Nick Kurtz rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest
Nick Kurtz's first licensed base rookie card is the 2025 Topps Update Series #US201. The first chromium rookie card is the 2025 Topps Chrome Update Series #USC178. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2025 Topps Chrome Update Series MLB Rookie Debut Patch Autographs #RDPA-KU, numbered 1/1. Before it came the first prospect card, the 2024 Bowman Draft #BD-56, which is not a rookie card. Nick Kurtz's rookie season was 2025.
Nick KurtzATH 1B
No. 4 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics; MLB debut April 23, 2025; 2025 AL Rookie of the Year.
Nick Kurtz card market
Collector attention: down 9% this week, down 28% over 30 days
Attention measures how much people are looking up this player, a leading indicator collectors watch. It is not a price. Source: Wikipedia pageviews through 2026-10-15.
Nick Kurtz's key rookie cards, by our criteria
- First licensed base RC: The licensed base rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist. Where an Upper Deck Young Guns card exists, that card.
- First chromium RC: The licensed chromium (Chrome, Prizm, Optic and the like) rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist.
- Scarcest licensed RC autograph: Among licensed rookie-card autographs in the player's checklist, the one with the lowest stated print run.
- First prospect card: For a player whose rookie cards are not out yet, or a baseball player's Bowman 1st: the earliest prospect card in the player's checklist. Not a rookie card.
First licensed base RC
2025 Topps Update Series #US201
First chromium RC
2025 Topps Chrome Update Series #USC178
Topps, chromium. Sources [1]
Scarcest licensed RC autograph
2025 Topps Chrome Update Series MLB Rookie Debut Patch Autographs #RDPA-KU numbered 1/1
Topps, patch autograph, 1/1 with patch worn in his MLB debut. Sources [1][2]
First prospect card
2024 Bowman Draft #BD-56
Which Nick Kurtz card is the real rookie card
Kurtz is a Topps/Bowman (MLB-licensed) player. He debuted in April 2025 and his RC-logo cards are 2025 products: Bowman Chrome (#93), Topps Update Series (US201) and Topps Chrome Update (USC178), plus a 1/1 Rookie Debut Patch Autograph in Chrome Update. His 1st Bowman cards are in 2024 Bowman Draft (BD-56, BDC-56, CPA-NK), which are prospect cards, not RCs. His 2026 Topps Series 1 and 2026 Topps Chrome base cards carry no RC marker on the checklists.
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Nick Kurtz rookie card checklist with card numbers
8 rookie cards and 3 earlier or related cards, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.
| Card | Type | Print run | RC | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Topps Update Series #US201Flagship base RC | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025 Topps Update Series #US197Rookie Debut subset | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1] |
| 2025 Topps Chrome Update Series #USC178 | Chromium | Not numbered | Yes | [1] |
| 2025 Topps Chrome Update Series #USC180Rookie Debut subset | Chromium | Not numbered | Yes | [1] |
| 2025 Topps Chrome Update Series MLB Rookie Debut Patch Autographs #RDPA-KU1/1 with patch worn in his MLB debut | Patch autograph | 1/1 | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025 Bowman Chrome #93 | Chromium | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autographs #CRA-NK | Autograph | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs #RA-KUListed in the Rookie Autographs checklist; the page shows no RC marker on the line | Autograph | Not numbered | Yes | [1] |
| 2024 Bowman Draft #BD-56Bowman 1st (paper) | Prospect | Not numbered | No | [1][2] |
| 2024 Bowman Draft Chrome #BDC-56Bowman 1st (Chrome) | Prospect | Not numbered | No | [1][2] |
| 2024 Bowman Draft Chrome Prospect Autographs #CPA-NKBowman 1st Chrome prospect auto | Autograph | Not numbered | No | [1][2] |
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Record public Nick Kurtz card sales
Reported sales only, each with the report that carried it.
- 2026-01-23: 2025 Topps Chrome Update Rookie Debut Patch Autograph 1/1, sold for $516,000 ($430,000 plus 20% buyer's premium) at an online marketplace January Premier Auction. Baseball America
- 2025-12: 2025 Topps Chrome Rookie Autograph Superfractor 1/1, sold for $86,620 at Goldin. cllct (via Yahoo Sports)
Grading Nick Kurtz cards
A PSA 10 (Gem Mint) or BGS 9.5 is the top grade most collectors look for; it means sharp corners, clean edges, centered printing and an unmarked surface. A graded card and a raw one are different cards to look up.
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.
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.
Population by grade
A population report counts how many copies of a card a grader has graded at each grade. Search 2025 Topps Update Series #US201 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.
How to identify your Nick Kurtz card and check what it sold for
- Find the year and maker on the back of your Nick Kurtz card, and the card number, usually top or bottom on the back.
- Check the front and back for a serial number (for example 23/99) and for a colored or patterned finish: those mark a parallel, which is a different card from the base version.
- Look for the RC logo or the word Rookie. A card from before the first pro season, such as a Bowman 1st or a college card, is a prospect card, not a rookie card.
- Note any grade on the slab label (PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC). A raw card and a graded one are different listings.
- Search sold listings for that exact year, set, number, parallel and grade. What a card sold for is a better guide than any asking price.
Check Nick Kurtz rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
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Nick Kurtz card questions
- What is Nick Kurtz's rookie card?
- Nick Kurtz's first licensed base rookie card is the 2025 Topps Update Series #US201. The first chromium rookie card is the 2025 Topps Chrome Update Series #USC178. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2025 Topps Chrome Update Series MLB Rookie Debut Patch Autographs #RDPA-KU, numbered 1/1. Before it came the first prospect card, the 2024 Bowman Draft #BD-56, which is not a rookie card. Nick Kurtz's rookie season was 2025.
- What year is Nick Kurtz's rookie card?
- Nick Kurtz's rookie season was 2025, so the rookie cards carry that year.
- How many rookie cards does Nick Kurtz have?
- Our checklist lists 8 Nick Kurtz rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
- Does Nick Kurtz have a licensed rookie autograph?
- Yes. Our checklist lists 3: 2025 Topps Chrome Update Series MLB Rookie Debut Patch Autographs #RDPA-KU (1/1); 2025 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autographs #CRA-NK; 2025 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs #RA-KU.
- How much is a Nick Kurtz rookie card worth?
- Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
- Are collectors watching Nick Kurtz right now?
- Collector attention is flat: Wikipedia lookups of Nick Kurtz are down 9% this week. That is attention, not a price.
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