Three players on Topps cards for 18 consecutive years
 

I can do this with two trios. Mays, Aaron and Clemente 1955 Topps through 1973 Topps. Aaron, Frank and Brooks 1957 Topps through 1975 Topps. Can anyone tie or beat this?

How about Yaz, Kaat and Perry 1962 to 1983?

Outstanding. I should have thought of that.

Tommy John Niekro and Rose may be up there too, have to check last cards.

All had cards through 1987 Topps so that is 23 years. That has to be unbeatable.

Off the top of my head I see that you could add Kaline to that list of 1955-73 or change the trio from that group to 1954-1973 and subtract Clemente.

Ernie Banks, Al Kaline, and Hoyt Wilhelm starting in 1953. That's one trio

Yaz, Kaat and McCovey 1960-1980.

Clemens, Bonds, Maddux, 1987-?

Sutton, Seaver and Carew 1967-1986. Add Niekro and Tommy John (no Rose, just HOFers) and you have 5 in the club.

Add Steve Carlton and it makes 6.

Griffey, Johnson, Sheffield, 1989-2009?

Yup. I was going to say Carlton missed a year but that was 1966.

Tommy John not in the HOF... yet

Good point.

2001-2019? Ichiro Pujols Miggy

Fisk, Blyleven, Hough -- 1972 to 1992?

Henderson, Raines, Franco -- 1982-2002?

Anyone mention Nolan Ryan yet? I come up with 25 years if you count his shared 1968 rookie card and his Finest card in 1993. He would overlap at least 15 years with the pair of Tommy John and Phil Niekro I believe.

If I can't include John and Phil Niekro since they've been mentioned already, then how about Ryan, Palmer and Joe Niekro, unless I mis-counted.

1965 - 1985: Tug McGraw, Rusty Staub, Tony Perez.

You could add Ryan to my 1972 list.

A lot of guys from 69-86

Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina, and Miguel Cabrera had cards for 19 years (2004-2022).

I am fairly sure I am correct on that.

I think I have the winner. i figured the answer must line with some old knuckleballer. Enter Charlie Hough. Rookie card in 1972, still showing up in Topps as late as 1994. Nolan Ryan shared this period. Carlton Fisk shows up in Topps from 1972 through to 1993. That would be a full 22 years overlap for this trio.

Reading comprehension is apparently not a strength of mine, that would be a tie with Kaat-Yaz-Perry

Kaline and Banks rookies were in 1954 though.