1951 Bowman

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Number of Required Items : 324

Current Finest Possible Set Rating : 09.243

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In being the set to first introduce Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays to the collecting hobby, the 1951 Bowman set established its place in sportscard history. Needless to say, these two cards are among the most desirable items on many serious collector's want lists. Another prized rookie card from this issue is that of Whitey Ford, which also has the distinction of being the first card in the set. Other notables include Ted Williams, Yogi Berra, and Nellie Fox (rookie card). To read an in-depth article, click here.

All-Time Finest
RankCollection% CompleteWeighted GPASet Rating
1 Donald E. Spence - The Lone Star Collection Click to Contact Owner 100.00% 9.07 09.07
2 Charles M. Merkel 99.38% 9.05 08.99
3 Rick Millsap 100.00%
Retired on 7/6/2012
Rank 3
Weighted GPA 8.903
% Complete 100.00%
Set Rating 8.903
8.90 		08.90
4 John Branca 100.00%
Retired on 3/1/2005
Rank 3
Weighted GPA 8.855
% Complete 100.00%
Set Rating 8.855
8.85 		08.85
5 Durhon Oldham '51 Bowman Set Click to Contact Owner 100.00% 8.66 08.66
6 Vintage Corvette - 1951 Bowman 100.00% 8.29 08.29
7 Earl Of Mint 1951 Bowman Click to Contact Owner 100.00% 8.13 08.13
8 David Vargha Click to view Set Images 99.69%
Retired on 8/15/2002
Rank 8
Weighted GPA 8.127
% Complete 99.69%
Set Rating 8.113
8.13 		08.11
9 Marshall Fogel Click to view Set Images 100.00% 8.10 08.10
10 Johnny's 1951 Bowman 100.00%
Retired on 5/21/2008
Rank 7
Weighted GPA 8.066
% Complete 100.00%
Set Rating 8.066
8.07 		08.07
11 drdutch Click to Contact OwnerClick to view Set Images 100.00% 8.04 08.04
12 The Crandell Collection Click to Contact Owner 100.00% 8.00 08.00
13 dglickfield 100.00%
Retired on 4/18/2013
Rank 12
Weighted GPA 7.997
% Complete 100.00%
Set Rating 7.997
8.00 		08.00
14 David Hall 99.38%
Retired All-Time Finest
Rank 14
Weighted GPA 8.011
% Complete 99.38%
Set Rating 7.933
8.01 		07.93
15 Old Man 95.68%
Retired on 3/9/2006
Rank 10
Weighted GPA 8.257
% Complete 95.68%
Set Rating 7.835
8.26 		07.84
16 Ron Hobbs Family Collection Click to Contact Owner 100.00% 7.75 07.75
17 Joe N.'s '51 Collection Click to view Set Images 100.00%
Retired on 11/18/2008
Rank 14
Weighted GPA 7.665
% Complete 100.00%
Set Rating 7.665
7.67 		07.67
18 The Steve Soloway Collection 100.00%
Retired on 8/11/2011
Rank 16
Weighted GPA 7.578
% Complete 100.00%
Set Rating 7.578
7.58 		07.58
19 Steve's Excellent 1951 Bowman Collection Click to view Set Images 100.00%
Retired on 12/7/2010
Rank 17
Weighted GPA 7.357
% Complete 100.00%
Set Rating 7.357
7.36 		07.36
20 Mets-71 94.14% 8.02 07.32
21 bobsbbcards Click to Contact OwnerClick to view Set Images 100.00% 7.24 07.24
22 SportsCards Plus/Krattinger Set - Nov. 20th, 2003 98.77%
Retired on 11/5/2003
Rank 15
Weighted GPA 7.308
% Complete 98.77%
Set Rating 7.180
7.31 		07.18
23 Michael's Collection Click to Contact Owner 99.07% 7.31 06.97
24 1951 Bowman Set 100.00%
Retired on 2/8/2005
Rank 22
Weighted GPA 6.952
% Complete 100.00%
Set Rating 6.952
6.95 		06.95
25 John's 1951 Bowman Set 99.69% 7.07 06.94
26 memorylaneinc 99.38%
Retired on 1/4/2010
Rank 24
Weighted GPA 6.893
% Complete 99.38%
Set Rating 6.663
6.89 		06.66
27 The Draxler Collection Click to Contact Owner 86.11% 7.98 06.56
28 Stan's 1951 Bowman Set Click to Contact Owner 96.30% 7.07 06.30
29 Babethegreat755 Click to Contact Owner 91.36% 7.31 06.29
30 Duane's 51 set Click to Contact Owner 78.40% 7.70 06.23
31 MMM's Collection 98.15%
Retired on 7/29/2010
Rank 24
Weighted GPA 5.782
% Complete 98.15%
Set Rating 5.639
5.78 		05.64
32 Hugh's 1951 Bowman 87.65% 7.47 05.61
33 Willie's 51 Bowman Click to Contact Owner 96.60% 6.14 05.61
34 robthepublic Click to Contact OwnerClick to view Set Images 76.23% 8.07 05.49
35 The Schloss Click to Contact OwnerClick to view Set Images 58.95% 8.83 05.05
36 KentW Click to Contact Owner 70.68% 7.91 04.86
37 Vintage Corvette - 1951 Bowman #2 66.98% 8.00 04.39
38 MDC Collection Click to Contact Owner 66.98% 7.52 04.36
39 BBCards4U Click to Contact Owner 57.41% 8.05 04.33
40 April 2011 SCP Auctions Set 97.22%
Retired on 6/8/2011
Rank 32
Weighted GPA 4.365
% Complete 97.22%
Set Rating 4.246
4.36 		04.25
41 Jeannie's 1951 Bowman Baseball Click to Contact Owner 66.36% 6.57 03.48
42 707 Sportscards -LTD - 1951 Bowman The Best Issue ! Click to Contact Owner 58.95% 5.55 03.46
43 bobkhalil23 50.00% 7.11 03.43
44 Juicy The Dog 50.31% 6.25 03.19
45 Tucker's Best 52.78% 7.62 03.11
46 jayandbutton Click to Contact Owner 48.46% 5.99 02.82
47 terrys 1951 Bowman Click to Contact Owner 43.52% 5.09 02.35
48 The Dayton Collection - 1951 Bowman Click to Contact Owner 40.12% 6.69 02.32
49 lafitte Click to Contact OwnerClick to view Set Images 21.91% 5.98 01.60
50 Baseball77 38.27% 4.02 01.38
51 RMs 1951 Bowman BB 20.37% 6.82 01.27
52 wilsonjc08 25.93% 5.04 01.24
53 NNS Collection 20.37% 8.08 01.17
54 Joseph J Lawlor Click to Contact Owner 15.43% 6.79 00.95
55 boberobinson Click to Contact Owner 30.86% 3.87 00.84
56 Mims Collection Click to Contact OwnerClick to view Set Images 14.81% 7.95 00.78
57 facebook_1951_bowman Click to Contact OwnerClick to view Set Images 11.73% 5.10 00.57
58 gjacobs 9.26% 4.77 00.57
59 rickalaska - 1951 Bowman Baseball 10.80% 6.36 00.53
60 Tory's 1951 Bowman Baseball Set 11.42% 4.17 00.40
61 mikefromct 1951 Bowman Baseball 10.19% 5.35 00.39
62 1951 Bowman 7.72% 7.85 00.37
63 cwilli 1951 Bowman 5.25% 5.96 00.30
64 928s-4 Click to Contact Owner 10.19% 4.20 00.28
65 rstancel 7.72% 2.82 00.27
66 Andoga's World of 1951 Bowman 5.56% 6.17 00.25
67 Bob's 1951 Bowman Baseball Set 3.70% 5.56 00.18
68 NM51BBB 3.40% 5.24 00.17
69 begsu1013 1.23% 7.42 00.17
70 JD's 51 Bowman Set Click to Contact Owner 0.31% 6.00 00.11
71 boberobinson (2) Click to Contact Owner 7.41% 2.44 00.10
72 boberobinson (3) Click to Contact Owner 1.85% 2.75 00.03