2021 Bowman’s Best Baseball Checklist, Team Set Lists and Details

2021 Baseball Cards, Checklists

December 31, 2021

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Pretty much every set under the Bowman banner combines prospects, rookies and veterans. 2021 Bowman’s Best Baseball does it, arguably, with the most color and flair — and that’s before delving into the many Refractors and parallels.

It’s also autograph forward with four signed cards in every hobby box.

2021 Bowman’s Best Baseball Checklist Overview

The base set is a modest 100 cards. It’s a mix of veterans, 2021 rookies and prospects. For more than a decade, typically the prospects are separated into their own grouping that’s numbered separately. For whatever reason, that didn’t happen here. As a result, for those who go by traditional definitions, there are a lot of Rookie Cards in this set including some players who were just drafted. Because they meet the criteria that Beckett has had in place for decades, these qualify for the RC tag.

One of the things that sets Bowman’s Best apart from the main Bowman line is its designs. Rather than standard photo backgrounds, here it’s much more abstract and bright.

2021 Bowman's Best Baseball Best of 2021 Autographs Alec Bohm

But this is a chromium Bowman product so there are plenty of parallels. Basic Refractors are one per pack. Additional colors include:

Atomic Refractors – 1:12 packs
Purple Refractors – /250
Aqua Lava Refractors – /199
Blue Refractors – /150
Green Refractors – /99
Gold Lava Refractors – /75
Gold Refractors – /50
Orange Refractors – /25
Red Refractors – /10
Red Lava Refractors – /5
Superfractors – 1/1

The three types of Lava Refractors are making their Bowman’s Best debut.

Autographs

2021 Bowman’s Best Baseball hobby boxes are packaged as two six-pack mini boxes. In each mini box is two autographs (four total per master hobby box).

Best of 2021 Autographs lead the signatures in 2021 Bowman’s Best Baseball. Historically, this is one of the few places where collectors will find ink from current players and prospects on the same specific part of a checklist.

2021 Bowman's Best Baseball Best of 2021 Autographs Jarred Kelenic

The design is different from the base set, but it still has a comparable rainbow:

Refractors
Blue Refractors – /150
Green Refractors – /99
Gold Lava Refractors – /75
Gold Refractors – /50
Atomic Refractors – /25
Red Refractors – /10
Red Lava Refractors – /5
Printing Plates – 1/1
Superfractors – 1/1

Dual Autographs (/25) have a pair of signers. Atomic Refractors (/10) and Superfractors (1/1) are the lone parallels here.

Inserts

Inserts keep with the theme of bold designs.

Bowman Future Vibrance is the most common at 1:3 packs. These combine colors, lines and a celestial backdrop to further showcase promising prospects. Atomic Refractor, Lava Refractor (/50) and Superfractor (1/1) versions are available. Select cards also have autographs that have their own Lava Refractors (/50), Atomic Refractors (/25) and Superfractors (1/1).

2021 Bowman's Best Baseball Future Vibrance Autographs Spencer Torkelson

Heat Wave Die-Cuts (1:6 packs) have the look of something melted. Atomic Refractors, Lava Refractors (/50) and Superfractors (1/1) are also available here. So are autographs, which come numbered and bring additional Lava Refractors (/50), Atomic Refractors (/25) and Superfractors (1/1).

2021 Bowman's Best Baseball Heat Wave Autographs Mike Trout

Rookie Craftsmanship (1:8 packs) takes a puzzle theme with first-year players. Atomic Refractors, Lava Refractors (/50) and Superfractors (1/1) make up the basic parallels. Autographs come numbered to 99 and have Superfractors (1/1) as well.

Finally, there’s Bowman Masterpieces (1:18 packs), which take a page from ’60s pop art. Atomic Refractors aren’t numbered but they’re tough pulls at every other case. Lava Refractors (/50) and Superfractors (1/1) are also on the checklist. For certain cards, there are also Autographs (/99) and Autograph Superfractors (1/1).

2021 Bowman's Best Baseball Bowman Masterpieces Fernando Tatis Jr.

2021 Bowman’s Best Baseball cards at a glance:

Cards per pack: 4
Packs per box: 12 (two 6-pack mini boxes)
Boxes per case: 8
Set size: 100 cards
Release date: December 31, 2021

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Hobby Boxes

What to expect in a hobby box:

Autographs – 4
Bowman Future Vibrance – 3
Heat Wave Die-Cut – 2
Rookie Craftsmanship – 1
Atomic Refractors – 1
Refractors – 12

2021 Bowman’s Best Baseball Checklist

You can also download a customizable spreadsheet copy of the checklist (please note that the base set numbering could change if there’s a split between veterans and prospects):

2021 Bowman’s Best Baseball Checklist – XLSX File

Please note that print runs for cards without serial numbers have not been announced.

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Autographs
Inserts
Team Sets

Base

Base Set Checklist

100 cards.

Parallels:

Refractors
Atomic Refractors
Purple Refractors – /250
Aqua Lava Refractors – /199
Blue Refractors – /150
Green Refractors – /99
Gold Lava Refractors – /75
Gold Refractors – /50
Orange Refractors – /25
Red Refractors – /10
Red Lava Refractors – /5
Superfractors – 1/1

1 Mike Trout
2 Kyle Lewis
3 Cristian Hernandez RC
4 Aaron Judge
5 Alec Bohm RC
6 Yoelqui Cespedes RC
7 Cristian Pache RC
8 Yordan Alvarez
9 Jose Ramirez
10 Alex Kirilloff RC
11 Keibert Ruiz RC
12 Taylor Trammell RC
13 Pedro Leon RC
14 Geraldo Perdomo RC
15 Bobby Witt Jr. RC
16 Jacob deGrom
17 Matt Chapman
18 Jose Altuve
19 Luis Robert
20 Marco Luciano RC
21 Andrew Vaughn RC
22 Blaze Jordan RC
23 Jose Abreu
24 Ketel Marte
25 Adley Rutschman RC

26 Jazz Chisholm Jr. RC
27 Jarred Kelenic RC
28 Alek Manoah RC
29 Kris Bryant
30 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
31 Jonathan India RC
32 Colton Cowser RC
33 Whit Merrifield
34 Chase Petty RC
35 Trevor Story
36 Sam Bachman RC
37 Akil Baddoo RC
38 Nolan Arenado
39 Jordan Lawlar RC
40 Brady House RC
41 Jasson Dominguez RC
42 Josh Donaldson
43 Miguel Cabrera
44 Jackson Jobe RC
45 Pete Alonso
46 Sam Huff RC
47 Cody Bellinger
48 Buster Posey
49 Julio Rodriguez RC
50 Wander Franco RC

51 Austin Martin RC
52 Ronald Acuña Jr.
53 Max Scherzer
54 J.D. Martinez
55 Bryce Harper
56 Randy Arozarena
57 Carson Williams RC
58 Sal Frelick RC
59 Mookie Betts
60 Sixto Sanchez RC
61 William Contreras RC
62 Nick Madrigal RC
63 Gleyber Torres
64 Dylan Carlson RC
65 Ryan Mountcastle RC
66 Jackson Merrill RC
67 Shohei Ohtani
68 Bobby Dalbec RC
69 Xander Bogaerts
70 Freddie Freeman
71 Fernando Tatis Jr.
72 Ke’Bryan Hayes RC
73 Christian Yelich
74 Javier Baez
75 Zac Veen RC

76 Frank Mozzicato RC
77 J.T. Realmuto
78 Joey Votto
79 Jose Barrero RC
80 Joey Bart RC
81 Andres Gimenez RC
82 Joey Gallo
83 Benny Montgomery RC
84 Spencer Howard RC
85 Andrew Painter RC
86 Yermin Mercedes RC
87 Albert Pujols
88 Harry Ford RC
89 Jo Adell RC
90 Anthony Rizzo
91 Logan Gilbert RC
92 Henry Davis RC
93 Marcelo Mayer RC
94 Ha-Seong Kim RC
95 Hedbert Perez RC
96 Juan Soto
97 Casey Mize RC
98 Austin Hendrick RC
99 Francisco Lindor
100 Spencer Torkelson RC

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