I think you are confusing under rated card values versus under rated player rankings. I would agree that Gibson's cards are undervalued especially his high number 59 topps RC. But as a player I feel he is over rated, that does not mean he wasn't great, but compared to other pitchers, even from that era. Compare his stats and numbers to Jim Palmer and then try and guess why Gibson's RC is so much more than Palmer's? Maris RC as another poster stated is so high due to 61 and being a Yankee for a portion of his career.
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