San Francisco Giants Rookie Card Guide – 2012 World Series Edition

Ryan Cracknell

October 28, 2012

The San Francisco Giants are World Series Champions for the second time in three years. Both times they've done it with a roster that's made up largely of players largely ignored by the hobby. Save for Buster Posey and, maybe, Pablo Sandoval, the Giants don't have any big-time superstars carrying them. Matt Cain and Hunter Pence have a core group of followers, but they still haven't taken the hobby by storm. Tim Lincecum is something of an enigma, struggling through the regular season and largely relegated to the Giants' bullpen in the playoffs.

For Giants fans, collecting their team's postseason starting lineup is largely inexpensive and fairly straightforward. Most of the squad only has a handful of rookie cards. Few have autographs or short prints that can sometimes complicate matters. Outside of Posey, most San Francisco Giants rookie cards can be found for very little. One that collectors may want to watch is the 2008 Topps Heritage Pablo Sandoval. It's the third baseman's only official rookie card. It may not be limited, but if Sandoval comes through in the clutch, demand will far exceed supply as everyone will be chasing the same card.

Here's a comprehensive look at the rookie cards for the San Francisco Giants' starters and rotation. It includes all the rookie cards for every player. You can easily shop for the players' rookies by clicking on their name. We've also linked directly to the most popular cards.

Brandon Belt, 1B

2011 Bowman Chrome Brandon Belt RC #203
2011 Bowman Platinum Brandon Belt RC #52
2011 Bowman Sterling Brandon Belt RC #39
2011 Topps Brandon Belt RC #605
2011 Topps Allen & Ginter Brandon Belt RC #60
2011 Topps Chrome Brandon Belt RC #172
2011 Topps Finest Brandon Belt RC #83
2011 Topps Lineage Brandon Belt RC #162
2011 Topps Marquee Brandon Belt RC #87
2011 Topps Triple Threads Brandon Belt RC #125 #/99 Autographed Jersey

Marco Scutaro, 2B

2001 Topps Fusion Marco Scutaro RC #244

Pablo Sandoval, 3B

2008 Topps Heritage Pablo Sandoval RC #656

Brandon Crawford, SS

2011 Bowman Draft Brandon Crawford RC #BDP25
2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Brandon Crawford RC #BDP25
2011 Topps Update Series Brandon Crawford RC #US234

Hunter Pence, OF

Angel Pagan, OF

2002 Bowman Angel Pagan RC #167
2002 Bowman Chrome Angel Pagan RC #159
2002 Bowman Heritage Angel Pagan RC #26

Gregor Blanco, OF

2003 Bowman's Best Gregor Blanco RC #GB Autograph
2003 Topps Total Gregor Blanco RC #923

Buster Posey, C

2010 Bowman Buster Posey RC #208
2010 Bowman Chrome Draft Buster Posey RC #BDP61
2010 Bowman Platinum Buster Posey RC #18
2010 Bowman Sterling Buster Posey RC #23
2010 Topps Buster Posey RC #2
2010 Topps 206 Buster Posey RC #193
2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Buster Posey RC #292
2010 Topps Finest Buster Posey RC #162 #/284 Autograph (each letter in POSEY has 284 copies)
2010 Topps Heritage Buster Posey RC #114
2010 Topps National Chicle Buster Posey RC #275
2010 Topps Opening Day Buster Posey RC #207
2010 Upper Deck Buster Posey RC #28

Madison Bumgarner, SP

2010 Bowman Madison Bumgarner RC #206
2010 Bowman Chrome Draft Madison Bumgarner RC #BDP9
2010 Bowman Platinum Madison Bumgarner RC #73
2010 Bowman Sterling Madison Bumgarner RC #7
2010 Topps Madison Bumgarner RC #105
2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Madison Bumgarner RC #6
2010 Topps Finest Madison Bumgarner RC #161 #/106 Autograph (9 different autographed manufactured letter patches, each numbered to 106)
2010 Topps Heritage Madison Bumgarner RC #161
2010 Topps National Chicle Madison Bumgarner RC #257
2010 Topps Opening Day Madison Bumgarner RC #209