Opinion on Top (5) collected baseball players

[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.....

[Cardboard Junkie]

No Charlie Hustle in my collection.

[insidethewrapper]

According to the PSA Registry Master Sets, the players with the most Master Sets that are being pursued are the following :

Pre 1970 - 1) Mantle, 2) Clemente, 3) Aaron, 4) Mays and 5) Koufax

Post 1970 - 1) Ryan, 2) Rose, 3) Ripken, 4) Griffey, 5) Jeter, 6) Schmidt, 7) Brett, 8) Yas , 9) Mattingly , 10) Jackson & Bonds

[cbrandtw]

Considering ALL collections today- my opinion
1)Mantle
2)Mantle
3)Griffey
4)Jeter
5)Ryan

[RCMcKenzie]

Leon and David, (and other non-Rose card owners)

I was going by the age demographics of the board and the sheer number of Rose cards produced along with the length of time they were distributed. The collectors on the board are very advanced and anyone who does not own one now, has probably made it a point to sell them all. I have Rose autographs in my collection that I don't even remember wanting to buy or buying. They must have been gifts from 20 yrs ago.

cheers

[AMBST95]

I'm definitely not the most impartial, but Ripken is definitely on my list.

My top 5 in no particular order:

1) Mantle
2) Ripken
3) Jeter
4) Griffey
5) Ryan

The prewar stuff doesn't have the larger number of collectors and the cost is prohibitive.

[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.

[JollyElm]

I'm always looking to trade vintage cards (50's - early 70's), so I can say this with certainty. Without question, everyone always wants my Mantles and my Ryans. No one ever asks about my Willie Mays cards (and he's my idol!!), which is depressing.

I will say that someone being overlooked here is Roger Maris. It seems most people are after his cards, too.

[tiger8mush]

if i had to guess at strictly pre-war:
1) Cobb
2) Ruth
3) Wojo
4) Matty
5) Cy
6) Wagner
7) Jax

Thats my guess at the top 5

[Cardboard Junkie]

Originally Posted by tiger8mush

if i had to guess at strictly pre-war:
1) Cobb
2) Ruth
3) Wojo
4) Matty
5) Cy
6) Wagner
7) Jax

Thats my guess at the top 5

There are 3 kinds of people in this world, those that are good at math and those that aren't.

[Greenmonster]

I just took a quick scan of responses, didn't see Williams mentioned so;

Mantle
Ruth
DiMaggio
Williams
Mays

[Shoele$$]

Mantle
Ruth
Cobb
Wagner
Gehrig

[Eric72]

I think the most collected baseball player is Mickey Mantle. Along with the popularity of cards from his playing days, there has been a steady stream of modern issues from various card producers since shortly after his passing.

Specifically, Topps has included him in a plethora of their sets since 1996. As such, an entire generation of collectors who never actually saw him play have pulled Mantle cards from packs. And these issues tend to be valued a bit higher than their counterparts, thus drawing more attention.

For example, This issue from 2011.



(Not mine anymore...although I was lucky enough to find it in a pack of base brand Topps)

[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