Future MLB Hall of Famers that Collectors Ignore

Gwynn, Griffey, and Thomas Offer Excellent Value to Collectors

September 25, 2005

By Adam McFarland

When it comes to future Hall of Famers, one would assume that nearly all of them are in high demand with collectors – after all, there have only been 258 players inducted into the Hall of Fame in baseball’s illustrious history! However, for some reason, there are players that are expected Hall of Famers that are relatively ignored by collectors. While autographed photos of more popular future Hall of Famers like Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, and Randy Johnson can cost $100 or more, there are many others whose autographed photos can be had for less than $50.

According to baseball-reference.com, there are 12 pitchers and 35 batters that should be future Hall of Famers (see table). Below are six players that offer collectors great value for their money:

Sure Fire Hall of Famers for $50 or Less
Tony Gwynn
Ken Griffey Jr
Frank Thomas

Borderline Hall of Famers for $25 or Less
Albert Belle
Edgar Martinez
Barry Larkin

Future Hall of Famers and How Much You Should Expect to Pay for Their Autographs
HOF Monitor (Likely HOFer > 100)*	Player	Signed Photo**	HOF Monitor (Likely HOFer > 100)*	Player	Signed Photo**
353	Barry Bonds	$100	313	Roger Clemens	$75
277	Tony Gwynn	$50	304	Randy Johnson	$100
236	Cal Ripken Jr	$75	240	Greg Maddux	$75
211	Alex Rodriguez	$75	181	Pedro Martinez	$50
204	Ken Griffey Jr	$50	154	Tom Glavine	$40
193	Roberto Alomar	$40	151	Curt Schilling	$50
191	Sammy Sosa	$80	138	Mariano Rivera	$50
186	Rickey Henderson	$50	128	John Smoltz	$30
182	Ivan Rodriguez	$75	126	John Franco	NA
179	Frank Thomas	$35	103	David Cone	$25
169	Mark McGwire	$150	101	Mike Mussina	$50
167	Mike Piazza	$75	100	Trevor Hoffman	$15
156	Rafael Palmeiro	$50
156	Manny Ramirez	$60
153	Todd Helton	$40
149	Jeff Bagwell	$35
147	Larry Walker	$30
140	Bernie Williams	$65
134	Albert Belle	$25
134	Vladimir Guerrero	$50
132	Derek Jeter	$100
131	Edgar Martinez	$25
125	Craig Biggio	$35
124	Chipper Jones	$40
121	Gary Sheffield	$50
120	Juan Gonzalez	$35
118	Barry Larkin	$15
115	Nomar Garciaparra	$50
114	Jim Thome	$30
114	Andres Galarraga	$20
114	Ichiro Suzuki	$75
109	Albert Pujols	$75
104	Omar Vizquel	$20
103	Jose Canseco	$20
100	Fred McGriff	$25
*Based on the baseball-reference.com Hall of Fame Monitor
**Values from the October 2005 Issue of Tuff Stuff Magazine