Description

2023 Topps X Bob Ross: The Joy of Baseball is a 99-card set produced in association with the estate of the public television personality. It was released exclusively to topps.com October 5th.

Distribution

Happy Little Box: Twelve cards per box (MSRP: $24.99)

Collector's Box: Twelve cards per pack, eight packs plus one pen per box (MSRP: $199.99)

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Happy Little Box Odds	Collector's Box Odds
Base	99	-	?	?
Gimmicks	10	-	1:15.4	1:15.4
Happy Mistakes Gimmicks	10	-	1:30.8	1:30.8
Easel	99	-	one-per-pack	N/A
Paint Splatter	99	99	?	?
Sap Green	99	75	?	?
Prussian Blue	99	50	?	?
Titanium White	99	35	?	?
Indian Yellow	99	25	?	?
Alizarin Crimson	99	10	?	?
Bright Red	99	5	?	?
Midnight Black	99	one-of-one	?	?
Budding Talents	15	-	?	?
Budding Talents Prussian Blue	15	50	?	?
Budding Talents Titanium White	15	35	?	?
Budding Talents Indian Yellow	15	25	?	?
Budding Talents Alizarin Crimson	15	10	?	?
Budding Talents Bright Red	15	5	?	?
Budding Talents Midnight Black	15	one-of-one	?	?
Peaks of Power	10	-	?	?
Peaks of Power Prussian Blue	10	50	?	?
Peaks of Power Titanium White	10	35	?	?
Peaks of Power Indian Yellow	10	25	?	?
Peaks of Power Alizarin Crimson	10	10	?	?
Peaks of Power Bright Red	10	5	?	?
Peaks of Power Midnight Black	10	one-of-one	?	?
Painting the Corners	10	-	?	?
Painting the Corners Prussian Blue	10	50	?	?
Painting the Corners Titanium White	10	35	?	?
Painting the Corners Indian Yellow	10	25	?	?
Painting the Corners Alizarin Crimson	10	10	?	?
Painting the Corners Bright Red	10	5	?	?
Painting the Corners Midnight Black	10	one-of-one	?	?
Bob Ross Short-Print	1	-	1:380	1:380
Autographs	56	-	1:4	1:6

Checklist

Base Set

NOTE: There are two cards sequentially-numbered #77 and cards #78 and #79 do not exist.

1 Shohei Ohtani
2 David Ortiz
3 Spencer Steer RC
4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
5 Sammy Sosa
6 Triston McKenzie
7 Luis Arraez
8 Tony Gwynn
9 Nolan Arenado
10 Jordan Walker RC
11 Ronald Acuña, Jr.
12 Ted Williams
13 Derek Jeter
14 Trea Turner
15 Bo Jackson
16 Javier Assad RC
17 Nolan Gorman RC
18 José Ramírez
19 Manny Machado
20 Chipper Jones
21 Joey Wiemer RC
22 JJ Bleday RC
23 Joey Bart
24 Mookie Betts
25 Frank Thomas
26 George Kirby
27 Albert Pujols
28 Gabriel Moreno RC
29 Cal Raleigh
30 Riley Greene RC
31 Fernando Tatis, Jr.
32 Luis Castillo
33 Bubba Thompson RC
34 Roberto Clemente
35 Spencer Strider
36 Jazz Chisholm, Jr.
37 Michael Harris II RC
38 Eury Pérez
39 Mark McGwire
40 Ken Griffey, Jr.
41 Royce Lewis
42 Ichiro
43 Julio Rodríguez
44 Christopher Morel RC
45 Jackie Robinson
46 Juan Soto
47 Taj Bradley RC
48 Rickey Henderson
49 Miguel Cabrera
50 Pete Alonso
51 Andrés Giménez
52 Ozzie Albies
53 Ke'Bryan Hayes
54 Paul Goldschmidt
55 Jason Varitek
56 Hunter Pence
57 Jose Altuve
58 Bryce Harper
59 Rafael Devers
60 Brice Turang RC
61 Francisco Lindor
62 Masataka Yoshida RC
63 Jack Flaherty
64 Willie Mays
65 Nick Pratto RC
66 Anthony Volpe RC
67 Corbin Carroll RC
68 Kerry Carpenter RC
69 Randy Arozarena
70 Freddie Freeman
71 Bo Bichette
72 George Springer
73 Gerrit Cole
74 Ryan Mountcastle
75 Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
76 Vaughn Grissom
77 Zac Gallen
77 Hunter Brown RC
80 Mike Trout
81 Brett Baty RC
82 Carlos Rodón
83 Mark Vientos RC
84 Xander Bogaerts
85 Alexis Díaz
86 Aaron Judge
87 Johnny Bench
88 Esteury Ruiz RC
89 Yordan Alvarez
90 Adley Rutschman RC
91 Mike Yastrzemski
92 Oswald Peraza RC
93 Grayson Rodriguez RC
94 Gunnar Henderson RC
95 Patrick Bailey RC
96 Josh Jung RC
97 Alek Manoah
98 Joey Meneses RC
99 Sandy Alcantara
100 Triston Casas RC

Gimmicks

36 Jazz Chisholm, Jr.
43 Julio Rodríguez
62 Masataka Yoshida
66 Anthony Volpe
67 Corbin Carroll
75 Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
80 Mike Trout
86 Aaron Judge
88 Esteury Ruiz
90 Adley Rutschman

Happy Mistakes Gimmicks

1 Shohei Ohtani
10 Jordan Walker
11 Ronald Acuña, Jr.
37 Michael Harris II
43 Julio Rodríguez
44 Christopher Morel
49 Miguel Cabrera
54 Paul Goldschmidt
94 Gunnar Henderson

Parallels

All 99 base cards are also available in the following parallels.

Easel (one-per Happy Little Box)
Paint Splatter (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Sap Green (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
Prussian Blue (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Titanium White (serial-numbered to 35 copies)
Indian Yellow (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Alizarin Crimson (serial-numbered to ten)
Bright Red (serial-numbered to five)
Midnight Black (one-of-one)

Inserts

All inserted except the Bob Ross Short-Print are available in the following parallels.

Prussian Blue (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Titanium White (serial-numbered to 35 copies)
Indian Yellow (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Alizarin Crimson (serial-numbered to ten)
Bright Red (serial-numbered to five)
Midnight Black (one-of-one)

Budding Talents

BT-1 Adley Rutschman
BT-2 Gunnar Henderson
BT-3 Grayson Rodriguez
BT-4 Esteury Ruiz
BT-5 Miguel Vargas
BT-6 Corbin Carroll
BT-7 Masataka Yoshida
BT-8 Kodai Senga
BT-9 Anthony Volpe
BT-10 Jordan Walker
BT-11 James Outman
BT-12 Riley Greene
BT-13 Nolan Gorman
BT-14 Michael Harris II
BT-15 Francisco Alvarez

Peaks of Power

PK-1 Mark McGwire
PK-2 Sammy Sosa
PK-3 Frank Thomas
PK-4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
PK-5 David Ortiz
PK-6 Aaron Judge
PK-7 Bryce Harper
PK-8 Babe Ruth
PK-9 Hank Aaron
PK-10 Ted Williams

Painting the Corners

PC-1 Nolan Ryan
PC-2 Pedro Martinez
PC-3 Roger Clemens
PC-4 Greg Maddux
PC-5 Randy Johnson
PC-6 Justin Verlander
PC-7 John Smoltz
PC-8 Clayton Kershaw
PC-9 Shohei Ohtani
PC-10 Bob Gibson

Bob Ross Short-Print

This card is done in the style of the 2023 Topps base set.

Bob Ross

Autographs

2-A David Ortiz
3-A Spencer Steer
5-A Sammy Sosa
6-A Triston McKenzie
14-A Trea Turner
15-A Bo Jackson
16-A Javier Assad
17-A Nolan Gorman
21-A Joey Wiemer
22-A JJ Bleday
23-A Joey Bart
25-A Frank Thomas
26-A George Kirby
27-A Albert Pujols
28-A Gabriel Moreno
29-A Cal Raleigh
30-A Riley Greene
32-A Luis Castillo
33-A Bubba Thompson
35-A Spencer Strider
39-A Mark McGwire
41-A Royce Lewis
44-A Christopher Morel
46-A Juan Soto
47-A Taj Bradley
49-A Miguel Cabrera
51-A Andrés Giménez
52-A Ozzie Albies
53-A Ke’Bryan Hayes
55-A Jason Varitek
56-A Hunter Pence
59-A Rafael Devers
60-A Brice Turang
62-A Masataka Yoshida
63-A Jack Flaherty
65-A Nick Pratto
67-A Corbin Carroll
68-A Kerry Carpenter
74-A Ryan Mountcastle
75-A Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
76-A Vaughn Grissom
77-A Hunter Brown
77-A Zac Gallen
81-A Brett Baty
82-A Carlos Rodon
83-A Mark Vientos
85-A Alexis Diaz
88-A Esteury Ruiz
91-A Mike Yastrzemski
92-A Oswald Peraza
93-A Grayson Rodriguez
94-A Gunnar Henderson
96-A Josh Jung
97-A Alek Manoah
98-A Joey Meneses
100-A Triston Casas