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Originally Posted by Kutcher55
I would point to the 1915 Cracker Jack set. His card sells for more than several players in that set that had better careers than he did and also didn't cheat at baseball. Among them Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner and Tris Speaker. Jackson cards sell for crazy money and yes it's not really something anyone can prove but I do think the cutesy nickname plays into it because it invokes an image of simpler times and people associate it with it nostalgically. Ultimately a card's value is what it is and collectors seem to just adore this guy and pay insane money for his cards.
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The issue with Joe Jackson is the number of cards he has in the market. No one would pick him over Cobb or Wagner, but they have a lot more cards. .356/.423/.517 OPS+ 170 says he was a pretty good hitter. That is 12th all time, 8th if you exclude Negro League Players and steroid users.