Under appreciated Hall of Famers

[rats60]

Roberto Clemente, Sandy Koufax and Satchel Paige as well as Jackie Robinson.

From age 28 to 37 Jackie Robinson had 63.8 WAR. From age 28 to 37 Roberto Clemente had 70.1 WAR.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I think Mays and Aaron have gained in stature over the years.

[Casey2296]

Sam Crawford & Napoleon Lajoie.

[Bigdaddy]

Rick Ferrell cards have been fire lately.

[Jason19th]

I would argue that the answer to the op question is no. I cannot think of a single HoFer who has become appreciated later on. The only possible exception is Larry Doby who has increased a bit over the last ten years and may jump up if he ever gets his due celebration for integrating the American League. You could also argue that Dihigo has seen a jump but I thinks that just do to the later “discovery” of his cards
I just don’t see any likely players for the jump. I would argue that part of the problem is that the game is played so differently now and it’s harder and harder to compare stats

[G1911]

I cannot think of any real example of where a HOF player was actively underrated and their prices then rose to the level of their statistical play.

Guys who have risen tend to rise with the market. Much has been made of Mays pricing lately, but before his rise he was already the number 2 or 3 non-rookie player in all his sets. Sure, he should be #1 instead of #2 statistically but it’s difficult to call that underrated.

Players either get popular or they don’t, objective statistics rarely dethrone the overrated or elevate the underrated in a popularity contest.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I think Mays and Aaron have gained in stature over the years.

+1

I think overall, left handed HOF pitchers in general (with the exception of maybe Koufax) don’t get the hobby love they deserve. Spahn, Carlton, Hubbell, Grove, Ford, etc. were the best of the best but still seem to be considered second tier HOFers in the hobby, at least in my experience.

[Johnny630]

I wouldn’t focus on The Who Could Be the Next Best Thing....I stay focused on the guys who got me there... Cobb, Ruth, Jackie, Mantle, and Mays.

[bbcard1]

My candidate for most underrated hall of famer would be Charlie Gehringer. He is not recognized at the level he performed. Probably a lot had to do with him playing in Detriot and he had a naturally quiet demeanor.

"He'd (Charlie Gehringer) say hello at the start of Spring Training and goodbye at the end of the season and the rest of the time he let his bat and glove do all the talking for him." - Cobb, Ty. Inside the Baseball Hall of Fame. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Simon & Schuster. 2 April 2013. Page 136.

[BearBailey]

I think Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron’s prices have left under appreciated territory.
Joe Morgan and Steve Carlton still in n the under appreciated prices.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by BearBailey

I think Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron’s prices have left under appreciated territory.
Joe Morgan and Steve Carlton still in n the under appreciated prices.

I was thinking Morgan is the most under-appreciated. Probably the second best 2B of all-time, only behind Hornsby. But his card prices don't come anywhere close to reflecting that and there is never any "buzz" about him.