2002 Donruss
Description
The 2002 Donruss Baseball set consists of 220 cards. Cards 151-200 make up the "Rated Rookies" subset and are seeded into packs at the rate of 1:4. Unlike the previous year's set, these cards are NOT serial-numbered. Cards 201-220 were Fan Club subset cards are were inserted at 1:8 packs.
Distribution
Four-card packs were distributed to The Hobby and retail. The MSRP was $1.99/pack.
Hobby and retail boxes contained 24 packs; eight and 17-pack Blasters were also issued.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 220 | - | ? | ? |
| short-set | 150 | - | ? | ? |
| Rated Rookies | 50 | - | 1:4 | 1:4 |
| Fan Club | 20 | - | 1:8 | 1:8 |
| Career Stat Lines | 220 | varies | ? | ? |
| Season Stat Lines | 220 | varies | ? | ? |
| All-Time Diamond Kings | 10 | 2500 | ? | ? |
| All-Time Diamond Kings Studio Series | 10 | 250 | ? | ? |
| Diamond Kings | 20 | 2500 | ? | ? |
| Diamond Kings Studio Series | 20 | 250 | ? | ? |
| Elite Series | 20 | 2500 | ? | ? |
| Longball Leaders | 20 | 1000 | ? | ? |
| Production Line | 60 | from 299 to 1278 | ? | ? |
| Production Line Die-Cut | 60 | 100 | ? | ? |
| Autographed Fan Club | 19 | from 10 to 200 | ? | ? |
| Bat Kings | 5 | 125 or 250 | ? | ? |
| Bat Kings Studio Series | 5 | 25 or 50 | ? | ? |
| Jersey Kings | 15 | 125 or 250 | ? | ? |
| Jersey Kings Studio Series | 15 | 25 or 50 | ? | ? |
| Elite Series Signatures | 18 | 25 or 250 | ? | ? |
| Recollection Collection Autographs | 47 | varies | 1:2,000 | ? |
| Rookie Year Materials Bats | 4 | 250 | ? | ? |
| Rookie Year Materials Bats Era | 4 | from 66 to 86 | ? | ? |
| Rookie Year Materials Jerseys | 6 | 50 or 250 | ? | ? |
| Rookie Year Materials Jersey Numbers | 6 | from 5 to 51 | ? | ? |
Checklist
Promos
Beckett Samples
Inside the March 2002 issue of Beckett Baseball Card Monthly, is a 2002 Donruss promo card. Only the first 150 cards of this set were issued and each has "SAMPLE" foil-stamped on the reverse side. 10% of cards are stamped in gold foil.
Base Set
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Rated Rookies
NOTE: Unlike the previous year's set, the Rated Rookies are NOT serial-numbered.
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Fan Club
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Parallels
Career Stat Line
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Season Stat Lines
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Chicago Collection
Collectors who attended the March, 2002 Chicago Sun-Times cardshow and opened a sealed Hobby box of 2002 Donruss Baseball at Donruss-Playoff's corporate booth would receive a "Chicago Collection" card. Each Chicago Collection has a special foil-stamp and card is serial-numbered to five. The set parallels the full 220-card base set.
National Convention
Similar to the Chicago Collection, collectors who attended the 2002 National Sports Collectors Convention in Rosemont, IL (the same venue as the Sun-Times show), and opened a sealed Hobby box of 2002 Donruss Baseball would receive a special "National Convention" card. Unlike the Chicago Collection set, each card is embossed (and not foil-stamped) with the 2002 NSCC logo and are serial-numbered /5 on the back.
Inserts
All-Time Diamond Kings
Each card is serial-numbered to 2500 copies, with a Studio Series parallel numbered to 250.
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Diamond Kings
Each card is serial-numbered to 2500 copies, with a Studio Series parallel numbered to 250.
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Elite Series
Each Elite Series insert is serial-numbered to 2500 copies. Cards #16-20 make up the "Elite Series Legends" subset.
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Longball Leaders
Each Longball Leaders is serial-numbered to 1000 copies. A Seasonal Sum parallel, serial-numbered to the player's 2001 home run total, is also available, the production of which is listed below.
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Production Line
This massive sixty-card set features 2001's league leaders in three offensive statistics. Cards 1-20 are the leaders in on-base percentage, 21-40 in slugging percentage, and 41-60 in OPS. Each card is serial numbered to the player's respective 2000 stat in that category multiplied by 1000.
For example, Todd Helton's on-base percentage in 2000 was .432; therefore, his Production Line insert (card #PL-5) is numbered to 432 copies.
In addition, the first 100 copies of each card are die-cut. So, using the Helton example, there are 100 die-cuts and the remaining 332 are not. The production figures listed below are the aggregate production of die-cut and non-die-cut cards, and what each card is serial-numbered to.
On-Base Percentage
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Slugging Percentage
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OPS
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Autographs & Game-Used
Bat Kings
Each Bat King is serial-numbered to the production figures listed below. In addition, each card is also available in a Studio Series parallel which is serial-numbered to either 50 (cards 1-3) or 25 (cards 4 and 5) copies, each.
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Jersey Kings
Each Jersey King is serial-numbered to the production figures listed below. In addition, each card is also available in a Studio Series parallel which is serial-numbered to either 50 (cards 1-12) or 25 (cards 13-15) copies, each.
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Rookie Year Materials Bats
Each card is serial-numbered to 250 copies, with an "era" parallel numbered to the player's rookie year minus 1900 (these figures are noted below).
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Rookie Year Materials Jerseys
Each card is serial-numbered to the production figures are noted below and are also available in a Jersey Number parallel (see below).
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Jersey Number
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Autographed Fan Club
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Elite Series Signatures
Each Elite Series Signatures card is serial-numbered to the production figures listed below.
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Recollection Collection Autographs
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Donruss
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| Other Donruss Brands: 1983 Donruss HOF Heroes - 1984 Donruss Champions - 1985 Donruss HOF Sluggers - 1987 Donruss Opening Day - 1988 Donruss Team Books - 1989 Donruss Traded - 1990 Donruss Learning Series - 1993 Donruss Elite Dominators - 1997 Donruss Team Sets - 1998 Donruss Collections -1998 Donruss Days - 2002 Donruss Originals |