Most cards ever???

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by familytoad

We could use the Trout quantity to provide reference to how many cards of prewar players exist.

(The temptation to include Mantle means I should say Pre- World War 2.)

I thought Eddie Collins may be one of the players with the most amount of different types. His long career and the span between tobacco, early caramel and into the gum card years certainly makes me think of him....

Mantle has around 450 career contemporary "cards", depending on what you consider a card a card and which variations are recognized. Curious as to the most for a pre-WW2 player. Ruth maybe?

[familytoad]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

Mantle has around 450 career contemporary "cards", depending on what you consider a card a card and which variations are recognized. Curious as to the most for a pre-WW2 player. Ruth maybe?

HI Chris...
Andy's research above shows Cobb having the most pre WW2, and a pretty high total for Ruth. They each had long careers obviously. I thought of Eddie Collins for the same reason. I can't think of anyone else who might challenge these three, but it would take a better researcher than I to find them

I thought of Mantle when considering the Topps Era, and all the various issues that encompasses. He may very well lead that era due to his immense popularity.
The modern era saturation is just hard to fathom...10X to 20X the amount of cards for the game's popular players

For that matter,
I presume Fernando Rodney has far more baseball cards than Mickey Mantle.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by familytoad

HI Chris...
Andy's research above shows Cobb having the most pre WW2, and a pretty high total for Ruth. They each had long careers obviously. I thought of Eddie Collins for the same reason. I can't think of anyone else who might challenge these three, but it would take a better researcher than I to find them

I thought of Mantle when considering the Topps Era, and all the various issues that encompasses. He may very well lead that era due to his immense popularity.
The modern era saturation is just hard to fathom...10X to 20X the amount of cards for the game's popular players

For that matter,
I presume Fernando Rodney has far more baseball cards than Mickey Mantle.

I should have read all the posts before responding . Interesting stuff.

[JLange]

For all the discussion about massive player card collections, it seems some players just can't get a break. When you go deep into your team's roster you'll find players that have yet to be depicted on card with your team. Michael Martinez and Dan Otero are two examples for the current Cleveland Indians. Both players have been with the team for 2016 and 2017, and neither has a card as a Cleveland Indian. You have to either be one of the regulars who gets a lot of playing time, or a hotshot rookie, to get a card it seems. Both players have cards with other teams, but none with their current team. I have countless examples from years past as well.