| 100% | BUNNING | 7 | Hall of Fame pitcher Jim ___, who became a US senator from Kentucky |
| 51% | BRADLEY | 7 | Basketball pro Bill ___, who became a US senator from New Jersey |
| 45% | KAAT | 4 | Hall of Fame pitcher Jim |
| 44% | CATFISHHUNTER | 13 | Hall of Fame A's and Yankees pitcher who's nicknamed after a whiskered bottom-feeder: 2 wds. |
| 43% | HANKAARON | 9 | Hall of Fame Braves slugger with 755 home runs who was honored with a 2024 US postage stamp: 2 wds. |
| 43% | GRANDY | 6 | Fred ___, actor turned politician who became a member of the US House of Representatives from Iowa in 1986 |
| 41% | RYUN | 4 | Former mile record-holder Jim ___, who became a US congressman from Kansas |
| 41% | SPAHN | 5 | Hall of Fame pitcher Warren with the most wins by a lefty |
| 40% | RYAN | 4 | Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan who holds the MLB career record for strikeouts |
| 40% | JIM | 3 | Hall of Fame pitcher Palmer who won three World Series with the Baltimore Orioles |
| 40% | TOMSEAVER | 9 | Mets Hall of Fame pitcher with a line of wines: 2 wds. |
| 40% | JOANBENOIT | 10 | US Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame runner who won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 39% | TEDWILLIAMS | 11 | Red Sox left fielder, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1966, who became the Senators' manager in 1969: 2 wds. |
| 39% | PHIL | 4 | Hall of Fame coach Jackson who won a record 11 NBA championships |
| 38% | DRYSDALE | 8 | Hall of Fame Dodgers pitcher Don who threw six consecutive shutouts in 1968 |
| 38% | KNUTEROCKNE | 11 | College Football Hall of Fame coach on a 1988 U.S. commemorative postage stamp who worked as a mail dispatcher at a Chicago post office for four years (2 wds.) |
| 38% | CATFISHHUNTER | 13 | 1960s-1970s Athletics/Yankees Hall of Fame pitcher who never played in the minor leagues: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SANDYKOUFAX | 11 | Hall of Fame Dodgers pitcher who recorded three "immaculate" innings in his career: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ORTIZ | 5 | 2022 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee who gave a bilingual induction speech |
| 37% | RANDYJOHNSON | 12 | Hall of Fame Astros/Diamondbacks pitcher who recorded two "immaculate" innings in his career: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CORYBOOKER | 10 | US senator from New Jersey and 2020 presidential candidate who follows a vegan diet: 2 wds. |
| 37% | WALTERJOHNSON | 13 | Senators pitcher who was inducted in the first Hall of Fame ceremony: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JOHNWOODEN | 10 | Basketball Hall of Fame coach honored on a 2024 U.S. postage stamp (2 wds.) |
| 37% | TOMSEAVER | 9 | Hall of Fame pitcher |
| 37% | MARIANORIVERA | 13 | Hall of Fame pitcher |
| 37% | PEDROMARTINEZ | 13 | Hall of Fame pitcher |
| 37% | NOLANRYAN | 9 | Hall of Fame pitcher |
| 36% | LEE | 3 | MLB Hall of Fame relief pitcher Smith who led the National League in saves three times |
| 36% | NOLAN | 5 | Hall of Fame pitcher Ryan |
| 36% | DON | 3 | Hall of Fame pitcher Drysdale |