Top 25 Sports Cards of 2025: Autographs, Parallels & Milestones

What’s New

The year 2025 in sports cards introduced a plethora of new releases across multiple sports, brands, and formats. This overview spotlights the top 25 sports cards of the year, chosen for their significance, collector appeal, and distinctive features. The list includes cards from baseball, basketball, soccer, boxing, and multi-sport sets, highlighting notable autographs, memorabilia, inventive inserts, and key milestone events.

Configuration at a Glance

• The cards featured come from a diverse array of products such as Bowman Chrome, Panini Mosaic, Topps Definitive UEFA Club Competitions, Topps Now, Topps Chrome Boxing, Leaf Lumber, among others.
• Significant hits include autographs, Superfractor parallels, Opal Chrome parallels, multi-signed booklets, and cards with distinct inscriptions.
• Highlighted case hits and parallels include 1/1 Superfractors, Opal Chrome parallels, and booklets with multiple relics or signatures.
• Autograph offerings feature on-card signatures, themed inscriptions, and celebrity crossover signers.

Key Inserts & Parallels

• 2025 Bowman Chrome Garbage Pail Kids Autographs: Showcases player-character combinations, including “A-Mazing Nick” for Nick Kurtz.
• 2024-25 Panini Mosaic Scripts: Features celebrity signers like Percy Miller (Master P), reflecting his NBA ambitions.
• 2024-25 Topps Definitive UEFA Club Competitions Made Of Gold Autographs Superfractor: Jude Bellingham’s 1/1 Superfractor with a special “Golden Boy 2023” inscription.
• 2025 Topps Now Opal Chrome: Shohei Ohtani’s record-breaking card, the first to feature Opal Chrome parallels, with 253,309 copies sold.
• 2024 Topps Chrome Ring Generals Autographs: Mike Tyson appears in the first Topps boxing set since 1951.
• 2025 Leaf Lumber 3,000-Hit Club Booklet: A multi-signed, multi-relic booklet celebrating baseball’s 3,000-hit club.

Autographs & Relics

• On-card autographs are included in several top cards, such as Nick Kurtz’s Bowman GPK Autograph and Mike Tyson’s Ring Generals insert.
• Unique inscriptions enhance the card's allure, like Jude Bellingham’s “Golden Boy 2023” on his 1/1 Superfractor.
• Celebrity autographs, such as Percy Miller’s NBA-themed cards, offer crossover appeal.
• The Leaf Lumber 3,000-Hit Club Booklet includes multiple signatures and relics from legendary baseball hitters.

Collector Notes

• 2025 Bowman Chrome Garbage Pail Kids Autographs combine iconic Garbage Pail Kids art with contemporary baseball rookies, featuring hand-written character names.
• Percy Miller’s NBA cards are the first to commemorate the entertainment mogul's basketball career in a mainstream set.
• Jude Bellingham’s 2024-25 Topps Definitive UEFA Club Competitions Superfractor is notable for its unique inscription and 1/1 status.
• Shohei Ohtani’s Topps Now Opal Chrome card set a record for print run and introduced Opal Chrome parallels to the Topps Now series.
• 2024 Topps Chrome Boxing marks Topps’ first boxing release since 1951, featuring Mike Tyson as a signer.
• The Leaf Lumber 3,000-Hit Club Booklet is recognized for its multi-signature and multi-relic format, celebrating a significant baseball milestone.
• Serial numbers, print runs, and inscriptions are specific to each card and detailed in the product descriptions where available.