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Steven Stamkos rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest

Steven Stamkos's first licensed base rookie card is the 2008-09 Upper Deck Series 1 #245. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2008-09 SP Authentic #247, numbered /100. Steven Stamkos's rookie season was 2008-09.

Steven StamkosNSH C

1st overall pick in the 2008 NHL Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Cooling

Steven Stamkos card market

Collector attention: down 54% this week, up 236% 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.

Steven Stamkos'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.

  1. First licensed base RC

    2008-09 Upper Deck Series 1 #245

    Upper Deck, base, Young Guns. Sources [1][2]

  2. Scarcest licensed RC autograph

    2008-09 SP Authentic #247 numbered /100

    Upper Deck, patch autograph, Future Watch Rookies Patch Auto. Sources [1]

Which Steven Stamkos card is the real rookie card

His rookie cards are 2008-09 Upper Deck products from his first NHL season. The flagship is the Young Guns card #245 in 2008-09 Upper Deck Series 1; O-Pee-Chee Marquee Rookies #795 and the SP Authentic Future Watch autograph #247 (numbered to 999, with a patch version numbered to 100) are other widely listed rookie-year cards. He also appears on the Series 1 Young Guns checklist card #250 with Alex Pietrangelo and Drew Doughty.

Sources [1][2][3][4]

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Steven Stamkos rookie card checklist with card numbers

5 rookie cards, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.

Steven Stamkos card checklist
CardTypePrint runRCSource
2008-09 Upper Deck Series 1 #245Young GunsBaseNot numberedYes[1][2]
2008-09 O-Pee-Chee #795Marquee RookiesBaseNot numberedYes[1][2]
2008-09 SP Authentic #247Future Watch autographAutograph/999Yes[1][2]
2008-09 SP Authentic #247Future Watch Rookies Patch AutoPatch autograph/100Yes[1]
2008-09 Victory Rookies Update #350inserted in Upper Deck Series 2InsertNot numberedYes[1]

Steven Stamkos autograph and numbered rookie cards

Rookie autographs (2)

  • 2008-09 SP Authentic #247, numbered /999
  • 2008-09 SP Authentic #247, patch autograph, numbered /100

From the cited checklist above; color parallels beyond it are not all listed.

Steven Stamkos's career, in brief

  • Taken first overall by Tampa Bay in 2008, he debuted on October 4, 2008 and now plays for the Nashville Predators.
  • Won the Rocket Richard Trophy as the NHL's top goal scorer in 2010 and 2012.
  • Captained Tampa Bay to the Stanley Cup in 2020 and 2021 and holds the Lightning records for goals and points.

Career facts: [1]

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Graded Steven Stamkos rookie cards: PSA 10, BGS and CGC

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 the four graders compare and what 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.

Population by grade

A population report counts how many copies of a card a grader has graded at each grade. Search 2008-09 Upper Deck Series 1 #245 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.

How to identify your Steven Stamkos card and check what it sold for

  1. Find the year and maker on the back of your Steven Stamkos card, and the card number, usually top or bottom on the back.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Note any grade on the slab label (PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC). A raw card and a graded one are different listings.
  5. 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 Steven Stamkos rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.

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Steven Stamkos card questions

What is Steven Stamkos's rookie card?
Steven Stamkos's first licensed base rookie card is the 2008-09 Upper Deck Series 1 #245. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2008-09 SP Authentic #247, numbered /100. Steven Stamkos's rookie season was 2008-09.
What year is Steven Stamkos's rookie card?
Steven Stamkos's rookie season was 2008-09, so the rookie cards carry that year.
How many rookie cards does Steven Stamkos have?
Our checklist lists 5 Steven Stamkos rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
Does Steven Stamkos have a licensed rookie autograph?
Yes. Our checklist lists 2: 2008-09 SP Authentic #247 (/999); 2008-09 SP Authentic #247 (/100).
Does Steven Stamkos have numbered rookie cards?
Yes. Our checklist lists 2 serial-numbered Steven Stamkos rookie cards: 2008-09 SP Authentic #247 (/999); 2008-09 SP Authentic #247 (/100).
What is Steven Stamkos's Young Guns card?
The 2008-09 Upper Deck Series 1 #245, Upper Deck's Young Guns rookie card, per the checklist cited on this page.
How much is a Steven Stamkos 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 Steven Stamkos right now?
Collector attention is cooling: Wikipedia lookups of Steven Stamkos are down 54% this week. That is attention, not a price.

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