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⚾ Baseball Card Pulse · week 42

The most popular baseball players on the Card Pulse this week

This is the KidCard Card Pulse for Baseball: a daily score for which baseball players collectors are chasing and which baseball cards are worth the most right now. Ozzie Smith, George Brett, Nolan Ryan are leading this week.

Most popular baseball players

Ranked by Pulse score: sales, price movement and deal-hunter finds.

  1. 1Ozzie Smith1981 Topps Ozzie Smith #25456pulse
  2. 2George Brett1981 Topps George Brett #70053pulse
  3. 3Nolan Ryan1981 Topps Nolan Ryan #24049pulse
  4. 4Tim Raines1981 Topps Tim Raines #47946pulse
  5. 5Mike Schmidt1981 Topps Mike Schmidt #54043pulse
  6. 6Vince Coleman1988 Donruss Collector Baseball Trading Card Diamond Kings Vince Coleman #1942pulse
  7. 71981 Topps #687 A’s Jeff Jones Baseball Card1981 Topps #687 A’s Jeff Jones Baseball Card42pulse
  8. 8Rickey Henderson1981 Topps Rickey Henderson #26139pulse
  9. 9Pete Rose1981 Topps Pete Rose #18036pulse
  10. 10Jaxson DartTopps 2026 Certified Chrome ProFiles Insert Jaxson Dart Giants #TP-2434pulse
  11. 111985 Topps San Francisco GIants Baseball Card1985 Topps San Francisco GIants Baseball Card34pulse
  12. 121988 Topps Team Leaders TL Boston Red Sox #211988 Topps Team Leaders TL Boston Red Sox #2134pulse
  13. 13#75 Reggie Smith Los Angeles Dodgers 1981 Topps All Star Cb15#75 Reggie Smith Los Angeles Dodgers 1981 Topps All Star Cb1534pulse
  14. 141981 Topps #96 A's Future Stars Dave Beard Ernie Camacho Pat Dempsey Baseball1981 Topps #96 A's Future Stars Dave Beard Ernie Camacho Pat Dempsey Baseball34pulse
  15. 15Dave Winfield - 1981 Topps #370 / San Diego Padres ⚾️ MLB HOF YankeesDave Winfield - 1981 Topps #370 / San Diego Padres ⚾️ MLB HOF Yankees42pulse
  16. 161981 Topps - Record Breaker #208 Willie Wilson ⚾️ Kansas City Royals1981 Topps - Record Breaker #208 Willie Wilson ⚾️ Kansas City Royals34pulse
  17. 17Topps Future Stars 1981 #244 MLB St. Louis Cardinals Landrum Rincon Olmsted RCTopps Future Stars 1981 #244 MLB St. Louis Cardinals Landrum Rincon Olmsted RC34pulse
  18. 18🃏VINTAGE N.L. CHAMPIONSHIPS - PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES #402 1981 TOPPS MLB BASEBALLVINTAGE N.L. CHAMPIONSHIPS - PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES #402 1981 TOPPS MLB BASEBALL34pulse
  19. 191981 TOPPS #526 PHILLIES MARTY BYSTROM/JAY LOVIGLIO/JIM WRIGHT (RC)1981 TOPPS #526 PHILLIES MARTY BYSTROM/JAY LOVIGLIO/JIM WRIGHT (RC)34pulse
  20. 20🃏Topps 1981 Bill Gullickson Montreal Expos Record Breaker Rookie Card #203Topps 1981 Bill Gullickson Montreal Expos Record Breaker Rookie Card #20334pulse
  21. 21Topps 2025 Greatest Hitz Insert Jameis Winston #25GH-JW New York GiantsTopps 2025 Greatest Hitz Insert Jameis Winston #25GH-JW New York Giants34pulse
  22. 22Fernando Valenzuela1981 Topps Fernando Valenzuela #30231pulse
  23. 23Harold Baines1981 Topps Harold Baines #34731pulse
  24. 24🃏Coca-Cola Parallels (Various)1981 Topps Coca-Cola Parallels (Various)26pulse
  25. 25Kirk Gibson1981 Topps Kirk Gibson #31521pulse
  26. 26🃏O-Pee-Chee Parallels (Various)1981 Topps O-Pee-Chee Parallels (Various)21pulse

Most valuable baseball cards

The top card per player by what it trades for on eBay right now.

  1. 1Nolan Ryan1981 Topps Nolan Ryan #240$662right now
  2. 2Fernando Valenzuela1981 Topps Fernando Valenzuela #302$564right now
  3. 3Rickey Henderson1981 Topps Rickey Henderson #261$250right now
  4. 4Harold Baines1981 Topps Harold Baines #347$220right now
  5. 5Tim Raines1981 Topps Tim Raines #479$124right now
  6. 6George Brett1981 Topps George Brett #700$83.90right now
  7. 7Mike Schmidt1981 Topps Mike Schmidt #540$80.00right now
  8. 8Ozzie Smith1981 Topps Ozzie Smith #254$64.99right now
  9. 91981 Topps #96 A's Future Stars Dave Beard Ernie Camacho Pat Dempsey Baseball1981 Topps #96 A's Future Stars Dave Beard Ernie Camacho Pat Dempsey Baseball$2.00right now
  10. 10Dave Winfield - 1981 Topps #370 / San Diego Padres ⚾️ MLB HOF YankeesDave Winfield - 1981 Topps #370 / San Diego Padres ⚾️ MLB HOF Yankees$2.00right now
  11. 11Topps Future Stars 1981 #244 MLB St. Louis Cardinals Landrum Rincon Olmsted RCTopps Future Stars 1981 #244 MLB St. Louis Cardinals Landrum Rincon Olmsted RC$2.00right now
  12. 12🃏VINTAGE N.L. CHAMPIONSHIPS - PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES #402 1981 TOPPS MLB BASEBALLVINTAGE N.L. CHAMPIONSHIPS - PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES #402 1981 TOPPS MLB BASEBALL$1.95right now
  13. 131981 TOPPS #526 PHILLIES MARTY BYSTROM/JAY LOVIGLIO/JIM WRIGHT (RC)1981 TOPPS #526 PHILLIES MARTY BYSTROM/JAY LOVIGLIO/JIM WRIGHT (RC)$1.85right now
  14. 141981 Topps #687 A’s Jeff Jones Baseball Card1981 Topps #687 A’s Jeff Jones Baseball Card$1.77right now
  15. 151981 Topps - Record Breaker #208 Willie Wilson ⚾️ Kansas City Royals1981 Topps - Record Breaker #208 Willie Wilson ⚾️ Kansas City Royals$1.50right now

How a player climbs the Pulse

A player climbs the Pulse when more cards are selling, prices are moving up and deal hunters keep spotting bargains. The most valuable card on the board right now is the 1981 Topps Nolan Ryan #240, around $662.

What demand means

Demand means how many people want a card compared with how many exist. Big games, drafts and news send more collectors after the same few cards, so prices rise; when the buzz fades they drift back. That is why the list changes every week.

Questions kids ask

Who is the most popular baseball player on the Pulse right now?
Ozzie Smith is #1 this week.
What is the most valuable baseball card this week?
The 1981 Topps Nolan Ryan #240, around $662 on our board.
How is the Pulse score worked out?
From how much a card trades, how its price has moved over the last month, and how often it turns up underpriced. It updates a few times a day.
Is this a price guide?
No. It is a popularity score for kids and families. Prices are what we see on eBay, and they change.

Scores update a few times a day; the write-up is refreshed every week. Not a price guide and not advice: collect what you love.

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