Topps is the dominant baseball card company and has been producing baseball cards since the early 1950s. For the 2022 season, Topps released several major baseball card products as well as many smaller insert sets totaling thousands of baseball cards. Here is a breakdown of the primary 2022 Topps baseball card releases and total number of cards for each:
Topps Series 1 – This is Topps’ flagship baseball card product released early in the season. The 2022 Topps Series 1 release included 396 base cards covering all 30 Major League teams as well as manager, rookie, and stars of the game parallel insert sets. In total, the 2022 Topps Series 1 release included over 700 cards.
Topps Series 2 – Continuing their standard baseball card releases throughout the season, Topps released Series 2 in June 2022. This second series included another 396 base cards as well as numerous inserts like Spangled Sensations (60 cards), Flashback Friday (30 cards), and Father’s Day cards (30 cards). The total card count for Topps Series 2 was over 800 cards.
Allen & Ginter – Topps also produces the high-end Allen & Ginter baseball card release each year which mixes baseball cards with other topics. The 2022 Allen & Ginter set included 138 baseball cards among its larger checklist of over 800 total cards covering various professions, sports, hobbies and more.
Topps Allen & Ginter X – As an offshoot of the standard Allen & Ginter set, Topps produced Allen & Ginter X which had a stronger baseball focus. This 2022 release included 198 total baseball cards.
Topps Chrome – Considered the premium flagship baseball card release, Topps Chrome was released in July/August 2022. The base set included 396 cards while numerous parallel inserts like Orange Refractors and Prismatic parallels added to the tally. Topps Chrome 2022 is estimated to have included over 1,000 total cards.
Topps Update Series – Released each fall, Topps Update Series is the third in their annual flagship set trilogy. The 2022 Topps Update Series included 396 base cards plus premium parallels and inserts, estimated at over 700 cards total.
Topps Heritage – Celebrating the vintage aesthetic of 1950s/60s baseball cards, Topps Heritage released in Spring/Summer 2022 with a 1956 design. The base set included 396 cards with additional parallel sets inflating the total card count to over 800.
Allen & Ginter Mini – As a smaller format offshoot of A&G, the 2022 Mini release contained approximately 150 total cards at a more affordable price point.
Topps Social Media Short Prints – Throughout 2022, Topps produced various hyper-short print runs of special insert cards for online contests/giveaways with print runs often under 10 cards each. While these social media exclusives greatly added collector demand and interest, the actual physical card counts were negligible versus the major releases.
When combing the primary releases, the total published Topps baseball card output for 2022 is estimated to be well over 8,000 individual scarred designs produced. This does not account for the possibility of additional unannounced short print chase cards or late season specialty products sometimes produced. Factors like autograph/relic parallel card variations as well as international player refractors available via the Hobby marketplace expand the effective collectible card count far higher. This massive output demonstrates why Topps remains the industry leader after 70+ years of producing baseball cards for fans and collectors. With deep sets, numerous insert sets and parallels, Topps dominated the 2022 baseball card season with their highest scope product portfolio yet.
