So lets have a little fun with all the negitivity in the hobby

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by rats60

Cabrera did make the majors in 2003 and that was a partial season. Chipper's first season was 1995. Neither produced enough to make the top 5. I'm really not sure the point of this, but they would be top 20 players of the decade with Rcs in that decade, but to go more than 5 took enough work, someone else can go deeper if they like.

I interpret it to mean the top five RCs of the decade but agree with you it's not clear.

[cardsnstuff]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I interpret it to mean the top five RCs of the decade but agree with you it's not clear.

I guess I was trying to come up with my own list of my own top 100; perhaps 15-20 per decade per sport. My wife says I need to improve my communication skills so anyone that can reword for me, I appreciate it. But I thought as us collectors would have much more insight.

[hysell]

The { BIG } problem is , this point ! A lot of these players have there ROOKIES in a decade & didn't play /played vary little in that decade ? SO, with that said , MOST of there stats are in the FOLLOWING decade ?????

[nat]

I'm going to play by my own rules.

Greatest player with a rookie card in the corresponding decade:

1950s: Willie Mays. At their respective peaks Mantle was comparable, but Mays kept it up much longer.

1960s: Johnny Bench. This pick makes me wonder if I'm forgetting someone. He was great and all, but it sure is a drop-off from the 50s.

1970s: Mike Schmidt. The greatest third baseman of all time.

1980s: Barry Bonds. Second only to Ruth.

1990s: Alex Rodriguez.

2000s: Albert Pujols.

2010s: Mike Trout. This one is way early - who knows what Juan Soto will end up doing - but I'm still comfortable with it. There are two things that make Trout so astoundingly great: he was great extremely young, and he's extremely consistent. Think about this: excepting his cup of coffee in 2011, the year in which he had his WORST on-base percentage he also won the MVP award. By WAR the year in which he had his second-lowest score he won an MVP award. And his third lowest. He's an MVP-caliber player even when he's not playing well (by his standards).

[evangeleblanc]

Baseball

00s: Honus Wagner
10s: Shoeless Joe Jackson (if I have to exclude
T206ers, otherwise Walter Johnson)
20s: Frankie Frisch (lol rookie card rule is hard here, really want Rogers Hornsby)
30s: Lou Gehrig
40s: Lou Boudreau
50s: Willie Mays
60s: Juan Marichal
70s: Bert Blyleven
80s: Rickey Henderson
90s: Frank Thomas (probably Jeff Bagwell, but I think he was juicing)
2000s: Albert Pujols
2010s: Mike Trout

[rats60]

Originally Posted by evangeleblanc

Baseball

00s: Honus Wagner
10s: Shoeless Joe Jackson (if I have to exclude
T206ers, otherwise Walter Johnson)
20s: Frankie Frisch (lol rookie card rule is hard here, really want Rogers Hornsby)
30s: Lou Gehrig
40s: Lou Boudreau
50s: Willie Mays
60s: Juan Marichal
70s: Bert Blyleven
80s: Rickey Henderson
90s: Frank Thomas (probably Jeff Bagwell, but I think he was juicing)
2000s: Albert Pujols
2010s: Mike Trout

1900s Honus Wagner
1910s Babe Ruth
1920s Lou Gehrig
1930s Ted Williams
1940s Stan Musial

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I interpret it to mean the top five RCs of the decade but agree with you it's not clear.

That is why I asked and was told "I was looking for the best players of the decade, whose rc was also in that decade." Now it seems like he is wanting top 5 players whose RC is in the decade. So, a different list.

50s Mays, Mantle, Aaron, Clemente, Koufax
60s Yaz, Rose, Morgan, Seaver, Bench
70s Schmidt, Brett, Yount, Molitor, Ozzie Smith
80s Henderson, Ripken, Boggs, Maddux, Griffey
90s Frank Thomas, Chipper Jones, Pedro Martinez, Bagwell, Beltre
00s Cabrera, Pujols, Ichiro, Kershaw, Trout

I am excluding known steroid users so Bonds, Arod and Clemens are disqualified. I have seen nothing but rumors about Bagwell, so he is on my list. I go by the original definition for RC, so the 2009 Bowman Chrome Trout is his RC, not the rookie logo card.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I would rate Gibson over Koufax.
I think I would rate Murray over Molitor who never did much for me.
I would take The Big Unit over Boggs.

[cardsnstuff]

Originally Posted by rats60

That is why I asked and was told "I was looking for the best players of the decade, whose rc was also in that decade." Now it seems like he is wanting top 5 players whose RC is in the decade. So, a different list.

50s Mays, Mantle, Aaron, Clemente, Koufax
60s Yaz, Rose, Morgan, Seaver, Bench
70s Schmidt, Brett, Yount, Molitor, Ozzie Smith
80s Henderson, Ripken, Boggs, Maddux, Griffey
90s Frank Thomas, Chipper Jones, Pedro Martinez, Bagwell, Thome
00s Cabrera, Pujols, Ichiro, Kershaw, Trout

I am excluding known steroid users so Bonds, Arod and Clemens are disqualified. I have seen nothing but rumors about Bagwell, so he is on my list. I go by the original definition for RC, so the 2009 Bowman Chrome Trout is his RC, not the rookie logo card.

I like the above, very good choices. The reason I switched to top 5; is I thought it was to hard to name just 1 player in any given decade. It would be interesting to see overall top 5 per decade if I threw the rc rule. I just thought made it tougher.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by cardsnstuff

I like the above, very good choices. The reason I switched to top 5; is I thought it was to hard to name just 1 player in any given decade. It would be interesting to see overall top 5 per decade if I threw the rc rule. I just thought made it tougher.

That makes sense. Here is my NFL list.

50s Otto Graham, Unitas, Dick Lane, Raymond Berry, Brown
60s Nitschke, Deacon Jones, Bob Lilly, Butkus, Sayers
70s Simpson, Page, Greene, Lambert, Payton
80s Montana, Taylor, Rice, R. White, B. Sanders
90s E. Smith, Favre, R. Lewis, P. Manning, Moss
00s Brady, Brees, Tomlinson, Fitzgerald, Rodgers

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by rats60

That makes sense. Here is my NFL list.

50s Otto Graham, Unitas, Dick Lane, Raymond Berry, Brown
60s Nitschke, Deacon Jones, Bob Lilly, Butkus, Sayers
70s Simpson, Page, Greene, Lambert, Payton
80s Montana, Taylor, Rice, R. White, B. Sanders
90s E. Smith, Favre, R. Lewis, P. Manning, Moss
00s Brady, Brees, Tomlinson, Fitzgerald, Rodgers

Great lists.
Starr over Lane?
I'd be tempted to take Ed Reed over Tomlinson.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Great lists.
Starr over Lane?
I'd be tempted to take Ed Reed over Tomlinson.

I originally had Reed on but bumped him for Fitz. Starr is definitely worthy too, it was down to him, Berry and Marchetti for my last 50s slot.

On the Baseball list Murray and R Johnson were my 6th picks. I prefer Koufax's peak over Gibson's career and I love Gibby. I really need 10 for the 50s, that was the most talented decade by far.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by rats60

I originally had Reed on but bumped him for Fitz. Starr is definitely worthy too, it was down to him, Berry and Marchetti for my last 50s slot.

On the Baseball list Murray and R Johnson were my 6th picks. I prefer Koufax's peak over Gibson's career and I love Gibby. I really need 10 for the 50s, that was the most talented decade by far.

80s FB is tough too, leaving out Elway, Marino, B. Smith. and Lott.