1949 Bowman - Basic
Number of
Required Items
240
Required Items
Current Finest
Possible Set Rating
10.457
Possible Set Rating
Bowman's sophomore effort was an improvement over its '48 set both in increased player selection and the addition of color. This set also featured a strong group of debut cards, including Robin Roberts, Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges, Satchel Paige, Duke Snider, and Richie Ashburn - impressive! To read an in-depth article, click here.
All-Time Finest
| Rank | Set Name | % Complete | GPA Weighted | GPA with Top Pop Bonuses |
Set Rating | User | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles M. Merkel 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023 | 100.00% | 9.02 | 9.95 | 9.95 | ||
| 2 | Donald E. Spence - The Lone Star Collection 2011 2012 2013 | 100.00% | 8.97 | R 9.82 | 9.82 | ||
| 3 | ManyMistakes 2019 | 100.00% | 8.80 | 9.46 | 9.46 | ||
| 4 | David Hall | 99.58% | 7.91 | R 8.14 | 8.11 | ||
| 5 | Mets-71 | 97.92% | 8.10 | R 8.16 | 8.05 |
Current Finest
| Rank | Set Name | % Complete | GPA Weighted | GPA with Top Pop Bonuses |
Set Rating | User | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles M. Merkel 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023 | 100.00% | 9.02 | 9.95 | 9.95 | ||
| 2 | ManyMistakes 2019 | 100.00% | 8.80 | 9.46 | 9.46 | ||
| 3 | bobsbbcards | 100.00% | 7.83 | 7.86 | 7.86 | ||
| 4 | GBP 1949b | 100.00% | 7.22 | 7.23 | 7.23 | ||
| 5 | skip's 49's | 100.00% | 7.13 | 7.15 | 7.15 | ||
| 6 | Bram99's 1949 Bowman Basic set | 100.00% | 6.92 | 6.93 | 6.93 | ||
| 7 | rosie's49's | 100.00% | 6.61 | 6.61 | 6.61 | ||
| 8 | The Foster Collection | 95.00% | 5.63 | 5.63 | 5.32 | ||
| 9 | skip's 49's set 2 | 96.67% | 5.75 | 5.75 | 5.28 | ||
| 10 | BBCards4U2 | 52.92% | 8.49 | 8.89 | 4.63 | ||
| 11 | Bedford Boys of Summer ‘49 Bowman | 97.50% | 4.80 | 4.80 | 4.62 | ||
| 12 | thehistoryman | 87.50% | 6.41 | 6.41 | 4.37 | ||
| 13 | Porsches & Baseball Cards | 84.17% | 6.36 | 6.36 | 4.23 | ||
| 14 | Memory Lane Inc. Summer 2024 Auction | 86.67% | 5.93 | 5.93 | 4.04 | ||
| 15 | Geo3 | 57.50% | 7.09 | 7.09 | 3.53 | ||
| 16 | Joseph J Lawlor | 63.33% | 7.68 | 7.68 | 3.48 | ||
| 17 | shepbuckman49 | 82.08% | 4.69 | 4.69 | 3.47 | ||
| 18 | Steven-n-Anthony | 65.83% | 6.10 | 6.10 | 3.36 | ||
| 19 | Off Center Trading | 45.00% | 8.36 | 8.40 | 2.98 | ||
| 20 | neilhamms | 50.83% | 6.68 | 6.68 | 2.28 |
