The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

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

Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=3cf18fe5-21b2-4788-99b4-f15e3a87a9c3&size=original&side=front&.jpg

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

Cliff-Lee.jpg?id=0e65a2c9-2158-4041-b887-f88433273a91&size=original&side=front&.jpg

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

Freddy-Sanchez.jpg?id=2bde1c2f-1705-4747-9e3e-7a369428b761&size=original&side=front&.jpg

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

Mark-McGwire.jpg?id=f96f7675-aa1b-4d8e-9b92-7d4c63d8e2a9&size=original&side=front&.jpg

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: Bernie Williams 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

Todd-Helton.jpg?id=e49ae7d6-e657-464a-ac2b-79148560d1c9&size=original&side=front&.jpg

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

Greg-Maddux-Tom-Glavine.jpg?id=986a8cdb-09dc-4dc3-b6bf-283b312ae9be&size=original&side=front&.jpg

Each Patch Card Double is serial-numbered to 100 copies and also available in a Gold parallel, which is serial-numbered to 50.

NOTE: The Mickey Mantle / Joe DiMaggio card is only available in the Gold version, 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.