Manufacturer: (Topps) Bowman
Set Size: 440 Cards
Card Size: 2-1/2” x 3-1/2”
Set Notes: Similar to previous years 2002 Bowman came color coded to highlight rookies from veteran players. Red borders were reserved the the veterans and rookies when with the standard blue boarders. A large player image is front and center with the gold Bowman logo foil stamp. Player name is top center and below the photo is team name. As always the facsimile signature is printed across the bottom portion of the image. The card back includes a second player photo with stats and data.
Key Rookies From 2002 Bowman: | 379 – Joe Mauer | 381 – David Wright | 421 – Jose Bautista
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The Free 2002 Bowman Rookie Card Price Guide
Tracking the current market value for the 2002 Bowman Baseball Rookie Cards. Below, find updated pricing data for ungraded (raw) copies, as well as verified PSA graded sales trends collected from secondary marketplaces.
| Rookie | Card # | Raw | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Tritle | 112 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Noochie Varner | 117 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Taylor Buchholz | 118 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Hansel Izquierdo | 121 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Scotty Layfield | 127 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Nic Jackson | 129 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Chris Baker | 130 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Chad Qualls | 131 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Ruben Gotay | 161 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Tommy Marx | 162 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| John Suomi | 163 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Greg Sain | 165 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Robert Cosby | 166 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Angel Pagan | 167 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Ralph Santana | 168 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Joe Orloski | 169 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Shayne Wright | 170 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jay Caligiuri | 171 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Greg Montalbano | 172 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| James Harden | 173 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Rich Thompson | 174 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Fred Bastardo | 175 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Alejandro Giron | 176 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jesus Medrano | 177 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Kevin Deaton | 178 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Mike Rosamond | 179 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jon Guzman | 180 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Gerard Oakes | 181 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Francisco Liriano | 182 | $1 | - | $7 | $20 |
| Matt Allegra | 183 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Mike Snyder | 184 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| James Shanks | 185 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Anderson Hernandez | 186 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Dan Trumble | 187 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Luis DePaula | 188 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Randall Shelley | 189 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Richard Lane | 190 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Antwon Rollins | 191 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Ryan Bukvich | 192 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Eric Miller | 194 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Justin Schuda | 195 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Brian West | 196 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Adam Roller | 197 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Neal Frendling | 198 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jeremy Hill | 199 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| James Barrett | 200 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Brett Kay | 201 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Ryan Mottl | 202 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Brad Nelson | 203 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Juan Gonzalez | 204 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Curtis Legendre | 205 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Ronald Acuna | 206 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Chris Flinn | 207 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Nick Alvarez | 208 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jason Ellison | 209 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Blake McGinley | 210 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Dan Phillips | 211 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Demetrius Heath | 212 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Eric Bruntlett | 213 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Joe Jiannetti | 214 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Mike Hill | 215 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Ricardo Cordova | 216 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Mark Hamilton | 217 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| David Mattox | 218 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jose Morban | 219 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Scott Wiggins | 220 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Josh Wilson | 226 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Anastacio Martinez | 229 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Tim Kalita | 231 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Edwin Almonte | 232 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Victor Alvarez | 235 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jeff Austin | 237 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Clint Weibl | 240 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Marlyn Tisdale | 242 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Ryan Raburn | 244 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Miguel Cabrera | 245 | $2 | $15 | $25 | $202 |
| Raul Chavez | 247 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Chris Snelling | 249 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Joe Rogers | 250 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Nate Field | 251 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Matt Herges | 252 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Matt Childers | 253 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Ron Calloway | 256 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Cole Barthel | 259 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Chase Utley | 264 | $5 | $30 | $90 | $520 |
| Ben Howard | 266 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Nelson Castro | 267 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Eric Glaser | 269 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Rob Henkel | 270 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jose Valverde | 271 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Mark Prior | 274 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Brian Mallette | 278 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Chone Figgins | 281 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jimmy Alvarez | 282 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Gavin Floyd | 283 | $1 | $3 | $6 | - |
| Josh Bonifay | 284 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Garrett Guzman | 285 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jeff Verplancke | 290 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Nate Espy | 291 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jeff Lincoln | 292 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Ryan Snare | 293 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Yurendell DeCaster | 304 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Mike Peeples | 306 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jorge Padilla | 309 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Joe Jester | 311 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Ryan Church | 314 | 75¢ | - | - | - |
| Travis Foley | 317 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Brian Forystek | 323 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Manny Delcarmen | 325 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jim Kavourias | 327 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Joey Hammond | 331 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Ramon Moreta | 332 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Ezequiel Astacio | 336 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Edwin Yan | 337 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Chris Duffy | 341 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Colin Young | 346 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Chris Narveson | 348 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Mike Wilson | 350 | 50¢ | - | - | - |
| Justin Sherrod | 351 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Brett Roneberg | 354 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Trey Lunsford | 355 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jimmy Gobble | 356 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Brian Wolfe | 360 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Tony Fontana | 364 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Doug Sessions | 366 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Josh Cisneros | 368 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Carlos Brackley | 372 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jesse Foppert | 376 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Ross Peeples | 377 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Alex Requena | 378 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Joe Mauer | 379 | $10 | $30 | $85 | $850 |
| David Wright | 381 | $6 | $20 | $62 | $90 |
| Craig Kuzmic | 382 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Pete Zamora | 383 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Matt Parker | 384 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Gary Cates Jr. | 386 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Justin Reid | 387 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jake Mauer | 388 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Josh Barfield | 390 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Henry Pichardo | 392 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Michael Floyd | 393 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Clint Nageotte | 394 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Raymond Cabrera | 395 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Mauricio Lara | 396 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Alejandro Cadena | 397 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jonny Gomes | 398 | $1 | - | - | - |
| Jason Bulger | 399 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Bobby Jenks | 400 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| David Gil | 401 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Joel Crump | 402 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Kazuhisa Ishii | 403 | $1 | - | - | - |
| So Taguchi | 404 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Ryan Doumit | 405 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Freddie Money | 410 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Cliff Bartosh | 411 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Terrance Hill | 415 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| John Rodriguez | 416 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Chris Latham | 419 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Carlos Cabrera | 420 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jose Bautista | 421 | $2 | - | $30 | $89 |
| Kevin Frederick | 422 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Napoleon Calzado | 424 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jason Botts | 427 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Steve Bechler | 428 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Reed Johnson | 429 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Mark Outlaw | 430 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Aaron Cook | 435 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Josh Shaffer | 436 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Ryan Gripp | 438 | 25¢ | - | - | - |
| Jason Bay | 440 | $1 | - | $6 | - |
| Data Updated: July 2026 | |||||
Overview of 2002 Bowman Baseball Cards
The Base Set Design: Mirroring the structure of the 2000 release, 2002 Bowman landed as a single 440-card base checklist.
Topps leaned into a clean, modern aesthetic. The borders are black, but the inner photo frame utilizes the signature color-coding system to help collectors separate the veterans from the kids.
Veterans (Cards 1–110): Framed in a bold red inner border.
Rookies & Prospects (Cards 111–440): Framed in a deep blue inner border.
The player names are neatly anchored at the bottom inside a crisp banner that features the classic gold-foil Bowman logo. Like previous years, a delicate facsimile signature is stamped across the lower third of the player’s photo, adding a premium feel to a standard base card.
A Monolithic Rookie Class: The blue-bordered half of the 2002 checklist is legendary. It features the absolute core Bowman rookies for a trio of multi-time All-Stars and eventual franchise icons.
Joe Mauer (#379): The hometown catching prospect captured in his classic clean-shaven look, long before his MVP and Hall of Fame run with the Twins.
David Wright (#381): A definitive cornerstone rookie card for New York Mets collectors.
Other Heavy Hitters: The set also includes the standard Bowman rookies of Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera (#245) and infield star Chase Utley (#264).
Parallels: One-Per-Pack GoldTopps kept the parallel structure uniform and highly accessible across all retail and hobby products.
Bowman Gold – (1:1 Packs): Inserted exactly once per pack, the Gold parallel features the exact same 440-card checklist. The white borders are replaced with a full, high-gloss gold-foil finish. While they aren’t serial-numbered, they remain incredibly popular for player collectors trying to lock down pristine, gem-mint copies of Mauer or Wright.
Core Inserts & Hits: Hobby boxes were guaranteed to yield either one autograph or one game-used relic card, making the chase highly enticing for pack rippers.
Bowman Autographs – 1:40 (Hobby)
A massive 45-player checklist featuring on-card signatures from emerging talent and minor-league prospects.
Game Used Relics – 1:74 (Hobby)
Features swatches of game-worn jerseys and equipment from 26 prominent stars and rising young players.
Futures Game Autograph Relics – 1:196 (Hobby)
A tough, premium hit featuring prospects who participated in the All-Star Futures Game, combining both an on-card signature and a game-used jersey piece.
(Rookiecardprices.com only shows values for regular base set cards. No prices are shown for errors, parallels, subsets, misprints or other cards unless noted.)
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