Looking Back at 2018

Total Number of Cubs cards in the collection from 2018: I've got 516 Cubs cards from 2018, which is right in the middle for the decade, fifth place.

Total Number of brands collected: 28 different brands.  Seen for the first time were Big League, Living Set, and National Baseball Card Day.

Brands and number of Cubs cards:
Topps - 144
Allen & Ginter - 56
Autographs - 3
Archives - 12
Big League - 19
Bowman - 18
Bowman's Best - 2
Chronicles - 2
Chrome - 12
Diamond King - 10
Donruss - 20
Factory team set - 17
Finest - 5
Fire - 10
Gallery - 12
Gold Label - 7
Gypsy Queen - 11
Heritage - 62
Holiday - 10
Living Set - 6
National Baseball Card Day - 10
Opening Day - 18
Pro Debut - 4
Relics - 1
Stadium Club - 15
Topps Stickers - 10

Ernie Banks - 13
Billy Williams - 4

The player with the most cards: Kris Bryant tops the list for the third consecutive time, with 92 cards.  That number got a big boost from the 30 card Kris Bryant Highlights insert set.

The nastiest looking card: A two-way tie.  I couldn't decide between the ironic card of Drew Smyly with the odd smile or the Big League Sketch card that gives Bryant a too-big head.

 

My favorite card: Another two-way tie, with two cards of players from the past.  Diamond King did a nice job colorizing the Hartnett picture, and since he is a catcher, the lack of logos didn't matter.  The picture on the Billy Williams card looks to be from 1971, when Billy was the absolute best in the eyes of this nine-year-old.