Caitlin Clark rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest
Caitlin Clark's first licensed base rookie card is the 2024 Panini Prizm WNBA #22. Before it came the first prospect card, the 2022-23 Bowman University Chrome #50, which is not a rookie card. Caitlin Clark's rookie season was 2024.
Caitlin Clark
No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever.
Caitlin Clark card market
Collector attention: down 42% this week, down 24% 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.
Caitlin Clark'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.
Which Caitlin Clark card is the real rookie card
Clark's rookie year was 2024, when Panini was the WNBA's trading card licensee; Panini took over the WNBA license in 2019 and renewed its players' union deal in November 2025. Clark has an exclusive trading card partnership with Panini. Her 2024 Panini base rookies carry the RC marker on the checklists; her autographs from the same releases do not print an RC marker on the checklist line. Her Bowman University Chrome cards from Iowa are college cards, not rookie cards; the 2022-23 Bowman University Chrome base #50 is marked as her Bowman 1st.
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Caitlin Clark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Panini Prizm WNBA #22 | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2024 Panini Prizm WNBA #145Second Clark base card in the same 150-card set; neither checklist names the 141-150 subset | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2024 Panini Select WNBA #72Concourse level | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2024 Panini Select WNBA #151Premier Level | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2024 Panini Select WNBA #218Courtside level | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2024 Panini Origins WNBA #13 | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2024 Panini Prizm WNBA Signatures #24Rookie-season autograph; the checklist line carries no RC marker | Autograph | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2][3] |
| 2024 Panini Select WNBA Signatures #25Rookie-season autograph; the checklist line carries no RC marker; ESPN calls the Gold Vinyl parallel a rookie card | Autograph | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2][3] |
| 2022-23 Bowman University Chrome #50Bowman 1st; college card (Iowa) | Prospect | Not numbered | No | [1][2] |
| 2022-23 Bowman University Chrome Prospect Autographs #50Bowman 1st autograph; college card (Iowa) | Autograph | Not numbered | No | [1][2] |
| 2023-24 Bowman University Chrome #34College card (Iowa), no 1st marker | Prospect | Not numbered | No | [1][2] |
Caitlin Clark's career, in brief
- Drafted first overall by the Indiana Fever in 2024 and has played for the Fever since.
- 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year and All-WNBA First Team, averaging 19.2 points and a league-high 8.4 assists.
- Injuries limited her to 13 games in 2025 (16.5 points, 8.8 assists); WNBA All-Star in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
- NCAA Division I career scoring leader with 3,951 points and 548 three-pointers at Iowa.
Career facts: [1]
- Honors include the USBWA National Freshman of the Year, the Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year, the Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year, among 27 listed on Wikidata.
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Record public Caitlin Clark card sales
Reported sales only, each with the report that carried it.
- 2024-12-09: 2024 Panini Select WNBA Signatures Gold Vinyl 1/1, PSA 10, autograph 10, sold for $234,850 at Goldin Auctions. ESPN
- 2025-03-29: 2024 Panini Prizm WNBA Signatures Gold Vinyl Prizm 1/1, PSA 10, autograph 10, sold for $366,000 (with buyer's premium) at Goldin Auctions. ESPN
- 2025-07-24: 2024 Panini Instant Rookie Royalty WNBA Flawless Platinum Logowoman autograph 1/1, Ungraded, sealed and encased by Panini, sold for $660,000 (with buyer's premium) at an online marketplace. ESPN
Grading Caitlin Clark 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 2024 Panini Prizm WNBA #22 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.
How to identify your Caitlin Clark card and check what it sold for
- Find the year and maker on the back of your Caitlin Clark 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 Caitlin Clark rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
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Caitlin Clark card questions
- What is Caitlin Clark's rookie card?
- Caitlin Clark's first licensed base rookie card is the 2024 Panini Prizm WNBA #22. Before it came the first prospect card, the 2022-23 Bowman University Chrome #50, which is not a rookie card. Caitlin Clark's rookie season was 2024.
- What year is Caitlin Clark's rookie card?
- Caitlin Clark's rookie season was 2024, so the rookie cards carry that year.
- How many rookie cards does Caitlin Clark have?
- Our checklist lists 8 Caitlin Clark rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
- Does Caitlin Clark have a licensed rookie autograph?
- Yes. Our checklist lists 2: 2024 Panini Prizm WNBA Signatures #24; 2024 Panini Select WNBA Signatures #25.
- How much is a Caitlin Clark 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 Caitlin Clark right now?
- Collector attention is cooling: Wikipedia lookups of Caitlin Clark are down 42% this week. That is attention, not a price.
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