2012 Bowman Sterling

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Description

2012 Bowman Sterling is a 50-card set, supplemented by a 50-card Prospects "insert," released the week of December 12, 2012. Each four-card pack will contain a minimum of three autographs - an increase from two in the previous year's product.

Japan Edition

For the first time since 1994 Upper Deck, a baseball card set was released for a specific geographic region. The 2012 Bowman Sterling Japan Edition was distributed exclusively to the Asian market and contains special "Japan-Fractors." Every six-pack Japan Edition box will contain two Japan-Fractors, each serial-numbered to 25 copies. The design of the Japan-Fractors is similar to the Row 0 cards in 1998 Flair Showcase. Approximately ten percent of the overall 2012 Bowman Sterling production run was shipped to Japan.

Each Japan-Fractor base card and Prospect insert was serial-numbered to 25 copies with a one-of-one Japan SuperFractor also available. Japan-Fractor Autographs were numbered to only five.

In addition, every other Japan Edition case (1:16 boxes or 1:96 packs) will yield an autograph of one of three Japanese players - each serial-numbered to 75 copies, and an Ichiro Die-Cut Manufactured Relic serial-numbered to 100.

In an effort to satisfy American collectors, one-of-one SuperFractor parallels were inserted at the last minute, exclusive to the non-Japan boxes.

Distribution

Six packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $50). 12 boxes per case. Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds
Base 50 - 1:2
Refractors 50 199 1:6
Gold Refractors 50 50 1:24
Black Refractors 50 25 1:48
Purple Refractors 50 10 1:120
SuperFractors 50 one-of-one 1:1160
Red Refractors 50 one-of-one 1:1200
Canary Diamond Refractors 50 one-of-one 1:1200
Prospects 50 - 1:2
Prospects Refractors 50 199 1:6
Prospects Gold Refractors 50 50 1:24
Prospects Black Refractors 50 25 1:48
Prospects Japan-Fractors 50 25 1:3 J
Prospects Purple Refractors 50 10 1:120
Prospects SuperFractors 50 one-of-one 1:1160
Prospects Japan SuperFractors 50 one-of-one J
Prospects Red Refractors 50 one-of-one 1:1200
Prospects Canary Diamond Refractors 50 one-of-one 1:1200
Printing Plates 100 four for each 1:150
Next in Line 10 - 1:6
Ichiro Die-Cut Refractor ? 25 J
Ichiro Yankees Commemorative Logo Patch 1 100 J
Rookie Autographs 20 - one-per-pack
Rookie Autographs Refractors 18 199 1:18
Rookie Autographs Gold Refractors 20 50 1:63
Rookie Autographs Black Refractors 20 25 1:125
Rookie Autographs Purple Refractors 20 10 1:313
Rookie Autographs SuperFractors 20 10 1:2750
Rookie Autographs Red Refractors 20 one-of-one 1:3147
Rookie Autographs Canary Diamond Refractors 20 one-of-one 1:3147
Rookie Autographs Printing Plates 20 four for each 1:777
Prospect Autographs 68 - one-per-pack
Prospect Autographs Refractors 68 199 1:5
Prospect Autographs Gold Refractors 68 50 1:20
Prospect Autographs Black Refractors 68 25 1:40
Prospect Autographs Purple Refractors 68 10 1:99
Prospect Autographs Japan-Fractors 68 5 J
Prospect Autographs Red Refractors 68 one-of-one 1:984
Prospect Autographs Canary Diamond Refractors 68 one-of-one 1:984
Prospect Autographs Printing Plates 68 four for each 1:246
Dual Autographs Refractors 11 99 1:69
Dual Autographs Gold Refractors 9 50 1:146
Dual Autographs Black Refractors 13 25 1:239
Dual Autographs Purple Refractors 13 10 1:508
Dual Autographs SuperFractors 13 one-of-one 1:4400
Dual Autographs Red Refractor 13 one-of-one 1:4842
Dual Autographs Canary Diamond Refractor 13 one-of-one 1:4842
Dual Autographs Printing Plates 13 four for each 1:1284
Yu Darvish Autographed Baseball Redemption 1 25 ?
Bowman Black 25 25 1:105
Sterling Showcase Autographs 10 25 1:263
Sterling Silver 10 one-of-one 1:6300
Nickname Autographs 10 15 1:440
Next in Line Autographs 5 5 1:2623
Box Topper Triple Autographs 5 - *
Japanese Player Autographs 3 75 J

J: Exclusive to packs distributed to the Asian market.
* Exclusive to Box Topper packs.

Checklist

Base Set

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  • 1 Bryce Harper RC
  • 2 Wade Miley RC
  • 3 Brian Dozier RC
  • 4 Brett Jackson RC
  • 5 Edwar Cabrera RC
  • 6 A.J. Griffin RC
  • 7 Leonys Martin RC
  • 8 Casey Crosby RC
  • 9 Anthony Gose RC
  • 10 Yu Darvish RC
  • 11 Jarrod Parker RC
  • 12 Yasmani Grandal RC
  • 13 Addison Reed RC
  • 14 Matt Moore RC
  • 15 Tyler Thornburg RC
  • 16 Jordany Valdespin RC
  • 17 Jordan Danks RC
  • 18 Martin Perez RC
  • 19 Steve Clevenger RC
  • 20 Trevor Bauer RC
  • 21 Derek Norris RC
  • 22 Tommy Milone RC
  • 23 Quintin Berry RC
  • 24 Wilin Rosario RC
  • 25 Kole Calhoun RC
  • 26 Wily Peralta RC
  • 27 A.J. Pollock RC
  • 28 Wei-Yin Chen RC
  • 29 Jeremy Hefner RC
  • 30 Yoenis Cespedes RC
  • 31 Drew Smyly RC
  • 32 Drew Pomeranz RC
  • 33 Kirk Nieuwenhuis RC
  • 34 Jose Quintana RC
  • 35 Stephen Pryor RC
  • 36 Drew Hutchison RC
  • 37 Joe Kelly RC
  • 38 Andrelton Simmons RC
  • 39 Norichika Aoki RC
  • 40 Jesus Montero RC
  • 41 Matt Adams RC
  • 42 Xavier Avery RC
  • 43 Chris Archer RC
  • 44 Jean Segura RC
  • 45 Devin Mesoraco RC
  • 46 Liam Hendriks RC
  • 47 Jordan Pacheco RC
  • 48 Starling Marte RC
  • 49 Matt Harvey RC
  • 50 Will Middlebrooks RC

Parallels

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  • Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
  • Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
  • Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
  • Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)
  • SuperFractor (one-of-one; exclusive to non-Asian boxes)
  • Red Refractor (one-of-one)
  • Canary Diamond Refractor (one-of-one)
  • Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

Inserts

Prospects

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All 50 Prospects are available in the following Refractor parallels.

  • Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
  • Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
  • Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
  • Japan-Fractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies; exclusive to Asian boxes)
  • Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)
  • SuperFractor (one-of-one; exclusive to non-Asian boxes)
  • Red Refractor (one-of-one)
  • Canary Diamond Refractor (one-of-one)
  • Japan SuperFractor (one-of-one; exclusive to Asian boxes)
  • Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
  • BSP1 Nolan Arenado
  • BSP2 Tyler Austin
  • BSP3 Matt Barnes
  • BSP4 Dante Bichette, Jr.
  • BSP5 Xander Bogaerts
  • BSP6 Archie Bradley
  • BSP7 Jackie Bradley, Jr.
  • BSP8 Gary Brown
  • BSP9 Cody Buckel
  • BSP10 Dylan Bundy
  • BSP11 Jose Campos
  • BSP12 Nick Castellanos
  • BSP13 Tony Cingrani
  • BSP14 Gerrit Cole
  • BSP15 Travis d'Arnaud
  • BSP16 Matt Davidson
  • BSP17 Corey Dickerson
  • BSP18 Jose Fernandez
  • BSP19 Nick Franklin
  • BSP20 Billy Hamilton
  • BSP21 Miles Head
  • BSP22 Danny Hultzen
  • BSP23 Francisco Lindor
  • BSP24 Rymer Liriano
  • BSP25 Austin Barnes
  • BSP26 Shelby Miller
  • BSP27 Brad Miller
  • BSP28 Sean Nolin
  • BSP29 Jonathan Galvez
  • BSP30 Chris Owings
  • BSP31 Marcell Ozuna
  • BSP32 James Paxton
  • BSP33 Alen Hanson
  • BSP34 Jurickson Profar
  • BSP35 Eddie Rosario
  • BSP36 Miguel Sano
  • BSP37 Daniel Vogelbach
  • BSP38 Travis Shaw
  • BSP39 Jonathan Singleton
  • BSP40 Tyler Skaggs
  • BSP41 George Springer
  • BSP42 Bubba Starling
  • BSP43 Jameson Taillon
  • BSP44 Oscar Taveras
  • BSP45 Keury de la Cruz
  • BSP46 Taijuan Walker
  • BSP47 Zack Wheeler
  • BSP48 Mason Williams
  • BSP49 Kolten Wong
  • BSP50 Christian Yelich

Next in Line

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  • NIL1 Tyler Skaggs / Trevor Bauer
  • NIL2 Mike Zunino / Jesus Montero
  • NIL3 Anthony Rendon / Bryce Harper
  • NIL4 Jackie Bradley, Jr. / Will Middlebrooks
  • NIL5 Jean Segura / Mike Trout
  • NIL6 Oscar Taveras / Matt Adams ?
  • NIL7 Cody Buckel / Yu Darvish ?
  • NIL8 Javier Baez / Anthony Rizzo
  • NIL9 Brett Lawrie / Travis d'Arnaud
  • NIL10 Rymer Liriano / Yasmani Grandal

Ichiro Die-Cut Refractors

Each card is serial-numbered to 25 copies and exclusive to packs distributed to the Asian market.

  • IDC-1 Ichiro
  • IDC-2 Ichiro
  • IDC-3 Ichiro
  • IDC-4 Ichiro

Manufactured Relics

Ichiro Yankees Commemorative Logo Patch

This special manufactured patch "Relic" was serial-numbered to 100 and exclusive to packs distributed to the Asian market.

  • MPR1 Ichiro

Autographs

Rookie Autographs

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Each Rookie Autograph is available in the following parallels.

  • Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
  • Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
  • Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
  • Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)
  • SuperFractor (one-of-one)
  • Red Refractor (one-of-one)
  • Canary Diamond Refractor (one-of-one)
  • Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
  • BSAR-AG Anthony Gose
  • BSAR-BH Bryce Harper
  • BSAR-BJ Brett Jackson
  • BSAR-CA Chris Archer
  • BSAR-DN Derek Norris
  • BSAR-JM Jesus Montero
  • BSAR-JP Jarrod Parker
  • BSAR-JS Jean Segura
  • BSAR-KN Kirk Nieuwenhuis
  • BSAR-MA Matt Adams
  • BSAR-MM Matt Moore
  • BSAR-MT Mike Trout
  • BSAR-SC Steve Clevenger
  • BSAR-SM Starling Marte
  • BSAR-TB Trevor Bauer
  • BSAR-WM Will Middlebrooks
  • BSAR-WMI Wade Miley
  • BSAR-WR Wilin Rosario
  • BSAR-YC Yoenis Cespedes
  • BSAR-YD Yu Darvish

Prospect Autographs

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Each Prospect Autograph is available in the following parallels.

  • Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
  • Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
  • Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
  • Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)
  • Japan-Fractor (serial-numbered to five copies; exclusive to Japan Edition packs)
  • SuperFractor (one-of-one)
  • Red Refractor (one-of-one)
  • Canary Diamond Refractor (one-of-one)
  • Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
  • BSAP-AA Albert Almora
  • BSAP-AAU Austin Aune
  • BSAP-AH Andrew Heaney
  • BSAP-AR Addison Russell
  • BSAP-BB Barrett Barnes
  • BSAP-BH Billy Hamilton
  • BSAP-BJ Brian Johnson
  • BSAP-BM Bruce Maxwell
  • BSAP-BS Bubba Starling
  • BSAP-CH Courtney Hawkins
  • BSAP-CHE Chris Heston
  • BSAP-CK Carson Kelly
  • BSAP-CO Chris Owings
  • BSAP-CS Corey Seager
  • BSAP-DB Dylan Bundy
  • BSAP-DD David Dahl
  • BSAP-DDA D.J. Davis
  • BSAP-DM Deven Marrero
  • BSAP-DS Daniel Straily
  • BSAP-DV David Vidal
  • BSAP-EB Eddie Butler
  • BSAP-FL Francisco Lindor
  • BSAP-GC Gavin Cecchini
  • BSAP-GCO Gerrit Cole
  • BSAP-JC Jamie Callahan
  • BSAP-JGA Joey Gallo
  • BSAP-JJ Jamie Jarmon
  • BSAP-JR James Ramsey
  • BSAP-JS Jonathan Singleton
  • BSAP-JSC Jonathan Schoop
  • BSAP-JV Jesmuel Valentin
  • BSAP-JWI Jesse Winker
  • BSAP-KB Keon Barnum
  • BSAP-KG Kevin Gausman
  • BSAP-KP Kevin Plawecki
  • BSAP-KZ Kyle Zimmer
  • BSAP-LB Lewis Brinson
  • BSAP-LBA Luke Bard
  • BSAP-LS Lucas Sims
  • BSAP-MF Max Fried
  • BSAP-MH Mitch Haniger
  • BSAP-MN Mitch Nay
  • BSAP-MO Matthew Olson
  • BSAP-MS Marcus Stroman
  • BSAP-MSM Matthew Smoral
  • BSAP-MZ Mike Zunino
  • BSAP-NC Nick Castellanos
  • BSAP-NF Nolan Fontana
  • BSAP-NT Nicholas Travieso
  • BSAP-PB Paul Blackburn
  • BSAP-PJ Pierce Johnson
  • BSAP-PL Pat Light
  • BSAP-PO Peter O'Brien
  • BSAP-PW Patrick Wisdom
  • BSAP-RL Rymer Liriano
  • BSAP-RS Richard Shaffer
  • BSAP-SB Steve Bean
  • BSAP-SN Sean Nolin
  • BSAP-SP Stephen Piscotty
  • BSAP-ST Stryker Trahan
  • BSAP-TH Ty Hensley
  • BSAP-TJ Travis Jankowski
  • BSAP-TN Tyler Naquin
  • BSAP-TRE Tony Renda
  • BSAP-TS Tyler Skaggs
  • BSAP-TT Tyrone Taylor
  • BSAP-TW Taijuan Walker
  • BSAP-VR Victor Roache

Japanese Player Autographs

These three autographs were exclusive to packs distributed to the Asian market. Each is serial-numbered to 75 copies. Two cards packed out as redemptions that expired December 31st, 2014.

  • HI Hisashi Iwakuma EXCH
  • TW Tsuyoshi Wada EXCH
  • YD Yu Darvish

Autograph Showcase

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Each Autograph Showcase is serial-numbered to 25 copies, with a Sterling Silver (unautographed and made of solid silver) one-of-one parallel also available.

  • SAS-BH Bryce Harper
  • SAS-BHA Billy Hamilton
  • SAS-DB Dylan Bundy
  • SAS-GC Gerrit Cole
  • SAS-MT Mike Trout
  • SAS-NC Nick Castellanos
  • SAS-TB Trevor Bauer
  • SAS-WM Will Middlebrooks
  • SAS-WMY Wil Myers
  • SAS-YD Yu Darvish

Nickname Autographs

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Each Nickname Autograph is serial-numbered to 15 copies.

  • NNA-AP Albert Pujols
  • NNA-BH Bryce Harper
  • NNA-BHA Billy Hamilton
  • NNA-DB Dylan Bundy
  • NNA-KG Kevin Gausman
  • NNA-MT Mike Trout
  • NNA-MZ Mike Zunino
  • NNA-TB Trevor Bauer
  • NNA-YC Yoenis Cespedes
  • NNA-YD Yu Darvish

Dual Autograph Refractors

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Each Dual Autograph Refractor is serial-numbered to 99 copies and available in the following parallels.

Each Autograph is available in the follow parallels.

  • Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
  • Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
  • Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)
  • SuperFractor (one-of-one)
  • Red Refractor (one-of-one)
  • Canary Diamond Refractor (one-of-one)
  • Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
  • DA-AB Javier Baez / Albert Almora
  • DA-AD Albert Almora / David Dahl
  • DA-BB Jackie Bradley, Jr. / Xander Bogaerts
  • DA-CT Gerrit Cole / Jameson Taillon
  • DA-GB Dylan Bundy / Kevin Gausman
  • DA-HB Keon Barnum / Courtney Hawkins
  • DA-HF Andrew Heaney / Jose Fernandez
  • DA-JL Joey Gallo / Lewis Brinson
  • DA-OA Austin Aune / Peter O'Brien
  • DA-PC Gavin Cecchini / Kevin Plawecki
  • DA-SV Jesmuel Valentin / Corey Seager

Next in Line Autographs

Each Next in Line Autograph is serial-numbered to five copies.

  • NIL-BS Trevor Bauer / Tyler Skaggs
  • NIL-HR Anthony Rendon / Bryce Harper
  • NIL-MB Jackie Bradley, Jr. / Will Middlebrooks
  • NIL-MZ Mike Zunino / Jesus Montero
  • NIL-RB Javier Baez / Anthony Rizzo

Yu Darvish Autographed Baseball Redemption

25 redemption cards good for an autographed Yu Darvish baseball were randomly inserted into packs. Each card expired December 31st, 2014.

perfectgame.com/Under Armour Autographs

See Bowman AFLAC and Bowman Under Armour.

Bowman Black

See 2012 Bowman Black.

Box Topper Triple Autographs

  • BOX-ADH Courtney Hawkins / Albert Almora / David Dahl
  • BOX-BHC Dylan Bundy / Gerrit Cole / Danny Hultzen
  • BOX-DBA Matt Moore / Yu Darvish / Trevor Bauer
  • BOX-GFH Andrew Heaney / Kevin Gausman / Max Fried
  • BOX-THM Bryce Harper / Will Middlebrooks / Mike Trout