How many cards are in 1998 Be a Player?

Our Hockey price guide lists 105 cards for 1998 Be a Player, 46 of them with live market prices.

What is the most valuable card in 1998 Be a Player?

The most valuable card in 1998 Be a Player is Bob Probert [Gold Autograph] #181 at $1,507 in PSA 10 ($63.00 raw).

Is Bob Probert [Gold Autograph] #181 worth grading?

A PSA 10 Bob Probert [Gold Autograph] #181 sells for $1,507 vs $63.00 raw — a 24× premium. That gap is what makes grading a well-centered, clean copy worthwhile.

When was 1998 Be a Player released?

1998 Be a Player was released in 1998.

Hockey set

1998 Be a Player Checklist & Card Prices

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1998 Be a Player (Hockey) has 105 cards in our price guide, 46 of them with live market values. The most valuable is Bob Probert [Gold Autograph] #181 at $1,507 in PSA 10 ($63.00 raw). Across the set, PSA 10 copies total $4.5K and raw copies $238.

Cards: 105
With prices: 46
PSA 10 total: $4.5K
Raw total: $238
Avg gem premium: 34×
Top card: $1,507

Most valuable cards

The 12 highest-value cards in 1998 Be a Player, ranked by PSA 10 price (best graded or raw where no PSA 10 sale exists).

Bob Probert [Gold Autograph] #181

Raw $63.00PSA 10 $1,507

Kelly Chase [Gold Autograph] #276

Raw $11.18PSA 10 $292

Jeff Beukeboom #242

Raw $9.36PSA 10 $248

Darren McCarty [Autograph] #50

Raw $9.38PSA 10 $246

Rob Ray [Autograph] #165

Raw $7.85PSA 10 $203

Kelly Chase [Autograph] #276

Raw $5.35PSA 10 $157

Jeff Beukeboom [Autograph] #242

Raw $5.08PSA 10 $149

Stu Grimson [Gold Autograph] #152

Raw $5.00PSA 10 $147

Peter Zezel [Autograph] #294

Raw $4.26PSA 10 $130

Ulf Samuelsson [Autograph] #93

Raw $4.01PSA 10 $124

Rob Brown [Autograph] #265

Raw $3.93PSA 10 $122

Ken Wregget [Autograph] #169

Raw $2.99PSA 10 $99.89

Best cards to grade

Steve Rucchin [Autograph] #151 shows the biggest jump in 1998 Be a Player: $0.75 raw to $47.55 in PSA 10, a 63× premium. Ranked by PSA 10 price ÷ raw price; only cards with a PSA 10 value of $20 or more are shown.

Full checklist

All 105 cards we track from 1998 Be a Player, with the latest raw and graded market values. Tap any card for its full price history.

Card	Raw	PSA 9	PSA 10	CGC 10	BGS 10
Bob Carpenter [Autograph] #228Bob Carpenter	$2.70	$21.12	$93.05	$56.00	$121
Bob Carpenter [Gold Autograph] #228Bob Carpenter	$3.49	—	—	—	—
Bob Carpenter [Gold] #228Bob Carpenter	$1.79	—	—	—	—
Bob Carpenter #228Bob Carpenter	—	—	—	—	—
Bob Probert [Gold Autograph] #181Bob Probert	$63.00	$270	$1,507	$904	$1,959
Bob Probert [Gold] #181Bob Probert	$6.97	—	—	—	—
Brad May [Autograph] #293Brad May	$2.63	$16.23	$65.31	$39.00	$85.00
Brad May [Gold] #293Brad May	—	—	—	—	—
Brad May #293Brad May	—	—	—	—	—
Brian Bellows #145Brian Bellows	$0.25	—	—	—	—
Darius Kasparaitis [Gold Autograph] #113Darius Kasparaitis	—	—	—	—	—
Darius Kasparaitis [Gold] #113Darius Kasparaitis	—	—	—	—	—
Darius Kasparaitis #113Darius Kasparaitis	—	—	—	—	—
Darren McCarty [Autograph] #50Darren McCarty	$9.38	$48.12	$246	$148	$320
Darren McCarty #50Darren McCarty	$2.75	—	—	—	—
Dave Manson [Gold Autograph] #67Dave Manson	—	—	—	—	—
Dave Manson [Gold] #67Dave Manson	—	—	—	—	—
Dave Manson #67Dave Manson	—	—	—	—	—
Derek King [Gold Autograph] #135Derek King	—	—	—	—	—
Derek King [Gold] #135Derek King	—	—	—	—	—
Derek King #135Derek King	—	—	—	—	—
Eric Weinrich [Gold Autograph] #30Eric Weinrich	—	—	—	—	—
Eric Weinrich [Gold] #30Eric Weinrich	—	—	—	—	—
Eric Weinrich #30Eric Weinrich	—	—	—	—	—
Igor Larionov #199Igor Larionov	$1.33	—	—	—	—
Jeff Beukeboom [Autograph] #242Jeff Beukeboom	$5.08	$30.97	$149	$89.00	$194
Jeff Beukeboom [Gold Autograph] #242Jeff Beukeboom	$5.50	—	—	—	—
Jeff Beukeboom [Gold] #242Jeff Beukeboom	—	—	—	—	—
Jeff Beukeboom #242Jeff Beukeboom	$9.36	$48.54	$248	$149	$323
Kelly Chase [Autograph] #276Kelly Chase	$5.35	$32.39	$157	$94.00	$204
Kelly Chase [Gold Autograph] #276Kelly Chase	$11.18	$56.16	$292	$175	$379
Kelly Chase [Gold] #276Kelly Chase	$5.74	—	—	—	—
Kelly Chase #276Kelly Chase	$18.08	—	—	—	—
Ken Klee [Autograph] #149Ken Klee	$1.23	$15.07	$58.77	$35.00	$76.00
Ken Klee [Gold Autograph] #149Ken Klee	—	—	—	—	—
Ken Klee [Gold] #149Ken Klee	—	—	—	—	—
Ken Klee #149Ken Klee	$1.72	—	—	—	—
Ken Wregget [Autograph] #169Ken Wregget	$2.99	$22.33	$99.89	$60.00	$130
Ken Wregget #169Ken Wregget	—	—	—	—	—
Mike Grier [Autograph] #54Mike Grier	$4.17	$19.89	$86.08	$52.00	$112
Mike Grier [Gold Autograph] #54Mike Grier	$1.47	—	—	—	—
Mike Grier [Gold] #54Mike Grier	—	—	—	—	—
Mike Grier #54Mike Grier	—	—	—	—	—
Murray Craven [Gold] #118Murray Craven	—	—	—	—	—
Murray Craven #118Murray Craven	—	—	—	—	—
Pat Falloon #205Pat Falloon	$1.46	—	—	—	—
Paul Ranheim [Autograph] #176Paul Ranheim	$1.93	$17.96	$75.12	$45.00	$98.00
Paul Ranheim [Gold Autograph] #176Paul Ranheim	—	—	—	—	—
Paul Ranheim [Gold] #176Paul Ranheim	—	—	—	—	—
Paul Ranheim #176Paul Ranheim	—	—	—	—	—
Peter Zezel [Autograph] #294Peter Zezel	$4.26	$27.60	$130	$78.00	$169
Peter Zezel [Gold Autograph] #294Peter Zezel	$4.49	—	—	—	—
Peter Zezel [Gold] #294Peter Zezel	—	—	—	—	—
Peter Zezel #294Peter Zezel	—	—	—	—	—
Rob Brown [Autograph] #265Rob Brown	$3.93	$26.20	$122	$73.00	$158
Rob Brown [Gold Autograph] #265Rob Brown	—	—	—	—	—
Rob Brown [Gold] #265Rob Brown	—	—	—	—	—
Rob Brown #265Rob Brown	—	—	—	—	—
Rob DiMaio [Autograph] #7Rob DiMaio	$2.21	$19.12	$81.69	$49.00	$106
Rob DiMaio [Gold Autograph] #7Rob DiMaio	—	—	—	—	—
Rob DiMaio [Gold] #7Rob DiMaio	—	—	—	—	—
Rob DiMaio #7Rob DiMaio	—	—	—	—	—
Rob Ray [Autograph] #165Rob Ray	$7.85	$40.49	$203	$122	$264
Rob Ray [Gold Autograph] #165Rob Ray	—	—	—	—	—
Rob Ray [Gold] #165Rob Ray	$7.28	—	—	—	—
Rob Ray #165Rob Ray	—	—	—	—	—
Roman Turek [Autograph] #41Roman Turek	$2.89	$22.26	$99.53	$60.00	$129
Roman Turek [Gold Autograph] #41Roman Turek	—	—	—	—	—
Roman Turek [Gold] #41Roman Turek	—	—	—	—	—
Roman Turek #41Roman Turek	$2.28	$19.41	$83.34	$50.00	$108
Sandy McCarthy [Autograph] #282Sandy McCarthy	$1.73	$17.12	$70.38	$42.00	$91.00
Sandy McCarthy [Gold Autograph] #282Sandy McCarthy	$4.21	—	—	—	—
Sandy McCarthy [Gold] #282Sandy McCarthy	—	—	—	—	—
Sandy McCarthy #282Sandy McCarthy	—	—	—	—	—
Sean Burke #209Sean Burke	$0.85	—	—	—	—
Sean Hill [Autograph] #173Sean Hill	$1.88	$17.77	$74.05	$44.00	$96.00
Sean Hill [Gold] #173Sean Hill	—	—	—	—	—
Sean Hill #173Sean Hill	—	—	—	—	—
Steve Duchesne #215Steve Duchesne	$0.25	—	—	—	—
Steve Rucchin [Autograph] #151Steve Rucchin	$0.75	$13.09	$47.55	$29.00	$62.00
Steve Rucchin [Gold Autograph] #151Steve Rucchin	—	—	—	—	—
Steve Rucchin [Gold] #151Steve Rucchin	—	—	—	—	—
Steve Rucchin #151Steve Rucchin	—	—	—	—	—
Stu Grimson [Autograph] #152Stu Grimson	$1.98	—	—	—	—
Stu Grimson [Gold Autograph] #152Stu Grimson	$5.00	$30.66	$147	$88.00	$191
Stu Grimson [Gold] #152Stu Grimson	$2.06	—	—	—	—
Stu Grimson #152Stu Grimson	—	—	—	—	—
Sylvain Lefebvre [Autograph] #184Sylvain Lefebvre	$1.25	$15.15	$59.21	$36.00	$77.00
Sylvain Lefebvre [Gold Autograph] #184Sylvain Lefebvre	$4.99	—	—	—	—
Sylvain Lefebvre [Gold] #184Sylvain Lefebvre	—	—	—	—	—
Sylvain Lefebvre #184Sylvain Lefebvre	—	—	—	—	—
Tom Fitzgerald [Autograph] #73Tom Fitzgerald	$1.74	$17.18	$70.74	$42.00	$92.00
Tom Fitzgerald [Gold Autograph] #73Tom Fitzgerald	—	—	—	—	—
Tom Fitzgerald [Gold] #73Tom Fitzgerald	—	—	—	—	—
Tom Fitzgerald #73Tom Fitzgerald	—	—	—	—	—
Tomas Kaberle [Autograph] #287Tomas Kaberle	$2.84	$21.64	$96.04	$58.00	$125
Tomas Kaberle [Gold] #287Tomas Kaberle	—	—	—	—	—
Tomas Kaberle #287Tomas Kaberle	—	—	—	—	—
Trevor Kidd [Autograph] #22Trevor Kidd	—	—	—	—	—
Trevor Kidd #22Trevor Kidd	—	—	—	—	—
Ulf Samuelsson [Autograph] #93Ulf Samuelsson	$4.01	$26.53	$124	$74.00	$161
Ulf Samuelsson [Gold Autograph] #93Ulf Samuelsson	—	—	—	—	—
Ulf Samuelsson [Gold] #93Ulf Samuelsson	—	—	—	—	—
Wayne Gretzky [Autograph] #90Wayne Gretzky	—	—	—	—	—
Wayne Gretzky [Gold] #90Wayne Gretzky	—	—	—	—	—

About this set

1998 Be a Player is a Hockey set from 1998. Midpoint tracks 105 cards from it, 46 with market prices from recent sales and 26 with a PSA 10 value. The set's most valuable card is Bob Probert [Gold Autograph] #181 at $1,507 in PSA 10 ($63.00 raw). Priced raw copies add up to $238, and PSA 10 copies to $4.5K. On average a PSA 10 sells for 34× the raw price across the set's graded cards.

Frequently asked questions

How many cards are in 1998 Be a Player?: Our Hockey price guide lists 105 cards for 1998 Be a Player, 46 of them with live market prices.
What is the most valuable card in 1998 Be a Player?: The most valuable card in 1998 Be a Player is Bob Probert [Gold Autograph] #181 at $1,507 in PSA 10 ($63.00 raw).
Is Bob Probert [Gold Autograph] #181 worth grading?: A PSA 10 Bob Probert [Gold Autograph] #181 sells for $1,507 vs $63.00 raw — a 24× premium. That gap is what makes grading a well-centered, clean copy worthwhile.
When was 1998 Be a Player released?: 1998 Be a Player was released in 1998.

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