Rookie Cards

1st Bowman Cards of Top 100 MLB Prospects in Baseball

By David Gonos

Posted on May 12, 2024

While 1st Bowman cards of baseball’s top 100 MLB prospects don’t constitute as a player’s true rookie card, they are still incredibly valued in the baseball-card collecting community. In many cases, there are people who prefer to collect prospect cards over a player’s MLB cards.

Since we love a Happy Hobby, we make sure everyone is aware of all the top rookie cards (and top 1st Bowman cards for prospects) in the four major sports:

There are all sorts of different card collectors, really. From vintage card collectors only to collectors of 1st Bowman cards, but really, most card collectors like to collect a mix of vintage cards, modern cards, rookie cards and prospect cards.

When Did 1st Bowman Cards Begin?

While the Bowman brand has been around before even Topps started manufacturing baseball cards, making baseball cards from 1948 to 1955, in direct competition with Topps. Once they stopped making baseball cards, it would be a few decades when that brand wasn’t around at all. Topps bought the Bowman brand, and they eventually started making Bowman Baseball cards again in 1989, right in the middle of what was considered the “Junk Wax Era,” which means they were overproduced and helped saturate the market.

It wasn’t until 1996 that 1st Bowman cards were used, but it wasn’t until 2003 that 1st Bowman cards became what they are now. Prospect lovers seek out 1st Bowman cards like gold, which makes the term “prospectors” even more appropriate!

1st Bowman Cards of the Top 100 MLB Prospects in Baseball

There are actually several companies that publish a Top 100 MLB Prospects list, but we’re only going to rely on the list published by Jonathan Mayo’s esteemed team at MLB.com. MLB Pipeline has always been one of the best spots for baseball card collectors to learn about players before they arrive in the big leagues. They track minor league players, give profiles about each one, and they update their Top 100 MLB Prospects list a few times a year.

We tracked down the best 1st Bowman cards of the current top 100 MLB prospects in baseball, so sports card collectors can improve their collection with less work! We’ll update this list soon after MLB updates their lists each season.

Listing the 1st Bowman Cards For MLB’s Top 100 Baseball Prospects

Most of the sports card links on this page will take you to our partners: Amazon and eBay. That means I will get a commission on the sales from this page. If you end up buying from these links, I personally thank you for supporting my website! Even if you don’t buy anything, thank you for reading my article! Enjoy!

1. Jackson Holliday, SS/2B, Baltimore Orioles (20 years old) – 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome No. BDC-168 – View on eBay!

2. Jackson Chourio, OF, Milwaukee Brewers (20) – 2022 Bowman Chrome Prospects. BCP-79 – View on eBay!

3. Paul Skenes, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates (21) – 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome BDC-14 – View on eBay!

4. Junior Caminero, 3B/SS, Tampa Bay Rays (20) – 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome BCP-61 – View on eBay!

5. Wyatt Langford, OF, Texas Rangers (22) – 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome BDC-106 – View on eBay!

6. Dylan Crews, OF, Washington Nationals (22) – 2024 Bowman Chrome Prospects BCP-23 – View on eBay!

7. Ethan Salas, C, San Diego Padres (17) – 2023 Bowman Chrome Prospects BCP-171 – View on eBay!

8. Colson Montgomery, SS, Chicago White Sox (22) – 2022 Bowman Chrome Prospects BCP-71 – View on eBay!

9. Walker Jenkins, OF, Minnesota Twins (19) – 2024 Bowman Chrome Prospects BCP-43 – View on eBay!

10. Jordan Lawlar, SS, Arizona Diamondbacks (21) – 2021 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-194 – View on eBay!

11. Max Clark, OF, Detroit Tigers (19) – 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-76 – View on eBay!

12. James Wood, OF, Washington Nationals (21) – 2022 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-108 – View on eBay!

13. Marcelo Mayer, SS, Boston Red Sox (21) – 2021 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-174 – View on eBay!

14. Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF, Chicago Cubs (22) – 2020 Bowman Draft – BD-72 – View on eBay!

15. Samuel Basallo, C/1B, Baltimore Orioles (19) – 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-179 * – View on eBay!

16. Brooks Lee, SS, Minnesota Twins (23) – 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-153 – View on eBay!

17. Carson Williams, SS, Tampa Bay Rays (20) – 2021 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-180 – View on eBay!

18. Noelvi Marte, 3B/SS, Cincinnati Reds (22) – 2019 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-97 – View on eBay!

19. Colt Keith, 3B/2B, Detroit Tigers (22) – 2020 Bowman Chrome Draft – BD-54 – View on eBay!

20. Roman Anthony, OF, Boston Red Sox (19) – 2023 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-71 – View on eBay!

21. Jackson Jobe, RHP, Detroit Tigers (21) – 2021 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-69 – View on eBay!

22. Cade Horton, RHP, Chicago Cubs (22) – 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-193 – View on eBay!

23. Andrew Painter, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies (21) – 2021 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-10 – View on eBay!

24. Adael Amador, SS/2B, Colorado Rockies (21) – 2021 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-195 * – View on eBay!

25. Ricky Tiedemann, LHP, Toronto Blue Jays (21) – 2021 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-89 – View on eBay!

1st Bowman Cards For Prospects Ranked 26th to 50th

26. Coby Mayo, 3B/1B, Baltimore Orioles (22) – 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-127 * – View on eBay!

27. Chase DeLauter, OF, Cleveland Guardians (22) – 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-49 – View on eBay!

28. Heston Kjerstad, OF, Baltimore Orioles (25) – 2020 Bowman Draft Chrome – BD-122 – View on eBay!

29. Jason Misiorowski, RHP, Milwaukee Brewers (22) – 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-132 – View on eBay!

30. Rhett Lowder, RHP, Cincinnati Reds (22) – 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-52 – View on eBay!

31. Jeferson Quero, C, Milwaukee Brewers (21) – 2021 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-181 – View on eBay!

32. Robby Snelling, LHP, San Diego Padres (20) – 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-82 – View on eBay!

33. Cole Young, SS/2B, Seattle Mariners (20) – 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-112 – View on eBay!

34. Harry Ford, C, Seattle Mariners (21) – 2021 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-1 – View on eBay!

35. Marco Luciano, SS, San Francisco Giants (22) – 2019 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-82 – View on eBay!

36. Kyle Teel, C, Boston Red Sox (22) – 2024 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-48 – View on eBay!

37. Jasson Dominguez, OF, N.Y. Yankees (21) – 2020 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-8 – View on eBay!

38. Emmanuel Rodriguez, OF, Minnesota Twins (21) – 2021 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-207 – View on eBay!

39. Termarr Johnson, 2B, Pittsburgh Pirates (19) – 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-130 – View on eBay!

40. Jett Williams, SS/OF, N.Y. Mets (20) – 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-190 – View on eBay!

41. Tyler Black, 3B/1B, Milwaukee Brewers (23) – 2021 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-200 – View on eBay!

42. Owen Caissie, OF, Chicago Cubs (21) – 2020 Bowman Draft Chrome – BD-49 – View on eBay!

43. Brady House, 3B, Washington Nationals (20) – 2021 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-186 – View on eBay!

44. Mick Abel, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies (22) – 2021 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-42 – View on eBay!

45. Noah Schultz, LHP, Chicago White Sox (20) – 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-56 – View on eBay!

46. Chase Dollander, RHP, Colorado Rockies (22) –

47. Drew Gilbert, OF, N.Y. Mets (23) – 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-152 – View on eBay!

48. Matt Shaw, SS/2B, Chicago Cubs (22) – 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-33 – View on eBay!

49. Dylan Lesko, RHP, San Diego Padres (20) – 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-27 – View on eBay!

50. Noble Meyer, RHP, Miami Marlins (19) – 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-6 – View on eBay!

1st Bowman Cards For Prospects Ranked 50th to 75th

51. Xavier Isaac, 1B, Tampa Bay Rays (20) – 2023 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-145 – View on eBay!

52. Kyle Manzardo, 1B, Cleveland Guardians (23) – 2021 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-191 – View on eBay!

53. Jace Jung, 2B/3B, Detroit Tigers (23) – 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-15 – View on eBay!

54. Aidan Miller, 3B/SS, Philadelphia Phillies (19) – 2024 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-127 – View on eBay!

55. Jared Jones, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates (22) – 2020 Bowman Draft Chrome – BD-70 – View on eBay!

56. Tink Hence, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals (21) – 2020 Bowman Draft Chrome – BD-86 – View on eBay!

57. Kevin Alcantara, OF, Chicago Cubs (21) – 2021 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-97 – View on eBay!

58. Luisangel Acuna, SS/2B, N.Y. Mets (22) – 2020 Bowman Draft Chrome (auto-only) – CPA-LA * – View on eBay!

59. Edwin Arroyo, SS, Cincinnati Reds (20) – 2021 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-74 – View on eBay!

60. Jacob Wilson, SS, Oakland Athletics (22) – 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-121 – View on eBay!

61. AJ Smith-Shawver, RHP, Atlanta Braves (21) –

62. Connor Phillips, RHP, Cincinnati Reds (23) – 2020 Bowman Draft Chrome – BD-71 – View on eBay!

63. Sebastian Walcott, SS, Texas Rangers (18) – 2024 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-81 – View on eBay!

64. Yanquiel Fernandez, OF, Colorado Rockies (21) – 2022 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-191 – View on eBay!

65. James Triantos, 2B, Chicago Cubs (21) – 2022 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-208 – View on eBay!

66. Tommy Troy, SS, Arizona Diamondbacks (22) – 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-103 – View on eBay!

67. Dalton Rushing, C/1B, Los Angeles Dodgers (23) – 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-84 – View on eBay!

68. Justin Crawford, OF, Philadelphia Phillies (20) – 2023 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-3 – View on eBay!

69. Druw Jones, OF, Arizona Diamondbacks (20) – 2023 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-25 – View on eBay!

70. Gabriel Gonzalez, OF, Minnesota Twins (20) – 2023 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-133 – View on eBay!

71. Nick Frasso, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers (25) – 2021 Bowman Chrome Prospects (auto-only) – CPA-NF * – View on eBay!

72. Jordan Beck, OF, Colorado Rockies (23) – 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-34 – View on eBay!

73. Anthony Solometo, LHP, Pittsburgh Pirates (21) –

74. Carson Whisenhunt, LHP, San Francisco Giants (23) – 2024 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-96 – View on eBay!

75. Spencer Jones, OF, N.Y. Yankees (22) – 2023 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-139 – View on eBay!

1st Bowman Cards For Prospects Ranked 75th to 100th

76. Drew Thorpe, RHP, Chicago White Sox (23) – 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-25 – View on eBay!

77. Roderick Arias, SS, N.Y. Yankees (19) – 2022 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-153 – View on eBay!

78. Colt Emerson, SS/2B, Seattle Mariners (18) – 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-42 – View on eBay!

79. Brock Porter, RHP, Texas Rangers (20) – 2024 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-36 – View on eBay!

80. Orelvis Martinez, INF, Toronto Blue Jays (22) – 2019 Bowman Chrome Prospects– BCP-69 – View on eBay!

81. Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Atlanta Braves (22) – 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-114 – View on eBay!

82. Chase Hampton, RHP, N.Y. Yankees (22) – 2023 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-171 – View on eBay!

83. Bubba Chandler, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates (21) – 2021 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-41 – View on eBay!

84. Blake Mitchell, C, Kansas City Royals (19) – 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-133 – View on eBay!

85. Bryce Eldridge, OF/1B, San Francisco Giants – 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-107 – View on eBay!

86. Ryan Clifford, OF/1B, N.Y. Mets (20) – 2023 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-10 – View on eBay!

87. Chase Petty, RHP, Cincinnati Reds (21) – 2021 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-49 – View on eBay!

88. Tekoah Roby, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals (22) – 2020 Bowman Draft Chrome – BD-76 – View on eBay!

89. Victor Scott II, OF, St. Louis Cardinals (23) – 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome (auto-only) – CDA-VS * – View on eBay!

90. Jacob Melton, OF, Houston Astros (23) – 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-135 – View on eBay!

91. Leodalis De Vries, SS, San Diego Padres (17) –

92. Andy Pages, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers (23) – 2020 Bowman Chrome Prospects (auto-only) – CPA-AP – View on eBay!

93. Josue De Paula, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers (18) – 2023 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-111 – View on eBay!

94. Brayden Taylor, 3B/SS, Tampa Bay Rays (21) – 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome (auto-only) – CDA-BT * – View on eBay!

95. Thomas Saggese, INF, St. Louis Cardinals (22) – 2020 Bowman Draft Chrome (auto-only) – CDA-TSA * – View on eBay!

96. Thomas White, LHP, Miami Marlins (19) –

97. Yohandy Morales, 3B, Washington Nationals (22) – 2024 Bowman Chrome Prospects – BCP-52 – View on eBay!

98. Sterlin Thompson, OF/2B, Colorado Rockies (22) – 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome (auto-only) – CDA-ST * – View on eBay!

99. Max Meyer, RHP, Miami Marlins (25) – 2020 Bowman Draft Chrome – BD-50 – View on eBay!

100. Christian Scott, RHP, N.Y. Mets (24) – 2021 Bowman Draft Chrome (auto-only) – CDA-CS * – View on eBay!

* Only autographed cards of these players have the Bowman 1^st designation.

Here are the 1st Bowman cards of players who recently graduated to the majors and are no longer on MLB’s Top 100 Prospects list:

Evan Carter, OF, Texas Rangers (21 years old) – 2020 Bowman Draft Chrome– BD126
Gunnar Henderson, 3B, Baltimore Orioles (21 years old) – 2019 Bowman Draft Chrome – BDC-22
Adley Rutschman , C, Baltimore Orioles (21 years old) – 2021 Bowman Draft Chrome (auto-only) – CDA-AR *
Curtis Mead, 3B/2B, Tampa Bay Rays (21 years old) – 2022 Bowman Chrome Prospects (auto-only) – CPACM *

Here are some boxes available on eBay, if you decide you’d like to try to pull some of these superb prospects!

2021 Bowman Draft Blaster Boxes – View prices on eBay!
2021 Bowman Baseball Hobby Boxes – View prices on eBay!
2022 Bowman Blaster Boxes – View prices on eBay!
2022 Bowman Baseball Hobby Boxes – View prices on eBay!
2023 Bowman Blaster Boxes – View prices on eBay!
2023 Bowman Baseball Hobby Boxes – View prices on eBay!
2024 Bowman Baseball Blaster Boxes – View prices on eBay!
2024 Bowman Baseball Hobby Boxes – View prices on eBay!
2024 Bowman Baseball Jumbo Boxes – View prices on eBay!

Even if you love to just collect 1st bowman cards, here are the links to all of our other articles that list out the best rookie cards from all sports and all years!

Collecting 1st bowman cards is a great way to become a top prospector in the baseball card collecting world! Enjoy!