It probably all balances out in the end. While a Cobb may have been "kept" more by people I also suspect Cobb may have been "more handled" by others as they were more likely to keep one in their wallet, pocket, or whatever the case may be thus causing more damage, loss, etc.
When it comes to borderline HOFers and the like there wouldn't be any appreciable difference. Also keep in mind that some HOFers were lesser known than their non-HOfer counterparts back in the day. People like Hal Chase, Larry Doyle, and Mike Donlin were much better known than some that eventually made it into Cooperstown (ie Ray Schalk, Bobby Wallace, etc)
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