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Best Jake Bauers rookie cards

Key rookie card: 2019 Topps Series 1 #311. 13 rookie cards, every one below.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Which Jake Bauers card is the real rookie card?

Jake Bauers's key rookie card is the 2019 Topps Series 1 #311. Jake Bauers was a 7th round, 208th overall pick in the 2013 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres. The checklist below lists 13 rookie cards by card number, 3 of them autographed, each row from a cited source.

Jake Bauers debuted with Tampa Bay on June 7, 2018, but he is not on the 2018 Topps Update or 2018 Topps Chrome Update checklists, so his RC-logo cards arrived in 2019. Most of them picture him with Cleveland after the December 2018 trade: Topps Series 1 #311, Topps Chrome #71, Bowman #76, Bowman Chrome #3, Topps Update #US256 and Topps Heritage High Number #556, plus Opening Day, Gallery, Gypsy Queen and Archives. Topps, which also makes Bowman, is the MLB-licensed maker of these sets. His 2018 Bowman Chrome Prospects card BCP197 is a prospect card, not an RC.

Sources: BaseballCardPedia.

Jake Bauers's career, in brief

  • Picked by San Diego in the seventh round of the 2013 draft, he was dealt to Tampa Bay in December 2014 and reached the majors with the Rays on June 7, 2018.
  • Hit for the cycle against Detroit on June 14, 2019, while playing for Cleveland.
  • Came to Milwaukee in a November 2023 trade with the Yankees, made the Opening Day roster in 2025 and was named NLCS MVP in 2026.

Career facts: [1]

His top 5, card by card

Full checklist: 13 rookie cards, 16 total

13 rookie cards and 3 other cards with card numbers, each from the checklist linked on its row. A row marked "one source" is printed by one checklist site only. Parallels are counted, not listed.

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Checklist sources, checked 2026-10-19: BaseballCardPedia, Sports Card Portal, Checklist Center, Checklist Insider.

Jake Bauers rookie autographs (3)

Graded: PSA 10, BGS and CGC explained

A PSA 10 (Gem Mint) or BGS 9.5 is the top grade most collectors look for: sharp corners, clean edges, centered printing and an unmarked surface. A graded card and a raw one are different cards to look up. How the four graders compare and what PSA grading costs.

How PSA, CGC and Beckett grade

PSA

Top grades:
Gem Mint 10, then Mint 9 and NM-MT 8.
Half grades:
1.5 through 8.5 since February 2008; there is no PSA 9.5.

One overall grade on the label. Centering weighs heavily in it.

Source: Sports Collectors Digest on PSA's half grades

CGC

Top grades:
Pristine 10 (virtually flawless, 50/50 centering), then Gem Mint 10 and Mint+ 9.5.
Half grades:
Yes, from Fair 1.5 up to Mint+ 9.5.

Authentic (AU) for a genuine card that cannot take a number; Authentic Altered (AA) for one that was altered.

Source: CGC grading scale

Beckett (BGS)

Top grades:
Pristine 10; a Black Label Pristine 10 has a 10 in all four subgrades.
Half grades:
Yes, 1 to 10 in half points.

Four subgrades on the label: centering, corners, edges and surface.

Source: Beckett grading

Grading scales as each grader describes them, checked Oct 16, 2026.

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Jake Bauers market data

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His checklist
16 cards: 13 RCs, 3 autos, none numbered /99 or lowerParlae checklist, every sourced card

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Collector attention: up 1123% this week, up 2247% over 30 days

Jake Bauers card questions (8)

What is Jake Bauers's rookie card?

Jake Bauers's first licensed base rookie card is the 2019 Topps Series 1 #311. The first chromium rookie card is the 2019 Topps Chrome #71. Before it came the first prospect card, the 2018 Bowman Chrome Prospects #BCP197, which is not a rookie card. Jake Bauers's rookie season was 2018.

What year is Jake Bauers's rookie card?

Jake Bauers's rookie season was 2018, so the rookie cards carry that year.

How many rookie cards does Jake Bauers have?

Our checklist lists 13 Jake Bauers rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.

Does Jake Bauers have a licensed rookie autograph?

Yes. Our checklist lists 3: 2019 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs #RA-JB; 2019 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autographs #CRA-JB; 2019 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-JBA.

How much is a Jake Bauers rookie card worth?

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Are collectors watching Jake Bauers right now?

Collector attention is surging: Wikipedia lookups of Jake Bauers are up 1123% this week. That is attention, not a price.

What is Jake Bauers's Topps Chrome rookie card?

The 2019 Topps Chrome #71, per the checklist cited on this page.

Does Jake Bauers have a PSA 10?

PSA's population report says how many PSA 10s exist of each card; Parlae does not reprint it. To see PSA 10 copies listed now, tap the PSA 10 chip at the top of this page.

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