2022 Topps NPB Bowman Baseball Checklist

An NPB Bowman roster with prospects, Chrome versions and three legend autographs

2022 Topps NPB Bowman Baseball applies the Bowman format to Nippon Professional Baseball. It is a separate product from the 2022 NPB flagship set, even though its checklist page heading reads "2022 NPB Baseball Card"; the file name and Topps's checklist archive identify it as 2022 NPB Bowman Baseball. The checklist names players in English and lists team names in Japanese and English.

What's in the checklist

• Base: 180 entries: cards 1 to 143 and prospect cards BP-1 to BP-37, listed together. There are no cards numbered 144 to 180. Cards the checklist flags as Rookie are marked RC
• Parallels: the Base heading reads "Base CARDS/BASE CARDS CHROME VARIATION", so every Base card, including the BP prospects, is listed in a Chrome version. No color ladder or serial numbering is listed
• Inserts: Bowman in 3D (3DB-1 to 3DB-24) and SAIKOU (S-1 to S-24)
• Autographs: Autograph Cards AC-HM Hideki Matsui, AC-I Ichiro and AC-KM Kenta Maeda, each labelled LEGEND

Key subjects

Munetaka Murakami (#2), Yoshinobu Yamamoto (#9), Masataka Yoshida (#35), Roki Sasaki (#133) and Kou Matsukawa (#134, Rookie).

Grading considerations

Check centering, corners and edges, and look over the surface for print lines, dents and scratches. Chrome versions and 3D cards have reflective or textured surfaces, so tilt them under angled light. Confirm whether a card is the paper Base or the Chrome version, and match the card number, including BP numbers, to the checklist. On autographs, check the signature for smudging, skips or fading. A checklist establishes identity, not condition. See our grading scale.

Sources and scope

This page follows the official Topps Japan checklist PDF linked below. That checklist is a roster, not a record of odds, release dates, box contents or every parallel produced.

Sources:

• Topps Japan official checklist PDF (2022 NPB Bowman Baseball)

Scope: this page is a snapshot of the official roster as read on 9 October 2026, showing the 231 cards it lists. It does not claim complete coverage of every card, parallel or version produced. The PDF heading reads 2022 NPB Baseball Card; the Bowman identity rests on Topps's checklist archive and the file name. No parallel ladder is specified.