Most undervalued T206 Hall of Famer?

[GregMitch34]

As I note on another thread just now, ESPN is ranking greatest players ever, and places Eddie Collins ahead of Nap Lajoie--which certainly is not true in card pricing....

[Bocabirdman]

You have all seen it before, but my Rube Waddell came in at a silly price

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[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by GregMitch34

As I note on another thread just now, ESPN is ranking greatest players ever, and places Eddie Collins ahead of Nap Lajoie--which certainly is not true in card pricing....

No way Collins was a better player than Lajoie. I don't get that at all......

[bbcard1]

I think Chesboro is a good candidate.

[paleocards]

I agree, that's why I was thrilled to win this one up a couple of weeks ago:

[Runscott]

Don't know about HOF player, but I think the following HOF'er cards are undervalued. Also, maybe it's my imagination, but seems like the Matty and Johnson portraits haven't gone up in value near as much over the last ten years, as other 'big names'.

Johnson/glove at chest
Young/both non-portrait

[Sean]

As for underrated players, I vote for Zack Wheat.

[cyseymour]

I should have posted this over here instead of troubling the E95 thread, but in my mind the most underrated HOFer is undoubtedly Nap Lajoie. He sells for far less than Cobb, Matthewson, et al, but he statistics show that his performance is roughly in line with theirs.

WAR rating:
Cy Young 162
Cobb 145
Johnson 145
Wagner 126
Lajoie 102
Matthewson 91

Meanwhile, Lajoie cards sell for range closer to that of a run-of-the-mill HOFer, in spite of the fact that he was (rightfully) considered a superstar in the day. Here's how his WAR rating compares to other HOFers, including fellow 2b man, Jhonny Evers.


Lajoie 102
Wheat 57
Keeler 50
Flick 50
Evers 44
Joss 43

As you can see, Lajoie is twice as good as those guys, but his cards sell for more or less the same price.

I also think the HOF'ers with only one pose are underrated. Not sure if I can really say the Plank is underrated considering its price, but it is at least underrated compared to the Wagner. Unfortunately, he will always be forced to play second fiddle to Wags. People tend to forget just how good Plank was in his own right.

[DerekMichael]

i agree on joss ... his story is quite special

[esd10]

my vote is for joe kelley