMaggio
- JR-JG Jason Giambi
- JR-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- JR-KI Kazuhisa Ishii
- JR-MC Mark McGwire
- JR-MM Mickey Mantle
- JR-MP Mike Piazza
- JR-MR Manny Ramirez
- JR-PM Pedro Martinez
- JR-PR Mark Prior
- JR-RC Roger Clemens
- JR-RJ Randy Johnson
- JR-SS Sammy Sosa
Patch Card
Each Patch Card is serial-numbered to 100 copies.
- P-CJ Chipper Jones
- P-IR Ivan Rodriguez
- P-IS Ichiro
- P-KI Kazuhisa Ishii
- P-LG Luis Gonzalez
- P-MM Mark McGwire
- P-MP Mark Prior
- P-SG Shawn Green
- P-SS Sammy Sosa
- P-TH Todd Helton
Double
Each Patch Card Double is serial-numbered to 100 copies and also available in a Gold parallel, which is serial-numbered to 50.
NOTE: Card #DP-MG is only available in the Gold parallel and is serial-numbered to 13 copies.
- DP-DE J.D. Drew / Jim Edmonds
- DP-GC Jason Giambi / Roger Clemens
- DP-IG Ichiro / Ken Griffey, Jr.
- DP-JS Randy Johnson / Curt Schilling
- DP-MG Mickey Mantle / Joe DiMaggio
- DP-MS Greg Maddux / Tom Glavine
- DP-PA Mark McGwire / Sammy Sosa
- DP-RG Mike Piazza / Roberto Alomar
- DP-RM Alex Rodriguez / Juan Gonzalez
- RM Manny Ramirez / Pedro Martinez
Double Barrel Action
- GH Shawn Green / Todd Helton 2
- BR Jeff Bagwell / Manny Ramirez 1
- DG Joe DiMaggio / Ken Griffey, Jr. 5
- DJ Carlos Delgado / Jason Giambi 2
- GI Ken Griffey, Jr. / Ichiro 3
- GJ Luis Gonzalez / Randy Johnson 1
- GP Juan Gonzalez / Rafael Palmeiro 3
- IM Ichiro / Edgar Martinez 1
- JJ Chipper Jones / Andruw Jones 2
- JM Chipper Jones / Greg Maddux 1
- RI Alex Rodriguez / Ivan Rodriguez 5
- RM Alex Rodriguez / Miguel Tejada 2
- RR Alex Rodriguez / Cal Ripken, Jr. 9
- RS Manny Ramirez / Sammy Sosa 1
- SC Sammy Sosa / Fred McGriff 3
- SM Sammy Sosa / Mark McGwire 1
- TD Jim Thome / Carlos Delgado 3
- TO Frank Thomas / Magglio Ordonez 4
Signatures
Tier 1
Each Tier 1 Signature is also available in a Gold parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
- AD1 Adam Dunn 125
- AR1 Alex Rodriguez 329
- BG1 Brian Giles 220
- BZ1 Barry Zito 199
- CD1 Carlos Delgado 95
- CR1 Cal Ripken, Jr. 75
- GS1 Gary Sheffield 95
- JD1 J.D. Drew 220
- JG1 Jason Giambi 295
- JK1 Jason Kendall 220
- JT1 Jim Thome 90
- KG1 Ken Griffey, Jr. 195
- LB1 Lance Berkman 179
- LG1 Luis Gonzalez 199
- MP1 Mark Prior 160
- PB1 Pat Burrell 95
- RA1 Roberto Alomar 155
- RC1 Roger Clemens 320
- SR1 Scott Rolen 160
Tier 2
- AJ2 Andruw Jones 51
- AR2 Alex Rodriguez 75
- BZ2 Barry Zito 70
- DS2 Duke Snider 51
- FT2 Frank Thomas 51
- JB2 Jeff Bagwell 51
- JG2 Jason Giambi 50
- KG2 Ken Griffey, Jr. 30
- KP2 Kirby Puckett 75
- KW2 Kerry Wood 51
- LB2 Lance Berkman 85
- LG2 Luis Gonzalez 70
- MP2 Mark Prior 60
- SR2 Scott Rolen 60
- TG2 Tony Gwynn 51
- TH2 Todd Helton 51
Gold
- AR2 Alex Rodriguez 10
- JG2 Jason Giambi 10
- KG2 Ken Griffey, Jr. 10
- KP2 Kirby Puckett 10
Signed Excellence
- I1 Ichiro 56
- I2 Ichiro 51
- I3 Ichiro 23
- I4 Ichiro 12
- I5 Ichiro
- I6 Ichiro
- MM1 Mark McGwire 70
- MM2 Mark McGwire 65
- MM3 Mark McGwire 49
- MM4 Mark McGwire 25
- MM5 Mark McGwire
- MM6 Mark McGwire
- MM7 Mark McGwire
- SS1 Sammy Sosa 66
- SS2 Sammy Sosa 64
- SS3 Sammy Sosa 54
- SS4 Sammy Sosa 21
- SS5 Sammy Sosa
- SS6 Sammy Sosa
- SS7 Sammy Sosa
Gold
Each Signed Excellence Gold is a one-of-one.
- I4 Ichiro 1
- MM4 Mark McGwire 1
- SS4 Sammy Sosa 1
Mark McGwire Priority Signing Instant Win Card
Randomly inserted into Ultimate Collection packs were 100 Mark McGwire Priority Signing Instant Win Cards. The card allowed the bearer to send to Upper Deck any item they wish to have autographed by Mark McGwire.