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Sports Card Market Cap - Top 50 Athletes

Rolling 12-Month Sport Card Market Cap - Updated Monthly 

Last Update:  5/1/2024

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Sports card market valuations for individual athletes differ from those of publicly traded companies. They are influenced by factors like card rarity, condition, player performance, and market trends. 


To determine a sports card market cap, we analyze the latest and most accurate sales data from auction sites and specialized marketplaces. The provided data shows a rolling 12-month market cap for the top 50 selling athletes, with certain athletes entering or exiting the top 50 based on market movement. 


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Note: As of 2/1/2024, disproportionate sales data has lead to the removal of certain auction houses and marketplace data from our market cap analysis.  We continue to review all sales from every online marketplace that publicly releases sales data, and we may include additional marketplace sales data into future market cap analysis.  At this time eBay sales data is the only data represented in the Sports Card Market Cap. 

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Top 50 Athletes - Sports Card Market Cap (12-Month)

May 1, 2023 - April 30, 2024


The Top 50 athletes make up ~40% of the total eBay Singles Trading Card Sales (Sports).

#1   Michael Jordan  🏀  (HOF)

Prior 12-Month Ranking # 1

3-Month Ranking # 1

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1-Month Ranking # 1

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#2   Shohei Ohtani  ⚾️

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3-Month Ranking # 4

Prior 3-Month Ranking # 5

1-Month Ranking # 4

Prior 1-Month Ranking # 3

#3   LeBron James  🏀

Prior Month's Ranking # 3

3-Month Ranking # 6

Prior 3-Month Ranking # 6

1-Month Ranking # 5

Prior 1-Month Ranking # 5

#4  Patrick Mahomes II  🏈

Prior Month's Ranking #4


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#5   Victor Wembanyama  🏀

Prior Month's Ranking #8

#6   Tom Brady  🏈  (Retired)

Prior Month's Ranking #5

#7  Kobe Bryant  🏀  (HOF)

Prior Month's Ranking #6

#8   Brock Purdy  🏈

Prior Month's Ranking #7

#9   C.J. Stroud  🏈

Prior Month's Ranking #12

#10   Stephen Curry  🏀

Prior Month's Ranking #10

#11   Joe Burrow  🏈

Prior Month's Ranking #9

#12   Mickey Mantle  ⚾️  (HOF)

Prior Month's Ranking #11

#13   Luka Doncic  🏀

Prior Month's Ranking #13

#14   Elly De La Cruz  ⚾️

Prior Month's Ranking #17

#15   Mike Trout  ⚾️

Prior Month's Ranking #15

#16   Justin Herbert  🏈

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#17   Trevor Lawrence  🏈

Prior Month's Ranking #13

#18   Ronald Acuna Jr.  ⚾️

Prior Month's Ranking #18

#19   Ken Griffey Jr.  ⚾️  (HOF)

Prior Month's Ranking #19

#20   Anthony Edwards  🏀

Prior Month's Ranking #24

#21   Lionel Messi  ⚽️

Prior Month's Ranking #21

#22   Jalen Hurts  🏈

Prior Month's Ranking #20

#23   Josh Allen (QB)  🏈

Prior Month's Ranking #23

#24   Jordan Love  🏈

Prior Month's Ranking #25

#25   Julio Rodriguez  ⚾️

Prior Month's Ranking #22

#26   Kenny Pickett  🏈

Prior Month's Ranking #26

#27   Paolo Banchero  🏀

Prior Month's Ranking #28

#28  Justin Fields  🏈

Prior Month's Ranking #27

#29   Chet Holmgren  🏀

Prior Month's Ranking #31

#30   Giannis Antetokounmpo  🏀

Prior Month's Ranking #30

#31   Corbin Carroll  ⚾️

Prior Month's Ranking #33

#32   Aaron Judge  ⚾️

Prior Month's Ranking #29

#33   Tua Tagovailoa  🏈

Prior Month's Ranking #32

#34   Jackson Holliday  ⚾️

Prior Month's Ranking #41

#35   Nikola Jokic  🏀

Prior Month's Ranking #37

#36   Babe Ruth  ⚾️ (HOF)

Prior Month's Ranking #35

#37   Derek Jeter  ⚾️  (HOF)

Prior Month's Ranking #36

#38   Anthony Richardson 🏈

Prior Month's Ranking #49

#39   Jayson Tatum  🏀

Prior Month's Ranking #38

#40   Ja Morant  🏀

Prior Month's Ranking #34

#41   Larry Bird  🏀  (HOF)

Prior Month's Ranking #39

#42   Magic Johnson  🏀  (HOF)

Prior Month's Ranking #40

#43   Lamar Jackson  🏈

Prior Month's Ranking #46

#44   Nolan Ryan  ⚾️  (HOF)

Prior Month's Ranking #42

#45   Willie Mays  ⚾️  (HOF)

Prior Month's Ranking #43

#46   Hank Aaron  ⚾️  (HOF)

Prior Month's Ranking #44

# 47  Caitlin Clark 🏀

Prior Month's Ranking #NA

# 48  Connor Bedard  🏒

Prior Month's Ranking #NA

#49   Wayne Gretzky  🏒  (HOF)

Prior Month's Ranking #46

#50   Bobby Witt Jr.  ⚾️

Prior Month's Ranking #50

Who fell out of the Top 50?

Wander Franco (#48)

Erling Haaland (#50)

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