Shohei Ohtani is one of the best baseball players of this generation, and likley of all time. This has led to conversations regarding his rookie status on both years, and which season should really hold more weight in his rookie card market. To understand the debate more, it's important to know the distinctions between both of Shohei's rookie card years. Copies of Ohtani's 2013 BBM 1st Version rookie card have only been graded 829 times—the most of any release that year. A 2018 Topps Chrome Purple Refractor /250 which received PSA 9 AUTO 10 dual grades just sold for $22,200 on Fanatics Collect.