Most teams had a single version of their jacket, but some had more. For example, you could get the Mets and Yankees jackets in the traditional colors, or white versions. In the NFL, the Niners had a gold, red, white, and black version. The Giants had a traditional blue, but you could also get red and white versions (which would cost you more at retail than the blue version). In the NHL, white versions of popular teams exist, but are pretty tough to find. I've seen the Blackhawks in both black and red, but I'm not sure if that was due to a color change after a certain year, or if there was a time you could buy both a black or a red. In the NBA, the only teams you seemed to be able to get in white was Boston (along with black, and traditional green), and the Lakers (you could also get Showtime in purple, black, or gold).

Something not often sprung for, (the Starter jacket is status enough, isn't it?) was the extra "Team Name on Back". The expense for said coolness was an additional $25. It was available on all jackets, but to this day, you'll find them few and far between. In a strange twist, one team insisted all jackets come with "Team Name on Back", creating a jacket that was always at least $25 more expensive than any other team in all of sports-the San Francisco 49ers.

A scarcely seen piece, is the customized "name on back" version. Expensive proposition, and not many people would pony up the pile of money to customize said gem. But they do exist, and they're sometimes stunning.

Also of extreme rarity is the "sponsored" Starter Jacket. Meister Brau teamed up with the Blazers on this one to make what was surely a delicious promotion.

One of the toughest versions of Starter jacket to track down, is the reversible. Two jackets in one, with one of those sides being a seldom seen variation. In other words, when you turn the jacket around to the non traditional side, you have something that could make your friend's jaw drop. So far, I've only been able to track these to the most popular teams in each league from that era.

As the life of the Pro Jacket dwindled, giving way to Starter's new jackets like the Dugout and the Jet in 1994, some teams making changes in the 1993/1994 time frame created very hard to find styles. For example, the updated Mariners style, and the updated Athletics jacket, which featured a white chenile team name across the front. The Twins and Cards also introduced road versions of their jackets in this time, also creating rare styles.