A deep dive into Topps Baseball production across all release types. Not here to debate Collecting vs. Investing. Over 95% confidence. I tweak when required.
2023 Topps Chrome - For those for whom faith isn’t enough. Here is a partial photo of the finished product.
Total (C/set) - Total cards per subset
Total Calc - What I calculated
C/ Player - What Topps says
Cal C/Player - What I came up with
@Losati I have a son and daughter who each have mathematical tendencies. I’ve never seen two people gloss over so quickly as when I try to explain my process and the number of steps it takes to achieve the outcome. It’s a true labor of love, but one not easily explained.
Folks, I was diagnosed with an illness in January. Happily I was able to finish work Series 1 2025 but I am unable to continue with anything new for the foreseeable future. I am not closing account because I believe it has good historical value. Thank you for your support.
@MattEstrada1 I ran 2022…
2022 Topps Japan approx. number of cards per player:
Base (220 card set) - 12,058
MVP (15 card set) - 4,704
Cherry Tree (35 card set) - 1,008
Autos (42 card set) - 110
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2025 Topps Series One - Here are the approx. totals of Base and Inserts from 2024 vs 2025 Series One:
2025
Approx. Total Base - 414.6 Million
Approx. Total Inserts - 54.6 Million
Vs. 2024:
Approx. Total Base - 304.2 Million
Approx. Total Inserts - 52.1 Million
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2025 Topps Series One approx. number of cards per player.
Autograph Sets Base (con):
Signature Tunes Dual (3 card set) - 19
Big Hurt Variation (25 card set) - 9
Flagship Real One (47 card set) - 145
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2025 Topps Series One approx. number of cards per player.
Relic Sets Base (con):
Major League Materiel (82 card set) - 2,384
Major League Material Dual (30 card set) - 86
Real One (28 card set) - 222
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2025 Topps Series One approx. number of cards per player.
Relic Sets Base:
City Connect Swatch (36 card set) - 905
Rickwood (16 card set) - 551
1990 Topps (98 card set) - 2,022
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2025 Topps Series One approx. number of cards per player.
Home Field Advantage (20 card set) - 5,812
Legendary Home Field Advantage (5 card set) - 100
All Aces Base (25 card set) - 290
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2025 Topps Series One approx. number of cards per player.
Insert Sets Pink:
2024 All Topps (12 card set) - 990
Training Ground (25 card set) - 989
Call to the Hall (25 card set) - 989
2024 Greatest Hits (28 card set) - 989
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2025 Topps Series One approx. number of cards per player.
Insert Sets Base:
2024 All Topps (12 card set) - 83,927
Training Ground (25 card set) - 84,332
Call to the Hall (25 card set) - 84,332
2024 Greatest Hits (28 card set) - 80,807
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2025 Topps Series One approx. number of cards per player.
350 card sets:
Tin Variation - 447
Spring Training - 6,478
Holiday Tin - 1,790
Team Color Border Variation (assume 300 card set) - 400
@koilbreaksbtc@CardPurchaser Unscientific, cursory review: more Inserts overall and less Inserts per pack. The ratio of Base to Inserts in 2025 is 7.5%, in 2024 it is 5.8%.
2025 Topps Series One - Here are the approx. totals of Base and Inserts from 2024 vs 2025 Series One:
2025
Approx. Total Base - 414.6 Million
Approx. Total Inserts - 54.6 Million
Vs. 2024:
Approx. Total Base - 304.2 Million
Approx. Total Inserts - 52.1 Million
#thehobby