Full 2015 Topps Chrome Baseball SP Image Variations Guide
Given their general rarity and distinct difference from the base images, 2015 Topps Chrome Baseball variations opt for quality over quantity. View all the known versions side-by-side with base cards in our detailed guide.
Normally, collectors must wait until the hobby release to find out the unknown short print options, but due to the early availability of 2015 Topps Chrome Baseball retail, the limited cards started surfacing nearly two weeks ahead of hobby.
So far, in limited numbers, the theme appears to be celebratory images that run the gamut from outright jubilation to casual amusement.
While the image variations were not listed on the final 2015 Topps Chrome Baseball checklist, Topps has confirmed that there are ten total variations. This is a decrease from 2014, which had 25 different options.
Full odds are 1:766 retail packs, 1:765 hobby packs and 1:235 jumbo packs. There are also Red Refractor (1:39,522 retail/1:38,070 hobby/1:12,133 jumbo) and SuperFractor (1:158,088 retail/1:215,728 hobby/1:51,564 jumbo) parallels for each of the variations.
These Chrome Baseball image variations are in addition to the high-number SPs for the recent rookie call-ups. The full group of RC short prints, including Carlos Correa, can be seen here. Also available on the RC short print list is an image variation for Byron Buxton that is not included in the list below.
2015 Topps Chrome Baseball Variations Visual Guide
Click on the listings to shop for variations on eBay. Refractors are used in place of base cards in some instances, but the images are the same.
23 Stephen Strasburg - Washington Nationals
Base: Pitching
Variation: Celebrating w/ goggles
27 Joe Panik - San Francisco Giants
Base: throwing
Variation: wearing hoodie and beanie
49 Jacob Ellsbury - New York Yankees
Base: Holding bat
Variation: Holding batting helmet
51 Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
Base: Sliding, red jersey
Variation: Yelling, white jersey
124 David Ortiz - Boston Red Sox
Base: Batting
Variation: Carrying player over shoulder
125 Troy Tulowitzki - Colorado Rockies
Base: swinging
Variation: laughing with hands up
129 Joc Pederson - Los Angeles Dodgers
Base: Running
Variation: With teammates
151 Jose Altuve - Houston Astros
Base: swinging, gray uniform
Variation: laughing with teammate, white uniform
154 Jorge Soler - Chicago Cubs
Base: swinging
Variation: celebrating with teammate
195 Brandon Finnegan - Kansas City Royals
Base: Pitching
Variation: Dumped water
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Philip Hewitt
I am color blind is their a code that can tell me what a basic refracator is