1982 Donruss Cal Ripken Jr. #405
Hobby Score80

Card detail

1982 Donruss #405 Cal Ripken Jr. Rookie

A focused card page for 1982 Donruss #405 Cal Ripken Jr. Rookie: PSA population, Hobby Score, collector voting, badges, and the context behind its place in the Cal Ripken Jr. collection.

Population snapshot

A known population benchmark.

The card's case starts with its PSA population. The lower the supply, the more every grade distribution matters.

PSA 107934.6% of total
PSA 93,78421.8% of total
PSA 85,77033.3% of total
Total PSA pop17,332All grades
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Market context

Why collectors care

The value conversation is cleaner when the card's role, scarcity, player market, and collector lane are all visible at once.

Card rolePlayer collection card
Scarcity signal17,332 total PSA
Player marketCal Ripken Jr. collectors
Collector laneMLB card profile

Tale of the tape

Hobby Score breakdown

Playing career90
Card significance52
Rarity factor88
Marketability90

The case

Why this card matters.

This card received an 81 overall Hobby Score.

The 1982 Donruss Cal Ripken Jr. #594 rookie card was part of Donruss's early 1980s boom, featuring a classic white border and action shot of the young shortstop. Like the Topps Traded issue, this card was easily found in hobby boxes and rack packs, making it accessible but limiting scarcity.

Market history

Year-over-year price history

January sales snapshots show how PSA 10 and PSA 9 examples have moved across recent years.

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Market history

Collector verdict

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Card badges

Why it belongs in the conversation

Generational Talent
Best in Draft Class
Multiple Time MVP
Cal Ripken Jr. Hobby Score profile card

Collector summary

One card, one clear verdict.

Use this page as the collector's snapshot for the card: score, scarcity, badges, voting, and the path back into the full Cal Ripken Jr. collection.