2016 Bowman's Best
Description
2016 Bowman's Best was released December 21st. The base set is 65 cards and is supplemented by a 35-card Prospects set. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield four autographs and an Atomic Refractor parallel.
Distribution
Five cards per pack (MSRP: $10), 12 packs per box. Eight boxes per case. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 65 | - | ? |
| Prospects | 35 | - | ? |
| Refractor | 100* | - | ? |
| Atomic Refractor | 100* | - | 1:12 |
| Blue Refractor | 100* | 250 | 1:16 |
| Gold Refractor | 100* | 50 | 1:79 |
| Orange Refractor | 100* | 25 | 1:113 |
| Red Refractor | 100* | 5 | 1:786 |
| SuperFractor | 100* | one-of-one | 1:3946 |
| Green Refractor | 65 | 99 | 1:49 |
| Prospects Green Refractor | 35 | 99 | 1:40 |
| Stat Lines | 35 | - | 1:3 |
| Stat Lines Orange Refractor | 35 | 35 | 1:321 |
| Stat Lines SuperFractor | 35 | one-of-one | 1:11,024 |
| 1996 | 30 | - | 1:6 |
| 1996 Atomic Refractor | 30 | - | 1:96 |
| 1996 Orange Refractor | 30 | 35 | 1:375 |
| 1996 SuperFractor | 30 | one-of-one | 1:12,924 |
| Mirror Image | 20 | - | 1:4 |
| Mirror Image Atomic Refractor | 20 | - | 1:96 |
| Mirror Image Orange Refractor | 20 | 35 | 1:562 |
| Mirror Image SuperFractor | 20 | one-of-one | 1:19,726 |
| Prospect Forecast | 10 | 150 | 1:262 |
| Prospect Forecast Orange Refractor | 10 | 35 | 1:1126 |
| Prospect Forecast SuperFractor | 10 | one-of-one | 1:37,479 |
| Best of 2016 Autographs | 77 | - | ? |
| Best of 2016 Autographs Refractor | 77 | - | 1:14 |
| Best of 2016 Autographs Green Refractor | 77 | 99 | 1:69 |
| Best of 2016 Autographs Orange Refractor | 77 | 50 | 1:135 |
| Best of 2016 Autographs Atomic Refractor | 77 | 25 | 1:271 |
| Best of 2016 Autographs Red Refractor | 77 | 5 | 1:1354 |
| Best of 2016 Autographs SuperFractor | 77 | one-of-one | 1:6693 |
| Best of 2016 Autographs Printing Plates | 77 | four for each | 1:1696 |
| Stat Lines Autographs | 22 | 50 | 1:308 |
| Stat Lines Autographs SuperFractor | 22 | one-of-one | 1:15,616 |
| 1996 Autographs | 24 | varies | 1:385 |
| 1996 Autographs Atomic Refractor | 24 | 25 | 1:786 |
| 1996 Autographs SuperFractor | 24 | one-of-one | 1:18,740 |
| Prospect Forecast Autographs | 6 | 50 | 1:1284 |
| Prospect Forecast Autographs SuperFractor | 6 | one-of-one | 1:62,464 |
| Choice Autographs | 14 | 50 | 1:768 |
| Choice Autographs SuperFractor | 14 | one-of-one | 1:37,479 |
| First Impressions Autographs | 17 | 50 | 1:385 |
| First Impressions Autographs Atomic Refractor | 17 | 25 | 1:768 |
| First Impressions Autographs SuperFractor | 17 | one-of-one | 1:18,740 |
| Dual Autogaphs | 8 | 25 | 1:3072 |
| Dual Autogaphs SuperFractor | 8 | one-of-one | 1:74,957 |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Mike Trout
- 2 Albert Almora RC
- 3 Gary Sanchez RC
- 4 Michael Conforto RC
- 5 Evan Longoria
- 6 Luis Severino RC
- 7 Dellin Betances
- 8 Carlos Correa
- 9 Aaron Nola RC
- 10 Jose Altuve
- 11 Paul Goldschmidt
- 12 Trevor Story RC
- 13 Dae-Ho Lee RC
- 14 Blake Snell RC
- 15 Miguel Sano RC
- 16 Wil Myers
- 17 Josh Donaldson
- 18 Freddie Freeman
- 19 Xander Bogaerts
- 20 Lucas Giolito RC
- 21 Nomar Mazara RC
- 22 Andrew McCutchen
- 23 Ryan Braun
- 24 Julio Urias RC
- 25 Corey Seager RC
- 26 Manny Machado
- 27 Madison Bumgarner
- 28 Ben Zobrist
- 29 Aledmys Diaz RC
- 30 Clayton Kershaw
- 31 Max Scherzer
- 32 Mookie Betts
- 33 Nolan Arenado
- 34 Bryce Harper
- 35 Chris Sale
- 36 Jose Berrios RC
- 37 Jameson Taillon RC
- 38 Noah Syndergaard
- 39 Kenta Maeda RC
- 40 Francisco Lindor
- 41 Jake Arrieta
- 42 Tim Anderson RC
- 43 Rob Refsnyder RC
- 44 Anthony Rizzo
- 45 Jon Gray RC
- 46 Michael Fulmer RC
- 47 Yoenis Cespedes
- 48 Yu Darvish
- 49 Giancarlo Stanton
- 50 David Ortiz
- 51 Willson Contreras RC
- 52 Stephen Strasburg
- 53 Starling Marte
- 54 Buster Posey
- 55 Tyler Naquin RC
- 56 Miguel Cabrera
- 57 Ichiro
- 58 Trea Turner RC
- 59 Stephen Piscotty RC
- 60 Jose Bautista
- 61 Daniel Murphy
- 62 Felix Hernandez
- 63 Robinson Cano
- 64 Kyle Schwarber RC
- 65 Kris Bryant
Prospects
- TP-1 Yoan Moncada
- TP-2 Brendan Rodgers
- TP-3 Jorge Mateo
- TP-4 Anderson Espinoza
- TP-5 Orlando Arcia
- TP-6 Cal Quantrill
- TP-7 Joshua Lowe
- TP-8 Bradley Zimmer
- TP-9 A.J. Puk
- TP-10 Will Craig
- TP-11 Rafael Devers
- TP-12 J.P. Crawford
- TP-13 Gleyber Torres
- TP-14 Riley Pint
- TP-15 Will Benson
- TP-16 Dansby Swanson
- TP-17 Manny Margot
- TP-18 Zack Collins
- TP-19 Ian Anderson
- TP-20 Clint Frazier
- TP-21 Corey Ray
- TP-22 Kyle Lewis
- TP-23 Tyler Glasnow
- TP-24 Francis Martes
- TP-25 Alex Bregman
- TP-26 Braxton Garrett
- TP-27 Alex Kirilloff
- TP-28 Aaron Judge
- TP-29 Andrew Benintendi
- TP-30 Alex Reyes
- TP-31 Matt Manning
- TP-32 David Dahl
- TP-33 Jose De Leon
- TP-34 Austin Meadows
- TP-35 Mickey Moniak
Parallels
All 65 base cards and all 35 Prospects "inserts" are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor
- Atomic Refractor
- Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
- Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 35 copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
Inserts
NOTE: All four insert sets are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 35 copies)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
Stat Lines
- SL-AB Anthony Banda
- SL-ABR Alex Bregman
- SL-AE Anderson Espinoza
- SL-AJ Aaron Judge
- SL-AR Alex Reyes
- SL-BH Bryce Harper
- SL-BP Buster Posey
- SL-BR Brendan Rodgers
- SL-BS Blake Snell
- SL-CC Carlos Correa
- SL-CK Clayton Kershaw
- SL-CS Corey Seager
- SL-DO David Ortiz
- SL-DS Dansby Swanson
- SL-FL Francisco Lindor
- SL-GS Gary Sanchez
- SL-JA Jake Arrieta
- SL-JAL Jose Altuve
- SL-JH Josh Hader
- SL-JT Jameson Taillon
- SL-JU Julio Urias
- SL-KB Kris Bryant
- SL-KM Kenta Maeda
- SL-LG Lucas Giolito
- SL-MB Madison Bumgarner
- SL-MC Michael Conforto
- SL-MF Michael Fulmer
- SL-NA Nolan Arenado
- SL-NM Nomar Mazara
- SL-OA Orlando Arcia
- SL-SN Sean Newcomb
- SL-TA Tim Anderson
- SL-TO Tyler O'Neill
- SL-TS Trevor Story
- SL-YM Yoan Moncada
1996
1996 is based on the 1996 Bowman's Best design. Each card is also available in an Atomic Refractor parallel.
- 96BB-AA Anthony Alford
- 96BB-AB Andrew Benintendi
- 96BB-AE Anderson Espinoza
- 96BB-AG Andres Galarraga
- 96BB-AP Andy Pettitte
- 96BB-AR Alex Reyes
- 96BB-BH Bryce Harper
- 96BB-BS Blake Snell
- 96BB-CC Carlos Correa
- 96BB-DS Dansby Swanson
- 96BB-DW David Wright
- 96BB-HA Hank Aaron
- 96BB-I Ichiro
- 96BB-JB Jose Berrios
- 96BB-JC Jose Canseco
- 96BB-JD Johnny Damon
- 96BB-JM Jorge Mateo
- 96BB-JS John Smoltz
- 96BB-KB Kris Bryant
- 96BB-KM Kenta Maeda
- 96BB-KS Kyle Schwarber
- 96BB-LG Lucas Giolito
- 96BB-MM Mark McGwire
- 96BB-MT Mike Trout
- 96BB-NA Nolan Arenado
- 96BB-OA Orlando Arcia
- 96BB-OV Omar Vizquel
- 96BB-RD Rafael Devers
- 96BB-SN Sean Newcomb
- 96BB-YM Yoan Moncada
Mirror Image
Each Mirror Image is also available in an Atomic Refractor parallel.
- MI-1 Mickey Moniak / Jacoby Ellsbury
- MI-2 Ian Anderson / Jacob deGrom
- MI-3 Riley Pint / Justin Verlander
- MI-4 Corey Ray / Jason Heyward
- MI-5 A.J. Puk / Andrew Miller
- MI-6 Giancarlo Stanton / Justin Bour
- MI-7 Matt Manning / Noah Syndergaard
- MI-8 Buster Posey / Zack Collins
- MI-9 Adam Jones / Kyle Lewis
- MI-10 Christian Yelich / Alex Kirilloff
- MI-11 Corey Seager / Troy Tulowitzki
- MI-12 Brian McCann / Wilson Contreras
- MI-13 Lucas Giolito / Max Scherzer
- MI-14 Clayton Kershaw / Julio Urias
- MI-15 Jon Lester / Steven Matz
- MI-16 Jose Altuve / Yoan Moncada
- MI-17 Francisco Lindor / Orlando Arcia
- MI-18 Xander Bogaerts / Dansby Swanson
- MI-19 Alex Reyes / Jake Arrieta
- MI-20 Matt Carpenter / Rafael Devers
Prospect Forecast
Each Prospect Forecast is serial-numbered to 150 copies.
- BAPF-AE Anderson Espinoza
- BAPF-BR Brendan Rodgers
- BAPF-DS Dansby Swanson
- BAPF-GT Gleyber Torres
- BAPF-JM Jorge Mateo
- BAPF-LF Lucius Fox
- BAPF-RD Rafael Devers
- BAPF-SN Sean Newcomb
- BAPF-VR Victor Robles
- BAPF-YM Yoan Moncada
Autographs
Best of 2016 Autographs
Each Best of 2016 Autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor
- Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
- B16-AA Anthony Alford
- B16-AB Alex Bregman
- B16-AB Anthony Banda
- B16-ABE Andrew Benintendi
- B16-ABL Aaron Blair
- B16-AD Aledmys Diaz
- B16-AE Anderson Espinoza
- B16-AJ Aaron Judge
- B16-AK Alex Kirilloff
- B16-AP A.J. Puk
- B16-AR Alex Reyes
- B16-AR A.J. Reed
- B16-ARO Amed Rosario
- B16-BG Braxton Garrett
- B16-BH Bryce Harper
- B16-BP Buster Posey
- B16-BR Brendan Rodgers
- B16-BS Blake Snell
- B16-CC Carlos Correa
- B16-COR Corey Ray
- B16-CQ Cal Quantrill
- B16-CR Carlos Rodon
- B16-CS Corey Seager
- B16-DD David Dahl
- B16-DJ Drew Jackson
- B16-DS Dansby Swanson
- B16-ED Elias Diaz
- B16-FB Franklin Barreto
- B16-FL Francisco Lindor
- B16-FW Forrest Whitley
- B16-GD Garrett Davila
- B16-GL Gavin Lux
- B16-HOW Henry Owens
- B16-IA Ian Anderson
- B16-JDU Justin Dunn
- B16-JH Josh Hader
- B16-JL Joshua Lowe
- B16-JM Jorge Mateo
- B16-JT Jameson Taillon
- B16-JU Julio Urias
- B16-KA Kolby Allard
- B16-KB Kris Bryant
- B16-KL Kyle Lewis
- B16-KM Kenta Maeda
- B16-KN Kevin Newman
- B16-KS Kyle Schwarber
- B16-LG Lucas Giolito
- B16-LS Luis Severino
- B16-MAS Mallex Smith
- B16-MC Michael Conforto
- B16-MCL Mike Clevinger
- B16-MM Mickey Moniak
- B16-MMA Matt Manning
- B16-MS Miguel Sano
- B16-MT Mike Trout
- B16-MTH Matt Thaiss
- B16-NA Nolan Arenado
- B16-NM Nomar Mazara
- B16-OA Ozzie Albies
- B16-OAR Orlando Arcia
- B16-RD Rafael Devers
- B16-RP Riley Pint
- B16-RS Robert Stephenson
- B16-SM Steven Matz
- B16-SN Sean Newcomb
- B16-ST Sam Travis
- B16-TA Tim Anderson
- B16-TO Tyler O'Neill
- B16-TS Trevor Story
- B16-TT Touki Toussaint
- B16-VG Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
- B16-WB Will Benson
- B16-WC Will Craig
- B16-WCO Willson Contreras
- B16-YG Yulieski Gurriel
- B16-YM Yoan Moncada
- B16-ZC Zack Collins
Stat Lines Autographs
Each Stat Lines Autograph is also available in a one-of-one SuperFractor parallel.
- SL-ABR Alex Bregman
- SL-AJ Aaron Judge
- SL-BH Bryce Harper
- SL-BP Buster Posey
- SL-BS Blake Snell
- SL-CC Carlos Correa
- SL-CK Clayton Kershaw
- SL-DO David Ortiz
- SL-DS Dansby Swanson
- SL-FL Francisco Lindor
- SL-JH Josh Hader
- SL-JT Jameson Taillon
- SL-KM Kenta Maeda
- SL-MF Michael Fulmer
- SL-NA Nolan Arenado
- SL-NM Nomar Mazara
- SL-OA Orlando Arcia
- SL-SN Sean Newcomb
- SL-TA Tim Anderson
- SL-TO Tyler O'Neill
- SL-TS Trevor Story
- SL-YM Yoan Moncada
1996 Autographs
- 96BBA-AA Anthony Alford 99
- 96BBA-AE Anderson Espinoza 99
- 96BBA-AG Andres Galarraga 50
- 96BBA-AR Alex Reyes 75
- 96BBA-DS Dansby Swanson 50
- 96BBA-JC Jose Canseco 75
- 96BBA-JD Johnny Damon 30
- 96BBA-JM Jorge Mateo 99
- 96BBA-KS Kyle Schwarber 50
- 96BBA-LG Lucas Giolito 75
- 96BBA-OA Orlando Arcia 99
- 96BBA-OV Omar Vizquel 75
- 96BBA-RD Rafael Devers 75
- 96BBA-SN Sean Newcomb 99
Atomic Refractor
Each 1996 Autographs Atomic Refractor is serial-numbered to 25 copies and also available in a one-of-one SuperFractor parallel.
- 96BBA-AA Anthony Alford
- 96BBA-AE Anderson Espinoza
- 96BBA-AG Andres Galarraga
- 96BBA-AP Andy Pettitte
- 96BBA-AR Alex Reyes
- 96BBA-BH Bryce Harper
- 96BBA-CC Carlos Correa
- 96BBA-DS Dansby Swanson
- 96BBA-DW David Wright
- 96BBA-HA Hank Aaron
- 96BBA-I Ichiro
- 96BBA-JC Jose Canseco
- 96BBA-JD Johnny Damon
- 96BBA-JM Jorge Mateo
- 96BBA-JS John Smoltz
- 96BBA-KB Kris Bryant
- 96BBA-KS Kyle Schwarber
- 96BBA-LG Lucas Giolito
- 96BBA-MM Mark McGwire
- 96BBA-MT Mike Trout
- 96BBA-OA Orlando Arcia
- 96BBA-OV Omar Vizquel
- 96BBA-RD Rafael Devers
- 96BBA-SN Sean Newcomb
Prospect Forecast Autographs
Each Prospect Forecast Autograph is serial-numbered to 50 copies and also available in a one-of-one SuperFractor parallel.
- BAPF-AE Anderson Espinoza
- BAPF-DS Dansby Swanson
- BAPF-GT Gleyber Torres
- BAPF-JM Jorge Mateo
- BAPF-SN Sean Newcomb
- BAPF-YM Yoan Moncada
Choice Autographs
Each Choice Autograph is serial-numbered to 50 copies and also available in a one-of-one SuperFractor parallel.
- BCA-AB Alex Bregman
- BCA-AE Anderson Espinoza
- BCA-CC Carlos Correa
- BCA-CK Clayton Kershaw
- BCA-CS Corey Seager
- BCA-CSA Chris Sale
- BCA-DO David Ortiz
- BCA-KB Kris Bryant
- BCA-LG Lucas Giolito
- BCA-NM Nomar Mazara
- BCA-OA Ozzie Albies
- BCA-SM Steven Matz
- BCA-TO Tyler O'Neill
- BCA-YM Yoan Moncada
First Impressions Autogaphs
Each First Impressions Autograph is serial-numbered to 50 copies and also available in the following parallels.
- Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- FIA-AK Alex Kirilloff
- FIA-AP A.J. Puk
- FIA-BG Braxton Garrett
- FIA-CQ Cal Quantrill
- FIA-CR Corey Ray
- FIA-FW Forrest Whitley
- FIA-GL Gavin Lux
- FIA-IA Ian Anderson
- FIA-JD Justin Dunn
- FIA-JL Joshua Lowe
- FIA-KL Kyle Lewis
- FIA-MM Mickey Moniak
- FIA-MMA Matt Manning
- FIA-MT Matt Thaiss
- FIA-RP Riley Pint
- FIA-WB Will Benson
- FIA-ZC Zack Collins
Dual Autogaphs
Each Dual Autograph is serial-numbered to 25 copies and also available in a one-of-one SuperFractor.
- BDA-AB Orlando Arcia / Ryan Braun
- BDA-BC Alex Bregman / Carlos Correa
- BDA-BH Kris Bryant / Mike Trout
- BDA-GH Lucas Giolito / Bryce Harper
- BDA-MS Kenta Maeda / Corey Seager
- BDA-PM Dustin Pedroia / Yoan Moncada
- BDA-RF Carlos Rodon / Carson Fulmer
- BDA-SF Dansby Swanson / Freddie Freeman
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