Opinion on Top (5) collected baseball players

[Leon]

I should mention I moved this from a BST forum. Five most collected, imo...

Ruth
Cobb
Mantle
Ryan
Cy Young


I am sure there are lots of other good guesses too.

[z28jd]

I agree with Brad, I don't think a lot of people have Babe Ruth cards due to price. I'd guess popular players from the 50's-70's if I had to guess the players with a high % in collections. Mays, Mantle, Aaron, Ryan. I think Ruth is probably the highest among pre-war(1941) collectors, Cobb would likely be next.

An interesting poll on here would just be a simple yes or no, do you own a Babe Ruth card from his playing days

[cubsfan-budman]

Man, I think "most" collected would be much more modern players...if by most collected you mean most collectors actively collecting that one player.

I'd say:

Mantle
Ryan
Ripken
Rose
and then maybe like Jeter or ARod or some stupid Yankee

[Leon]

Originally Posted by cubsfan-budman

Man, I think "most" collected would be much more modern players...if by most collected you mean most collectors actively collecting that one player.

I'd say:

Mantle
Ryan
Ripken
Rose
and then maybe like Jeter or ARod or some stupid Yankee

Understandable but no Babe Ruth? I have to think even with modern included Ruth would be there...

[cubsfan-budman]

Originally Posted by Leon

Understandable but no Babe Ruth? I have to think even with modern included Ruth would be there...

I can say from my own point of view, that I'd love to own a Babe Ruth card...but they's spendy. I think that collectors TEND to collect players they grew up admiring.

Just a guess...I could be wrong!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by cubsfan-budman

I can say from my own point of view, that I'd love to own a Babe Ruth card...but they's spendy. I think that collectors TEND to collect players they grew up admiring.

Just a guess...I could be wrong!

no doubt you are right about that.....but if we took ALL baseball card collectors I would think that Ruth might be there.....but too, maybe not. I have quite a few Ruth cards but do understand pre-war collecting is probably way less than 1% of total collectors....

[BradH]

Originally Posted by Leon

if we took ALL baseball card collectors I would think that Ruth might be there.....but too, maybe not. I have quite a few Ruth cards but do understand pre-war collecting is probably way less than 1% of total collectors....

I guess that's what I was trying to say - on this board Ruth is a slam dunk, but in the general collecting population he's probably not.

I'm not sure how many collectors under the age of 40 own a Ruth (I'm 43 and just bought my first a few years ago). But I bet almost ALL under-40 collectors have had Rose, Ryan, Ripken, Jeter, etc. in their collections at some point, even if they don't currently.

And I was about to suggest a poll on just that question (owning Ruth or not), but it would be completely skewed due to nature of this board, so that's not a fair measure of his true collectibility in the general hobby.

Just my two cents.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I dont think any vintage player is even in the equation if all collectors are considered.

[Cardboard Junkie]

Babe
Peach
Commerce Comet
Say Hey Kid
Kaline (I know, I know, don't yell at me, he was my boyhood hero)

Gotta add Leo The Lip...Looooong story (revolves around my mom, I'll save it for a mothers day thread)

Yes I own Goudey Ruths but that's it for the Babe.

[7nohitter]

Mantle
Ryan
Bench
Seaver
Mossi

[RCMcKenzie]

It would be interesting to start a poll asking " Of which of these players do you either not own a card , or own the fewest?"

Ruth
Cobb
Mantle
Mays
Aaron
Rose

My guess is everyone on here has a Pete Rose, even on this part of this board.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

It would be interesting to start a poll asking " Of which of these players do you either not own a card , or own the fewest?"

Ruth
Cobb
Mantle
Mays
Aaron
Rose

My guess is everyone on here has a Pete Rose, even on this part of this board.

I don't currently have a card of Rose.... Several years ago I had his '63 card.....

[AMBST95]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

It would be interesting to start a poll asking " Of which of these players do you either not own a card , or own the fewest?"

Ruth
Cobb
Mantle
Mays
Aaron
Rose

My guess is everyone on here has a Pete Rose, even on this part of this board.

Ruth -1
Cobb-2
Mantle - 0
Mays - 0
Aaron - 0
Rose - Several - I do have a bunch of early 80s cards intermixed with my junk wax from my youth.

[Bestdj777]

Ruth - 3
Cobb - 0
Mantle - 195+
Mays -3 or 4
Aaron - 2
Rose - 1 (maybe)

For the most popular, I would say:
1. Mantle
2. Mays
3. Rose
4. Ryan
5. Jeter

[Sean]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

It would be interesting to start a poll asking " Of which of these players do you either not own a card , or own the fewest?"

Ruth
Cobb
Mantle
Mays
Aaron
Rose

My guess is everyone on here has a Pete Rose, even on this part of this board.

Ruth - 1
Cobb - 4
Mantle - 2
Mays - 2
Aaron - 2
Rose - 1

[itjclarke]

5 is so tough but here's a shot- (without specifics like volume of cards in collections, etc)

Ruth- 5
Mantle-18
Cobb- 11
DiMaggio- 4
Wagner- 4

Honorable 2nd 5
Gehrig- 5
Williams- 8
Ryan- each of his primary yearly Topps card (plus dupes)
Clemente- each of his primary yearly Topps card 1955-1973
Mays- 20+

[deucetwins]

Following a theme on MLB network, how about the top 9 by position? 1 player for each position.
Outfield=3
1st=1
2nd=1
3rd=1
SS=1
Catcher=1
Pitcher=1

Now let the real argument begin.

[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by deucetwins

Following a theme on MLB network, how about the top 9 by position? 1 player for each position.
Outfield=3
1st=1
2nd=1
3rd=1
SS=1
Catcher=1
Pitcher=1

Now let the real argument begin.

1B-Gehrig
2B-Hornsby
ss-Wagner
3B-Dave Orr
RF- Clemente
CF-Speaker
LF-Ruth
P- Young
C-Mack

[thunderdan]

Ruth
Cobb
Mantle
Aaron
Clemente

[deadballfreaK]

Pete Rose UGH! I have a few of him. He was the last card I needed to complete my 1964 set and I went without for several years before I broke down and bought one for ten bucks. And this was way before the gambling scandal. He always struck me as a fake, egoistical jerk. Never could stand him.

[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by deadballfreaK

Pete Rose UGH! I have a few of him. He was the last card I needed to complete my 1964 set and I went without for several years before I broke down and bought one for ten bucks. And this was way before the gambling scandal. He always struck me as a fake, egoistical jerk. Never could stand him.

When I used to play baseball in HS in the 1980's, I modeled my style of play after Pete Rose, now that I collect baseball cards in the 2010's I follow the baseball card collecting attributes of Bruce Dorskind.

[EvilKing00]

top 5 cards people have collected IMO

Mantle
Mays
Ryan
Bonds
Griffey

[insidethewrapper]

I think the top 3 are :

Cobb
Ruth
Mantle

After that many could be added pre-vs post WWII ( Gehrig, Rose etc).