To say that 2016 Topps Now baseball cards were a big hit is a bit of an understatement. With a set that eventually included autographs and relic cards, the on-demand short print cards were popular among collectors and are enjoying a healthy life on the secondary market as well.
A full checklist for the 2016 Topps Now baseball set can be found under the tab at the top of this page but in the interest of over-analyzing things, we’ve got some stats for the series. Enjoy!
2016 Topps Now Baseball Card Team Stats
- Cards featuring players from different teams are counted once for each team appearing on the card.
- Cards specifically designated as award cards, all star cards, or other non-team-specific cards are counted as “miscellaneous”.
Top 10 Teams – Cards Produced
- Cubs – 132 Cards
- Indians – 76 Cards
- Dodgers – 68 Cards
- Red Sox – 60 Cards
- Nationals – 50 Cards
- Giants – 47 Cards
- Mets – 47 Cards
- Orioles – 38 Cards
- Blue Jays – 34 Cards
- Rangers – 34 Cards
Top 10 Teams – Cards Printed
- Cubs – 278,458 Cards
- Red Sox – 48,151 Cards
- Dodgers – 43,908 Cards
- Mets – 36,214 Cards
- Indians – 34,256 Cards
- Yankees – 32,400 Cards
- Nationals – 27,663 Cards
- Marlins – 22,461 Cards
- Giants – 17,630 Cards
- Angels – 14,733 Cards
Top 10 Teams – Average Print Per Card
- Cubs – 2,110 Cards
- Marlins – 1,123 Cards
- Yankees – 982 Cards
- Red Sox – 803 Cards
- Mets – 771 Cards
- Misc – 651 Cards
- Dodgers – 646 Cards
- Pirates – 574 Cards
- Nationals – 553 Cards
- Angels – 546 Cards
Bottom 10 Teams – Cards Produced
- Diamondbacks – 2 Cards
- Rays – 2 Cards
- Brewers – 4 Cards
- Reds – 7 Cards
- Athletics – 8 Cards
- Phillies – 10 Cards
- Twins – 12 Cards
- Padres – 13 Cards
- Mariners – 13 Cards
- Braves – 14 Cards
Bottom 10 Teams – Cards Printed
- Rays – 561 Cards
- Diamondbacks – 575 Cards
- Brewers – 903 Cards
- Reds – 2,165 Cards
- Athletics – 2,793 Cards
- Mariners – 4,198 Cards
- Phillies – 4,222 Cards
- Twins – 5,676 Cards
- Padres – 6,508 Cards
- Braves – 6,552 Cards
2016 Topps Now Baseball Card Player Stats
- Cards that feature multiple players are counted once for each player.
- Team cards are counted by team and not by individual players.
- Cards commemorating awards (Silver Slugger, etc) are listed by the award.
Top 10 Players – Cards Printed
- Kris Bryant – 39,777 Cards
- Chicago Cubs – 35,831 Cards
- Anthony Rizzo – 25,312 Cards
- Ben Zobrist – 22,053 Cards
- David Ortiz – 21,488 Cards
- Javier Baez – 18,096 Cards
- Ichiro – 17,938 Cards
- Gary Sanchez – 15,136 Cards
- Jake Arrieta – 15,050 Cards
- David Ross – 14608 Cards
Top 10 Players – Single Card Sales
- Ichiro (327) – 11,550 Cards
- Bartolo Colon (57) – 8,826 Cards
- Chicago Cubs (665) – 6,009 Cards
- Tyler Austin/Aaron Judge (351) – 5,250 Cards
- Kris Bryant/Anthony Rizzo (663) – 4,516 Cards
- David Ortiz (245) – 4,516 Cards
- Ben Zobrist (664) – 4,445 Cards
- Chase Utley (362) – 4,221 Cards
- Chicago Cubs (572) – 3,836 Cards
- Max Scherzer (68) – 3,746 Cards
Miscellaneous Stats
- First card to sell over 1,000
- Trevor Story (9)
- First card to sell over 2,000
- Bartolo Colon (57)
- First card to sell over 3,000
- Bartolo Colon (57)
- First card to sell over 4,000
- Bartolo Colon (57)
- First card to sell over 5,000
- Bartolo Colon (57)
- First card to sell over 6,000
- Bartolo Colon (57)
- First card to sell over 7,000
- Bartolo Colon (57)
- First card to sell over 8,000
- Bartolo Colon (57)
- Only card to sell over 9,000
- Ichiro (327)
- Team with most 1/1 Cards
- Chicago Cubs
- Top 5 Teams Average Print Per Card
- Chicago Cubs – 2,145
- Miami Marlins – 1,123
- New York Yankees – 982
- Boston Red Sox – 803
- New York Mets – 771
- Top 5 Teams % of Cards Produced
- Chicago Cubs – 14.17%
- Cleveland Indians – 8.42%
- Los Angeles Dodgers – 7.53%
- Boston Red Sox – 6.64%
- Washington Nationals – 5.54%