Every badge trade and every star's fame, aggregated by franchise — from the first blockbuster to the latest deal in the archive.
Badge trades per 100 deals by decade — rates, not raw counts, so eras with sparser records stay comparable. ⓘA badge trade is any deal that earned one of the 4 badges: Hall of Famer, Cultural icon, Top-5 pick, or Multiple 1st-rounders.
| Decade | Trades | Hall of Famer | Cultural icon | Top-5 pick | Multiple 1st-rounders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 3 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1930s | 9 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 0.0 |
| 1940s | 70 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| 1950s | 249 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| 1960s | 245 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 2.4 |
| 1970s | 907 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| 1980s | 275 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 7.6 |
| 1990s | 369 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 12.5 |
| 2000s | 425 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 12.7 |
| 2010s | 691 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 7.4 |
| 2020s | 630 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
Counts of deals where the franchise was on the hall of famer-involved side, shown per 100 trades so older franchises don't win on longevity alone. ⓘA Hall of Fame player was traded in this deal
Counts of deals where the franchise was on the cultural icon-involved side, shown per 100 trades so older franchises don't win on longevity alone. How cultural icons are defined. ⓘA player with elite cultural fame (top tier of Wikipedia attention) was traded in this deal
Counts of deals where the franchise was on the top-5 pick-involved side, shown per 100 trades so older franchises don't win on longevity alone. ⓘA top-5 draft pick was traded in this deal
Counts of deals where the franchise was on the multiple 1st-rounders-involved side, shown per 100 trades so older franchises don't win on longevity alone. ⓘTwo or more first-round draft picks were traded in this deal
Net flow of player fame through trades — fame acquired minus fame traded away, over the franchise's whole history. ⓘOnly players traded as established veterans count; a draft pick that later became a star doesn't credit the original deal. Higher means the franchise has been a net buyer of star power.
Franchises need 50+ trades in the archive to appear on the leaderboards. Defunct leagues are excluded. See methodology for how badges and fame scores are computed.