| 100% | KINER | 5 | Ralph ___, Hall-of-Fame baseball player and longtime New York Mets broadcaster |
| 51% | GIL | 3 | Hodges in the New York Mets Hall of Fame |
| 45% | GIL | 3 | New York Mets Hall of Famer ___ Hodges |
| 43% | GILHODGES | 9 | World Series-winning manager of the 1969 New York Mets who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | CARNEGIE | 8 | New York Hall of fame |
| 42% | EARLMONROE | 10 | Hall of Fame New York Knicks shooting guard nicknamed "The Pearl": 2 wds. |
| 42% | BASEBALL | 8 | Its Hall of Fame is in Cooperstown, New York |
| 41% | RICHIEASHBURN | 13 | 1950s batting champ, Hall of Famer, and longtime Phillies broadcaster |
| 41% | KEN | 3 | New Baseball Hall of Fame inductee ___ Griffey, Jr. |
| 40% | HALAS | 5 | Pro Football Hall of Fame coach who once played for the New York Yankees |
| 40% | ROBINSONCANO | 12 | New York Mets infielder who is one of three active players with over 2,500 hits (2 wds.) |
| 40% | KINER | 5 | Ralph in the Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 39% | PEDRO | 5 | Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Martínez |
| 39% | MACK | 4 | Hall of Fame baseball manager Connie |
| 39% | CASEY | 5 | Hall of Fame baseball manager Stengel |
| 38% | YOGIBERRA | 9 | Hall of Fame baseballer with many "isms" |
| 38% | BONJOVI | 7 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band from New Jersey |
| 37% | VIC | 3 | Hall of Fame tennis player __ Seixas |
| 37% | STICKBALL | 9 | Focus of a sports hall of fame in New York City |
| 37% | EARLWEAVER | 10 | Longtime Orioles manager in the Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 36% | IBA | 3 | Hall of Fame inductee and basketball coach Henry ___ |
| 36% | MET | 3 | New York baseball player |
| 36% | YANKEE | 6 | New York baseball player |
| 36% | METS | 4 | New York baseball players |
| 36% | GIANTS | 6 | New York baseball team that sent future Hall of Famers Bill Terry and Carl Hubbell to the first 28-Across |
| 36% | TYCOBB | 6 | First player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 36% | MELOTT | 6 | Former Giants player in the Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 36% | MASLIN | 6 | Longtime New York Times film and literary critic Janet |
| 36% | GARYCARTER | 10 | Hall of Fame Expos/Mets catcher with over 1,000 RBIs and 2,000 career hits: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MIKEPIAZZA | 10 | Hall of Fame Dodgers/Mets catcher with over 1,000 RBIs and 2,000 career hits: 2 wds. |