2002 SPx
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Description
2002 SPx is a 250-card set issued in two separate series. The SPx product itself was released in late April, 2002 and contained the first 190 cards.
Cards 91-120 make up the "Rookie/Young Star" subset. There are two different versions of each Rookie/Young Star (portrait or action shot), and each card is serial-numbered to 1800 cards (for a total of 3600 of each player). A set is considered complete with only one version.
Cards 121-150 were not serial-numbered but instead feature autographs and were seeded into packs at a rate of 1:18.
Cards numbered 151 through 190 make up the "SuperStars Swatches" subset, and feature jersey swatches of leading major league players. These cards had a stated print run of either 700 or 800 serial-numbered cards.
A typical 18-pack SPx box should yield one Winning Materials game-used card, one autographed prospect card, and a third "hit."
The final 60 cards (191-250) were distributed in mid-December, 2002 within packs of 2002 Upper Deck Rookie Update. Cards 191-220 feature veterans on new teams and were commonly distributed in all packs. Cards 221-250 feature prospects and were all signed by the player. Each autographed card was seeded into Rookie Update packs at the rate of one-per-box and serial-numbered to 825 copies.
Distribution
SPx: 18 packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $5). Hobby exclusive. 14 bpxes per case.
Rookie Update: 15 packs per box, four cards per pack. Hobby exclusive. Includes cards from 2002 SP Authentic and 2002 Upper Deck Diamond Collection.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 250 | - | ? |
| SPx short set | 90 | - | 4:1 |
| Rookies/Young Stars | 30 | 3600 | ? |
| Signed SPx Prospects | 30 | - | 1:18 |
| SuperStar Swatches | 40 | 700 or 800 | ? |
| Rookie Update short set | 30 | - | 1:1 |
| Rookie Update Autographs | 30 | 825 | 1:16 |
| Silver SuperStar Swatches | 40 | 400 | ? |
| Gold SuperStar Swatches | 40 | 150 | ? |
| Winning Materials 2-Player Jersey Combos | 29 | - | 1:18 |
| Winning Materials 2-Player Base Combos | 10 | 200 | ? |
| Winning Materials Ball/Patch Combos | 9 | 25 | ? |
| Winning Materials Base/Patch Combos | 8 | 25 | ? |
| Winning Materials USA Jersey Combos | 23 | 150 | ? |
| Sweet Spot Preview Bat Barrels | 29 | 8 or less | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
SPx Series
1 Troy Glaus
2 Darin Erstad
3 Dave Justice
4 Tim Hudson
5 Miguel Tejada
6 Barry Zito
7 Carlos Delgado
8 Shannon Stewart
9 Greg Vaughn
10 Toby Hall
11 Jim Thome
12 C.C. Sabathia
13 Ichiro Suzuki
14 Edgar Martinez
15 Freddy Garcia
16 Mike Cameron
17 Jeff Conine
18 Tony Batista
19 Alex Rodriguez
20 Rafael Palmeiro
21 Ivan Rodriguez
22 Carl Everett
23 Pedro Martinez
24 Manny Ramirez
25 Nomar Garciaparra
26 Johnny Damon
27 Mike Sweeney
28 Carlos Beltran
29 Dmitri Young
30 Joe Mays
31 Doug Mientkiewicz
32 Cristian Guzman
33 Corey Koskie
34 Frank Thomas
35 Magglio Ordonez
36 Mark Buehrle
37 Bernie Williams
38 Roger Clemens
39 Derek Jeter
40 Jason Giambi
41 Mike Mussina
42 Lance Berkman
43 Jeff Bagwell
44 Roy Oswalt
45 Greg Maddux
46 Chipper Jones
47 Andruw Jones
48 Gary Sheffield
49 Geoff Jenkins
50 Richie Sexson
51 Ben Sheets
52 Albert Pujols
53 J.D. Drew
54 Jim Edmonds
55 Sammy Sosa
56 Moises Alou
57 Kerry Wood
58 Jon Lieber
59 Fred McGriff
60 Randy Johnson
61 Luis Gonzalez
62 Curt Schilling
63 Kevin Brown
64 Hideo Nomo
65 Shawn Green
66 Vladimir Guerrero
67 Jose Vidro
68 Barry Bonds
69 Jeff Kent
70 Rich Aurilia
71 Cliff Floyd
72 Josh Beckett
73 Preston Wilson
74 Mike Piazza
75 Mo Vaughn
76 Jeromy Burnitz
77 Roberto Alomar
78 Phil Nevin
79 Ryan Klesko
80 Scott Rolen
81 Bob Abreu
82 Jimmy Rollins
83 Brian Giles
84 Aramis Ramirez
85 Ken Griffey, Jr.
86 Sean Casey
87 Barry Larkin
88 Mike Hampton
89 Larry Walker
90 Todd Helton
91A Ron Calloway
91P Ron Calloway
92A Joe Orloski
92P Joe Orloski
93A Anderson Machado
93P Anderson Machado
94A Eric Good
94P Eric Good
95A Reed Johnson
95P Reed Johnson
96A Brendan Donnelly
96P Brendan Donnelly
97A Chris Baker
97P Chris Baker
98A Wilson Valdez
98P Wilson Valdez
99A Scotty Layfield
99P Scotty Layfield
100A P.J. Bevis
100P P.J. Bevis
101A Edwin Almonte
101P Edwin Almonte
102A Francis Beltran
102P Francis Beltran
103A Val Pascucci
103P Val Pascucci
104A Nelson Castro
104P Nelson Castro
105A Michael Crudale
105P Michael Crudale
106A Colin Young
106P Colin Young
107A Todd Donovan
107P Todd Donovan
108A Felix Escalona
108P Felix Escalona
109A Brandon Backe
109P Brandon Backe
110A Corey Thurman
110P Corey Thurman
111A Kyle Kane
111P Kyle Kane
112A Allan Simpson
112P Allan Simpson
113A Jose Valverde
113P Jose Valverde
114A Chris Booker
114P Chris Booker
115A Brandon Puffer
115P Brandon Puffer
116A John Foster
116P John Foster
117A Cliff Bartosh
117P Cliff Bartosh
118A Gustavo Chacin
118P Gustavo Chacin
119A Steve Kent
119P Steve Kent
120A Nate Field
120P Nate Field
121 Victor Alvarez
122 Steve Bechler
123 Adrian Burnside
124 Marlon Byrd
125 Jaime Cerda
126 Brandon Claussen
127 Mark Corey
128 Doug Devore
129 Kazuhisa Ishii
130 John Ennis
131 Kevin Frederick
132 Josh Hancock
133 Ben Howard
134 Orlando Hudson
135 Hansel Izquierdo
136 Eric Junge
137 Austin Kearns
138 Victor Martinez
139 Luis Martinez
140 Danny Mota
141 Jorge Padilla
142 Andy Pratt
143 Rene Reyes
144 Rodrigo Rosario
145 Tom Shearn
146 So Taguchi
147 Dennis Tankersley
148 Matt Thornton
149 Jeremy Ward
150 Mitch Wylie
151 Pedro Martinez
152 Cal Ripken, Jr.
153 Roger Clemens
154 Bernie Williams
155 Jason Giambi
156 Robin Ventura
157 Carlos Delgado
158 Frank Thomas
159 Magglio Ordonez
160 Jim Thome
161 Darin Erstad
162 Tim Salmon
163 Tim Hudson
164 Barry Zito
165 Ichiro Suzuki
166 Edgar Martinez
167 Alex Rodriguez
168 Ivan Rodriguez
169 Juan Gonzalez
170 Greg Maddux
171 Chipper Jones
172 Andruw Jones
173 Tom Glavine
174 Mike Piazza
175 Roberto Alomar
176 Scott Rolen
177 Sammy Sosa
178 Moises Alou
179 Ken Griffey, Jr.
180 Jeff Bagwell
181 Jim Edmonds
182 J.D. Drew
183 Brian Giles
184 Randy Johnson
185 Curt Schilling
186 Luis Gonzalez
187 Todd Helton
188 Shawn Green
189 David Wells
190 Jeff Kent
Rookie Update Series
191 Tom Glavine
192 Cliff Floyd
193 Mark Prior
194 Corey Patterson
195 Paul Konerko
196 Adam Dunn
197 Joe Borchard
198 Carlos Pena
199 Juan Encarnacion
200 Luis Castillo
201 Torii Hunter
202 Hee Seop Choi
203 Bartolo Colon
204 Raul Mondesi
205 Jeff Weaver
206 Eric Munson
207 Alfonso Soriano
208 Ray Durham
209 Eric Chavez
210 Brett Myers
211 Jeremy Giambi
212 Vicente Padilla
213 Felipe Lopez
214 Sean Burroughs
215 Kenny Lofton
216 Scott Rolen
217 Carl Crawford
218 Juan Gonzalez
219 Orlando Hudson
220 Eric Hinske
221 Adam Walker
222 Aaron Cook
223 Cam Esslinger
224 Kirk Saarloos
225 Jose Diaz
226 David Ross
227 Jayson Durocher
228 Brian Mallette
229 Aaron Guiel
230 Jorge Nunez
231 Satoru Komiyama
232 Tyler Yates
233 Pete Zamora
234 Mike Gonzalez
235 Oliver Perez
236 Julius Matos
237 Andy Shibilo
238 Jason Simontacchi
239 Ron Chiavacci
240 Deivis Santos
241 Travis Driskill
242 Jorge De La Rosa
243 Anastacio Martinez
244 Earl Snyder
245 Freddy Sanchez
246 Miguel Asencio
247 Juan Brito
248 Franklyn German
249 Chris Snelling
250 Ken Huckaby
Parallels
SuperStar Swatches
This 40-card set partially-parallels the "SuperStar Swatches" subset (cards #151-190). Each card is available in the following parallels.
- Silver (serial-numbered to 400 copies)
- Gold (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
Autographs & Game-Used
NOTE: All game-used cards were seeded into regular SPx packs.
Winning Materials 2-Player Jersey Combos
Each card has a jersey swatch from two different players.
WM-AR Alex Rodriguez / Ivan Rodriguez
WM-BA Jeromy Burnitz / Edgardo Alfonzo
WM-BG Jeff Bagwell / Juan Gonzalez
WM-BR Jeff Bagwell / Alex Rodriguez
WM-DH Jermaine Dye / Tim Hudson
WM-DS Carlos Delgado / Shannon Stewart
WM-ED Jim Edmonds / J.D. Drew
WM-GC Ken Griffey, Jr.
WM-GK Shawn Green / Eric Karros
WM-GR Juan Gonzalez / Ivan Rodriguez
WM-HW Mike Hampton / Larry Walker
WM-JJ Chipper Jones / Andruw Jones
WM-JS Randy Johnson / Curt Schilling
WM-KG Jason Kendall / Brian Giles
WM-LH Al Leiter / Mike Hampton
WM-MC Edgar Martinez / Mike Cameron
WM-MJ Greg Maddux / Chipper Jones
WM-NM Hideo Nomo / Pedro Martinez
WM-PA Mike Piazza / Roberto Alomar
WM-RA Scott Rolen / Bob Abreu
WM-RP Ivan Rodriguez / Chan Ho Park
WM-SE Aaron Sele / Darin Erstad
WM-SH Kazuhiro Sasaki / Shigetoshi Hasegawa
WM-SP Sammy Sosa / Corey Patterson
WM-TO Frank Thomas / Magglio Ordonez
WM-TS Jim Thome / C.C. Sabathia
WM-VR Omar Vizquel / Alex Rodriguez
WM-WG Bernie Williams / Jason Giambi
WM-WP David Wells / Jorge Posada
Winning Materials 2-Player Base Combos
Each card features two pieces of a game used base and is serial-numbered to 200 copies.
B-BG Barry Bonds / Shawn Green
B-GR Troy Glaus / Alex Rodriguez
B-GS Ken Griffey, Jr.
B-IM Ichiro Suzuki / Edgar Martinez
B-PE Mike Piazza / Jim Edmonds
B-PI Albert Pujols / Ichiro Suzuki
B-RJ Alex Rodriguez / Derek Jeter
B-SG Sammy Sosa / Luis Gonzalez
B-SR Kazuhiro Sasaki / Mariano Rivera
B-WJ Bernie Williams / Derek Jeter
Winning Materials Ball/Patch Combos
These nine cards feature both a ball piece along with a jersey patch of the featured players. Each of these cards were issued to a stated print run of 25 serial-numbered copies.
PC-AR Alex Rodriguez
PC-CJ Chipper Jones
PC-IS Ichiro Suzuki
PC-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
PC-MP Mike Piazza
PC-RC Roger Clemens
PC-SG Shawn Green
PC-SS Sammy Sosa
PC-TH Todd Helton
Winning Materials Base/Patch Combo
These eight cards feature both a piece of a game used base along with a jersey patch of the featured players. Each of these cards were issued to a stated print run of 25 serial-numbered copies.
BP-AR Alex Rodriguez
BP-BW Bernie Williams
BP-IS Ichiro Suzuki
BP-JG Jason Giambi
BP-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
BP-LG Luis Gonzalez
BP-MP Mike Piazza
BP-SS Sammy Sosa
Winning Materials USA Combo Jerseys
Each card features uniform swatches of current and former Team USA members. Each card is serial-numbered to 150 copies.
USA-AH Brent Abernathy / Orlando Hudson
USA-AW Marlon Anderson / Jeff Weaver
USA-BT Sean Burroughs / Mark Teixeira
USA-GB Jason Giambi / Sean Burroughs
USA-GT Jason Giambi / Mark Teixeira
USA-HD Orlando Hudson / Jeff Deardorff
USA-HP Dustin Hermanson / Mark Prior
USA-JC Jacque Jones / Michael Cuddyer
USA-KB Austin Kearns / Sean Burroughs
USA-KC Austin Kearns / Michael Cuddyer
USA-MG Doug Mientkiewicz / Jason Giambi
USA-MO Matt Morris / Roy Oswalt
USA-MP Matt Morris / Mark Prior
USA-MW Matt Morris / Jeff Weaver
USA-PB Mark Prior / Dewon Brazelton
USA-RE Brian Roberts / Adam Everett
USA-SD Mark Kotsay / Sean Burroughs
USA-TB Brent Abernathy / Dewon Brazelton
USA-TP Mark Teixeira / Mark Prior
USA-WB Jeff Weaver / Dewon Brazelton
USA-WH Jeff Weaver / Dustin Hermanson
USA-HOU Roy Oswalt / Adam Everett
USA-MIN Doug Mientkiewicz / Michael Cuddyer
Sweet Spot Preview Bat Barrels
These cards feature the bat barrels of leading players. Each card was printed to a different amount and we have notated that information next to their name in our checklist.
BB-AJ Andruw Jones
BB-AR Alex Rodriguez
BB-CB Carlos Beltran
BB-CD Carlos Delgado
BB-CJ Chipper Jones
BB-EC Eric Chavez
BB-EM Edgar Martinez
BB-FT Frank Thomas
BB-GM Greg Maddux
BB-GS Gary Sheffield
BB-IR Ivan Rodriguez
BB-IS Ichiro Suzuki
BB-JD J.D. Drew
BB-JE Jim Edmonds
BB-JG Jason Giambi
BB-JT Jim Thome
BB-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
BB-KW Kerry Wood
BB-MP Mike Piazza
BB-MR Manny Ramirez
BB-MW Matt Williams
BB-PW Preston Wilson
BB-RA Roberto Alomar
BB-RC Roger Clemens
BB-RP Rafael Palmeiro
BB-SG Shawn Green
BB-SS Sammy Sosa
BB-TG Tom Glavine
BB-TH Todd Helton
