Most undervalued HOFers

[bcbgcbrcb]

I’m surprised only one mention of Musial. His career stats top every single player mentioned here and his cards might be a little more pricey than most mentioned here but nowhere near the Mantle/Mays/Aaron/Clemente/Jackie/Williams/DiMaggio realm.

[Jay Wolt]

I'd go w/ Warren Spahn
all time winningest lefty w/ 363 wins

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

I’m surprised only one mention of Musial. His career stats top every single player mentioned here and his cards might be a little more pricey than most mentioned here but nowhere near the Mantle/Mays/Aaron/Clemente/Jackie/Williams/DiMaggio realm.

Used to be Musial. That was when the Propagandas Montiel was bringing $500 instead of $5000.

[vintage321]

1) musial
2) steve carlton
3) bob gibson

[bk400]

+1 for Spahn and Musial.

The Musial Propagandas is on my wish list, but I'm priced out. That said, it would probably be multiples more expensive if it were an Aaron or a Mantle rookie card of comparable rarity.

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by vintage321

1) musial
2) steve carlton
3) bob gibson

Just noticed recently how cheap Gibson autos are.

[Balticfox]

Jim Kaat, Luis Aparicio, Nellie Fox, Ernie Banks and Bobby Richardson are five more names that have not been mentioned. Check out their Gold Glove wins as well as their other numbers.

[ValKehl]

Most undervalued? Edgar Charles "Sam" Rice, of course!! Except for Walter Johnson, no player had a greater career with the Washington Senators than Sam Rice! Okay, I realize this isn't saying much!

[molenick]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

Jim Kaat, Luis Aparicio, Nellie Fox, Ernie Banks and Bobby Richardson are five more names that have not been mentioned. Check out their Golden Glove wins as well as their other numbers.

Bobby Richardson is probably a favorite of many because he played on some great Yankee teams, and he did win five Gold Glove awards. And I think he is the only player to win a World Series MVP while playing on a losing team (1960).

But he is not in the Hall of Fame and his offensive numbers are not good: .266/.299/.335 for old school slash numbers and .634 OPS, 77 OPS+ new school.

The other choices seems like good ways to get a HOFer from a set without paying too much (although I feel like Banks is more expensive). There are several players from different eras where you can get a HOF type card without it being too costly: Wallace, Sewell, Bancroft, Averill, Haines, Ferrell, Slaughter, etc., etc.

I don't know if that means they are undervalued...but if you want a HOFer, they will cost less than many others.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by molenick

Bobby Richardson is probably a favorite of many because he played on some great Yankee teams....

I included Richardson in my list despite that detail.

[jingram058]

Chuck Klein.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Chuck Klein.

I came here to say this, but from an autograph perspective. He passed away young, was nearly non-responsive through the mail and additionally had others signing mail requests on his behalf. Being a Phillie on some truly awful teams certainly didn't help matters any. Adding to this is how little he was appreciated post-career and how it took decades for him to be inducted. It feels like he's truly forgotten about. Finding his autograph on anything decent, even a nice index card, is actually quite the challenge. He's usually encountered on multi-signed album pages which can be had for what I feel is a pittance.

Another fellow who deserves more value is Hugh Duffy. While he was with the Red Sox for so long after his playing days and was responsive to autograph requests, it seems as though he simply wasn't flooded with as much mail as other HOFers of his era who also passed in the 1950's. It's just strange to me. Another factor to consider regarding Duffy's autograph is that there is so often some sort of condition flaw; be it a smear, a bad pen, or simply an unappealing autograph due to advancements of Duffy's age. Finding a nice signature on any medium is always more difficult.

[RayBShotz]

All Pitchers.

Such an undervalued aspect of the hobby is the hitter value bias.

The pitchers are such an important part of the history of the game and one of the biggest reasons I have followed the sport all my life.
Only a very few are fairly valued.
Bu that could just be me.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Brent G.

Just noticed recently how cheap Gibson autos are.

Doesn't mean they are undervalued per se though. That dude signed a ton. So did Bob Feller.