| 100% | MEANGENE | 8 | Rhyming nickname for wrestling Hall-of-Famer Okerlund |
| 67% | THELIP | 6 | Nickname for baseball Hall of Famer Durocher |
| 67% | BIGHURT | 7 | Nickname for Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Thomas |
| 65% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for Basketball Hall of Famer Julius Erving (2 wds.) |
| 65% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for basketball Hall of Famer Erving: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 56% | BIGO | 4 | Nickname for the Basketball Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson |
| 56% | NEON | 4 | Nickname for Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders |
| 53% | IVAN | 4 | Hall of Famer Rodriguez, nicknamed "Pudge" |
| 52% | MRCUB | 5 | Nickname for Baseball Hall-of-Famer Ernie Banks |
| 52% | THEBIGO | 7 | Nickname for basketball Hall-of-Famer Oscar Robertson |
| 52% | THEIRONHORSE | 12 | Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig's nickname: 3 wds. |
| 52% | YANKEECLIPPER | 13 | Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio's nickname: 2 wds. |
| 52% | SULTANOFSWAT | 12 | Hall of Famer Babe Ruth's nickname: 3 wds. |
| 52% | DREAM | 5 | Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon's nickname (with "The") |
| 51% | AARON | 5 | Baseball Hall of Famer nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank" |
| 51% | EARL | 4 | *NBA Hall of Famer nicknamed "The Pearl" |
| 51% | SISLER | 6 | Baseball Hall of Famer nicknamed Gorgeous George |
| 51% | OTT | 3 | Baseball Hall of Famer nicknamed "Master Melvin" |
| 51% | JIM | 3 | Hall of Famer Palmer who pitched 19 seasons for Baltimore |
| 51% | THEANSWER | 9 | NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson's nickname |
| 51% | MAYS | 4 | Baseball hall of famer nicknamed "Say Hey Kid" |
| 51% | OZZIE | 5 | Baseball Hall of Famer Smith nicknamed "the Wizard" |
| 51% | VLAD | 4 | MLB Hall of Famer Guerrero, nicknamed ___ the Impaler |
| 51% | EARL | 4 | ___ Monroe, Basketball Hall of Famer nicknamed "The Pearl" |
| 51% | SWEDE | 5 | Golf Hall of Famer Annika Sörenstam, for one |
| 51% | COOLPAPABELL | 12 | Baseball Hall of Famer known for his speed |
| 50% | LISA | 4 | Hall of Famer ___ Leslie who played for the Los Angeles Sparks |
| 50% | NATE | 4 | Basketball Hall of Famer Archibald whose nickname is "Tiny" |
| 50% | RICE | 4 | Hall of Famer who holds the record for most career touchdown receptions |
| 50% | MARIANO | 7 | Hall of Famer Rivera who holds the MLB record for career saves |