MLBMLB New York Yankees1995–2014Hall of Fame · 2020

Derek Jeter

The Captain in pinstripes — for the Yankees fan who watched five rings come home.

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Career snapshot

Hitting: .310 AVG · 260 HR · 1,311 RBI · 3,465 hits

Accolades

★ 5× World Series Champion (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009)

★ Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (2020) — 396 of 397 first-place votes

★ 2000 World Series MVP

★ 14× All-Star

★ 5× Gold Glove winner

★ Yankees all-time hits leader (3,465)

★ 1996 AL Rookie of the Year

★ Yankees Monument Park honoree, number 2 retired

The card collector's view

Jeter's rookie card is the 1993 SP Foil #279 — one of the most valuable modern baseball rookies in the hobby, with high-grade examples consistently driving headline auction prices. His 1993 Topps, 1993 Bowman, and various 1996 Topps Chrome/Finest releases offer additional Captain chase points. Modern Topps Heritage, Allen & Ginter, and Yankees retrospective sets provide accessible signature and jersey memorabilia, with his post-career autograph releases through Topps Definitive and Tribute being premium collector targets.

About Derek Jeter at FreshDCards

Derek Jeter wore one uniform for twenty seasons. From 1995 to 2014 the Yankees captain played shortstop in pinstripes and only pinstripes, finishing as the franchise's all-time hits leader with 3,465. Five World Series rings in his first six full seasons. The 2000 World Series MVP. The flip play against Oakland in the 2001 ALDS. A walk-off home run in November 2001 that earned him a nickname. In 2020, 396 of 397 first-place Hall of Fame voters put him in Cooperstown.