2017 Topps Chrome Baseball Refractor Cheat Sheet
Need help identifying or keeping track of all the 2017 Topps Chrome Baseball Refractor types?
If you’re chasing a particular player or team, there are enough of them that a handy catch-all reference would probably be helpful. Well, you’re in luck because here’s just the thing.
2017 Topps Chrome Baseball has a few different rainbows to chase. Base cards have 15 different types of parallels (18 if you break out the individual Printing Plates). Some of these are exclusives to certain packs and outlets, others are just plain rare.
It’s a similar case for the Rookie Autographs. While not quite the same amount of parallels, there are still lots of Refractors for the signed cards from Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and company.
2017 Topps Chrome Refractor Cheat Sheet
The following gallery breaks down the various types of cards and Refractor parallels found in 2017 Topps Chrome Baseball. In addition to the image, you can find things like print runs and pack odds.
Base
Base Card
Refractors
Numbering: n/a
Hobby Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:3, Hobby Jumbo – 1:1, Retail – 1:3, Retail Blaster Pack – 1:4
Blue Refractors
Numbering: /150
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:101, Hobby Jumbo – 1:32, Retail – 1:101, Retail Blaster Pack – 1:101
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Blue Wave Refractors
Numbering: /75
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:135, Hobby Jumbo – 1:42, Retail – n/a, Retail Blaster Pack – n/a
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Gold Refractors
Numbering: /50
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:303, Hobby Jumbo – 1:94, Retail – 1:303, Retail Blaster Pack – 1:94
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Gold Wave Refractors
Numbering: /50
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:202, Hobby Jumbo – 1:62, Retail – n/a, Retail Blaster Pack – n/a
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Green Refractors
Numbering: /99
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:153, Hobby Jumbo – 1:47, Retail – 1:153, Retail Blaster Pack – 1:153
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Negative Refractors
Numbering: n/a
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:38, Hobby Jumbo – 1:12, Retail – 1:38, Retail Blaster Pack – 1:38
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Orange Refractors
Numbering: /25
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:190, Hobby Jumbo – n/a, Retail – n/a, Retail Blaster Pack – n/a
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Pink Refractors
Numbering: n/a
Insertion Rates: 3 per retail Value Pack
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Printing Plates
Numbering: 1/1 (each card has separate Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:3,779, Hobby Jumbo – 1:1,164, Retail – 1:3,775, Retail Blaster Pack – 1:3,771
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• eBay
Prism Refractors
Numbering: n/a
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:6, Hobby Jumbo – 1:2, Retail – 1:6, Retail Blaster Pack – 1:7
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Purple Refractor
Numbering: /299
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:51, Hobby Jumbo – 1:16, Retail – 1:51, Retail Blaster Pack – 1:51
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Red Refractor
Numbering: /5
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:3,024, Hobby Jumbo – 1:932, Retail – 1:3,036, Retail Blaster Pack – 1:3,017
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• eBay
Sepia Refractor
Numbering: n/a
Insertion Rates: 5 per retail Blaster Box
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Superfractor
Numbering: 1/1
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:15,116, Hobby Jumbo – 1:4,671, Retail – 1:15,876, Retail Blaster Pack – 1:15,081
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• eBay
X-fractor
Numbering: n/a
Insertion Rates: 10 per Walmart Mega Box
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Rookie Autographs
2012 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs Refractors Gallery
Base Rookie Autograph
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:18, Hobby Jumbo – 1:about 1:2, Retail – 1:82, Retail Blaster Pack – 1:82
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Rookie Autograph Refractor
Numbering: /499
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:103, Hobby Jumbo – 1:21, Retail – 1:360, Retail Blaster Pack – 1:358
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Rookie Autograph Blue Refractor
Numbering: /150
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:341, Hobby Jumbo – 1:69, Retail – 1:1,194, Retail Blaster Pack – 1:1,190
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Rookie Autograph Blue Wave Refractor
Numbering: /75
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:479, Hobby Jumbo – 1:148, Retail – n/a, Retail Blaster Pack – n/a
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Rookie Autograph Gold Refractor
Numbering: /50
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:1,023, Hobby Jumbo – 1:205, Retail – 1:3,581, Retail Blaster Pack – 1:3,561
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Rookie Autograph Green Refractor
Numbering: /99
Insertion Rates: Hobby – n/a, Hobby Jumbo – n/a, Retail – 1:182, Retail Blaster Pack – 1:182
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Rookie Autograph Orange Refractor
Numbering: /25
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:677, Hobby Jumbo – n/a, Retail – n/a, Retail Blaster Pack – n/a
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Rookie Autograph Printing Plates
Numbering: 1/1 (each card has separate Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:12,775, Hobby Jumbo – 1:2,565, Retail – 1:47,628, Retail Blaster Pack – 1:46,613
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• eBay
Rookie Autograph Purple Refractor
Numbering: /250
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:205, Hobby Jumbo – 1:41, Retail – 1:717, Retail Blaster Pack – 1:715
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Rookie Autograph Red Refractor
Numbering: /5
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:10,307, Hobby Jumbo – 1:2,059, Retail – 1:35,721, Retail Blaster Pack – 1:36,624
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• eBay
Rookie Autograph Superfractor
Numbering: 1/1
Insertion Rates: Hobby – 1:36,279, Hobby Jumbo – 1:10,792, Retail – n/a, Retail Blaster Pack – n/a
Buy on:
• eBay
I pulled a rookie auto x-fractor /20 out of a jumbo hobby box…so they’re not Walmart only.
Topps Chrome #29 Mitch Haniger …..one has a teal blue colored back and one has a green colored back….both have code #2925. Why ?