Card Guides by Year
Year-by-year guides to the sets, rookies and key cards that defined each release window, updated for 2026.
- 1960s Cards: Topps Era, Namath, Pete Rose, Bobby Orr, Wilt Chamberlain
- 1970s Cards: Topps Monopoly Era, Gretzky Rookie, and the Pre-Grading Hobby
- 1980s Cards: Jordan Rookie Era and the Modern Multi-Manufacturer Hobby
- 1990s Cards: Junk Wax Era and Insert Revolution
- 2000s Cards: LeBron, Brady, Crosby, Pujols Era
- 2010s Cards: Prizm Era and Pre-Boom Hobby
- 2015 Cards: The Bryant, Correa & Wiggins Year Hub
- 2016 Cards: The Dak, McDavid and Towns Year Hub
- 2017 Cards: The Mahomes and Judge Year Hub
- 2018 Cards: The Ohtani, Acuna, and World Cup Year Hub
- 2019 Cards: The Pre-Pandemic Baseline, Rookies, Sets, and Prices
- 2020 Cards: The Boom Year, Rookies, Sets, and Prices
- 2020s Cards: Pandemic Boom to K-Shape Era
- 2021 Cards: The Peak Year, Rookies, Sets, and Prices
- 2022 Cards: Rookies, Sets, and Prices
- 2023 Cards: Rookies, Sets, and Prices
- 2024 Cards: Rookies, Sets, and Prices
- 2025 Cards: Sets, Rookies, and Prices
- Pre-1960 Cards: T206, Goudey, 1952 Topps Mantle, 1957 Topps Jim Brown, 1948 Bowman Mikan