Worst Baseball Card Designs of All Time

[@jimc.goodfellas]

As someone who grew up in the Junk Wax Era, I kinda think that 1991 Fleer may be the worst of the worst

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

Certainly in the running

[@jaynesemurfin5621]

1980s fleer sets could easily occupy 5 of the spots by themselves. How was 1983 fleer not even mentioned easily the ugliest card ever made, followed closely by 68 topps

[@scottt3286]

1990 Donruss is really bad too

[@BearIslandComics]

So now we need a BEST baseball card designs of all time video, wherein you explain why 1987 Topps will never be beaten

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

It's on my list of future episodes!

[@mcpw1818]

Ah man, I love those 41 Goudey’s! They have an attractive spectral quality, in my opinion. The 70’s, the decade of all that is tacky, is breathing a sigh of relief here. Somehow the sets from that decade didn’t get any worse than the mere blandness of 73, 78, and 79. And you have to respect the boldness of the colors of 72 and 75.

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

I've tried so hard to like the 41 Goudey, I have two of them, but they just leave me angry.

[@BaseballCardBrothers]

One of the best videos I have seen on KZbin in a long time! Too many stale and low effort videos roaming around… totally agree with everything except 2002 is not the worst ever… in my opinion 2021 is worse…

[@DoubleDvintagebaseballcards]

Such a great video I agree with all of them except 2002 I kinda like it

[@tibbiesbelanger4034]

2002 black refractor/52 are pretty good looking

[@jlui1200]

In defense of the 2021 Topps set, if you put two or more cards side-by-side, those diagonal lines that the video host here dislikes so much, those lines join together and connect the cards together, creating what I think is some nice visual continuity from card to card.

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

Heh, I'm sure they looked great on the uncut sheet...

[@rumblehat4357]

1990 Topps is pretty bad.

[@fairweathercards]

I was about ready to throw some hate if you listed the wood grains. Thankfully you appreciate good wood. Lol. Great video.

[@vintagesportscards8265]

I ❤ wood grain cards! And how do you leave off M.P & company? And the parade of ugly mistakes. But another great video always look forward to them!

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

Wood grain was everywhere! No surprise it ended up on cards, too

[@riverview9320]

Whoa - atrocious Babe Ruth card. Looks like the artist wanted to make Rommell look like Ty Cobb - ha.

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

It looked more like Cobb than Rommell!

[@carlmohr9941]

When I first saw 1990 Donruss I thought I scored some printing errors. Nope. The whole set looking like it has chicken pox! Totally agree on 91 Fleer.

[@davidmassengale2922]

1999 topps is another series where it's hard to read the players name, unless you can get the light to reflect off of it.

[@BlackJaxxx]

worst ever

[@danbernstein4050]

Great video thank you. I have never bern a fan of 1978 topps.

[@BlackJaxxx]

I would say that 1999 was a bad design, but there actually wasn't a design in 99. Worst ever

[@SantiagosFakeBeard]

You do a good job with your videos.

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

Thanks for that. I have a blast putting them together.

[@savoyspecial96]

Always looking forward to your vids👍👍. I gotta be one of those who has a soft spot for 1991 fleer as i grew up during that era and if i could enjoy 1990 Donruss with all that red tomato sauce then it gets a pass😂. If its Topps brand only then 1995 straight up sucks ... its horrendous🤣imo. If i had to choose for consecutive years 2019-2020-2021. From 2016 to 2020 someone must have had a problem against borders or a frame. While not horrible it just looks uninspiring and basically looks the same; changing the name plate and logo from diagonal/ horizontal/ vertical. I'm still a sucker and buying though🤣

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

The 2016-2021 era was odd, for sure. Years of full bleed design and busy graphics. 2022 was downright boring in comparison, and I loved it.

[@ACollectorsDream]

Great choices, thanks for sharing

[@dalethelander3781]

Did you EVEN look at the 1972 Topps set?

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

72 and 75 are perfect encapsulates of the early 70s aesthetic. They're dated now, but were perfect for their time.

[@AnthonyJBorzaroJr]

Is there anyway to get a hold of you? I'd like to give you some Phillies items I have as I trim down my collection. Thanks.

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

PhilliesBaseballCards @ gmail .com

[@daniellarsen889]

Score was pretty bad in the late 80s early 90s. especially when the packs were sealed hefty bags. 1992 Donruss was brutal as well. Trying to pull probably the nicest designs cards pre-chromium, Elite Series and having to open hundreds of '91 Donruss packs to get one.

[@danielbernier6095]

I agree with your five choices. There are definitely sets out there that leave one to believe that the manufactures took little care to put out a good product.

[@ernestcruz6316]

A baseball card jihad? Good video. I always hated the faux psychedelic 1972 Topps, because if you looked at enough of them, after a while you'd feel like your eyeballs were bleeding a friggin' rainbow. But over the years I guess it's grown on people, so I can understand why that set didn't make your list.

[@dalethelander3781]

The 1971 set, with the black borders that were easily maimed, were no prize, either. And, dammit, I could never get the Ty Cline card...

[@InverseToAversion]

1987-1989 Topps Baseball was a triple crown of ugly cards.

[@ThoseBackPages]

if you hate 2002 Topps, you must absolutely hate what Topps has done to it's "Topps Gold" parallel /20XX the last half dozen years or so.

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

Yup, the Golds vary in success. Some years there is too much diarrhea in the color. Other years it's ok.

[@tibbiesbelanger4034]

2004 topps is my favorite 2*** gold year

[@memphis370z]

Poor Ed Rommell! lol. Yet another great video; thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@anonymousYTviewer69]

1:13 wasnt the team that made that one ugly... and the 1987 schmidt in the first minute, the wood border.? i LIKED those cards!!! but i can see some may not... wouldnt call them "ugly"

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

I love the wood border sets. They get a lot of hate, but when you step back, everything was faux wood back then.

[@donwhiteley3293]

I didn't even know Goudey put out a set in 1941. Those are hideous. The 1995 and 2021 Topps don't bother me that much. I'd pick the 1983 Fleer and either the 1990 or 1991 Bowman. The '83 Fleer is just awful and those Bowman sets are the most boring looking cards I had the displeasure to collect.

[@user-hm5zb1qn6g]

well-produced episode. as a teen I hated the 78 set.

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

There have been several comments about 1978. I suppose I never saw it as anything but conservative...just not much going on.

[@RFP15]

I do not understand how 1995 Fleer doesn't make this list.

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

95 Fleer changed the game with the full bleed images. Props for the effort.

[@RFP15]

@@PhilliesBaseballCards Stadium Club did full bleed photos in 1991.

[@thomasalmerini471]

You have to include the return of Triple Play in 2012 and 2013. No one wanted animated cards!

[@johnkrolczyk2241]

The 1980 Topps cards are great lo0king, but the 1981 set was very uninspired!

[@gooddoctor500]

2002 Topps really is a hideous color.

[@riverview9320]

If I had bought that & opened it I would've been really mad!

[@farpointgamingdirect]

Those 1960 Fleer cards are abysmal

[@hognuckles]

Great video!

[@sammcmillan300]

I was with you until #1 - 2002 isn’t too bad. 1994 Topps had illegible player names like 1995.

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

Ok, then identify the color. Diarrhea Brown, or Diarrhea yellow? 🤣

[@johns.8246]

You forgot Panini Triple Play.

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

Panini is unlicensed garbage. All of it. Ugly and useless.

[@Philly_Joe]

FLEER!!!!! I agree with #1. I dislike and will not collect any cards that has photo's / drawings in black and white. Thanks!

[@David-fv7zg]

So my only question is, will you please continue to make videos when Topps hires you to fix their foolishness?

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

Heh. When Topps comes with a seven-figure contract, I'll def keep an opt-in clause for this channel. 🤣

[@peterb4871]

Great video

[@jpacrylicstudio145]

1990 Topps is awful.

[@jontafferofficial]

you've gotta be joking, topps 2002 is one of the best sets ever made!! :(

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

That color is unredeemable.

[@jontafferofficial]

@@PhilliesBaseballCards i don't love it, i don't hate it. what are your thoughts on the chrome then? the silver and the black refractors /50? and the gold. i think all those look really good with the design, they don't use the odd brown/yellow color

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

The Blacks are cool. The problem for my eye is that diarrhea color.

[@jontafferofficial]

@@PhilliesBaseballCards very fair

[@davidkuhn3970]

1:44. Milwaukee Brewers?

[@michaelyoung7974]

Don't they shoot you for drawing the prophet Muhammad? For the record, I don't mind conservative designs. I love 1978. That Babe Ruth looks like somebody out of The Little Rascals. Once you retire, I think you've got a great future as a baseball card designer, if you can even stand Fanatics.

[@christianwootton100]

Yeah the Prophet reference is questionable, hmmmm. 87 Topps and 88 Donruss I always thought were the least appealing, probably because of their abundance.

[@CollectingMaddux1987]

So I'm not trying to bash Bryce Harper, but the 2021 looks like he is taking a blue turd. Yes, I'm a 40 year old child

[@PhilliesBaseballCards]

It has turd elements to it for sure. Not as much as the 1923 Rommel fart face.

[@stereomois]

1995 Fleer is absolutely hideous for a set that tried too hard to be cool and daring. 1990 Bowman has no redeeming qualities (fight me here) Am not a fan of the 1988 and 90 Topps editions, although card designers didn't really try in 1990. Also hated 1991 Topps back then but has grown on me. Hard to pick modern ones because I am usually not impressed any more so hard to stand out either way