1948 Bowman
Number of
Required Items
48
Required Items
Current Finest
Possible Set Rating
10.797
Possible Set Rating
Bowman's first try at baseball cards is similar in design to Play Ball's first attempt in 1939. Unfortunately, two of the era's biggest stars, DiMaggio and Williams did not appear; the first cards of future hall-of-famers Stan Musial, Yogi Berra, Warren Spahn and Ralph Kiner, however, make this a solid effort. 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 Merkel HOF 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 | 100.00% | 9.32 | 10.38 | 10.38 | ||
| 2 | Donald E. Spence - The Lone Star Collection HOF 2012 2013 | 100.00% | 9.23 | R 10.15 | 10.15 | ||
| 3 | Block Sportscards, Inc. (1 of 2) Lawrence Block | 100.00% | 8.88 | R 9.34 | 9.34 | ||
| 4 | memorylaneinc | 100.00% | 8.86 | R 9.28 | 9.28 | ||
| 5 | Ken Matteson | 100.00% | 8.69 | R 9.08 | 9.08 |
Current Finest
| Rank | Set Name | % Complete | GPA Weighted | GPA with Top Pop Bonuses |
Set Rating | User | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Merkel HOF 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 | 100.00% | 9.32 | 10.38 | 10.38 | ||
| 2 | jloud07 | 100.00% | 8.10 | 8.19 | 8.19 | ||
| 3 | TheShark | 100.00% | 8.02 | 8.17 | 8.17 | ||
| 4 | Jim's 1948 Bowmans | 100.00% | 7.93 | 8.12 | 8.12 | ||
| 5 | dominickspatola | 100.00% | 7.99 | 8.01 | 8.01 | ||
| 6 | Red's Collection | 100.00% | 7.91 | 7.96 | 7.96 | ||
| 7 | Webster | 100.00% | 7.83 | 7.86 | 7.86 | ||
| 8 | Jason Badovick | 100.00% | 7.67 | 7.67 | 7.67 | ||
| 9 | Tinsley | 100.00% | 7.65 | 7.65 | 7.65 | ||
| 10 | bobsbbcards | 100.00% | 7.44 | 7.44 | 7.44 | ||
| 11 | Gordo 1948 Bowman Baseball Set | 100.00% | 7.19 | 7.19 | 7.19 | ||
| 12 | CRA | 100.00% | 7.15 | 7.15 | 7.15 | ||
| 13 | JSteveC19 | 91.67% | 7.90 | 7.90 | 7.05 | ||
| 14 | dr. jay's ballcards | 100.00% | 6.92 | 6.92 | 6.92 | ||
| 15 | Geo3 | 95.83% | 7.18 | 7.18 | 6.86 | ||
| 16 | kelsey76 | 100.00% | 6.85 | 6.85 | 6.85 | ||
| 17 | The Kid | 100.00% | 6.75 | 6.75 | 6.75 | ||
| 18 | Rookie3333 | 100.00% | 6.73 | 6.73 | 6.73 | ||
| 19 | rosie's 48B's | 100.00% | 6.43 | 6.43 | 6.43 | ||
| 20 | artwiggins | 97.92% | 6.63 | 6.63 | 6.38 |
