| 100% | SHOHEI | 6 | With 35-Across, pitcher for the Angels who won the American League MVP award in 2021 |
| 64% | MIKETROUT | 9 | Center fielder for the Angels who won his third American League MVP award in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 54% | SHOHEIOHTANI | 12 | Los Angeles Angels pitcher, outfielder, and designated hitter who won the 2021 American League Most Valuable Player Award (2 wds.) |
| 53% | JOSEABREU | 9 | First baseman for the White Sox who won the American League MVP award in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 50% | SHOHEIOHTANI | 12 | Angels pitcher and outfielder who won the 2021 ESPY Award for Best MLB Player (2 wds.) |
| 47% | JAYJOHNSON | 10 | Head coach of 35-Across who won league championships with the University of Nevada in 2015 and the University of Arizona in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 47% | JORDAN | 6 | Michael ___, American former basketball player who started his career in 1984 with the Chicago Bulls and won six NBA Finals MVP Awards |
| 47% | NICKI | 5 | With 33-Across, "Anaconda" rapper who won the BET Award for Best New Artist in 2010 |
| 45% | TIMLINCECUM | 11 | Giants starting pitcher who won the NL Cy Young Award in 2009 with only 15 wins: 2 wds. |
| 45% | FELIXHERNANDEZ | 14 | Mariners starting pitcher who won the AL Cy Young Award in 2010 with only 13 wins: 2 wds. |
| 45% | JACOBDEGROM | 11 | Mets starting pitcher who won the NL Cy Young Award in 2018 with only 10 wins: 2 wds. |
| 45% | DAVID | 5 | With 34-Across, Red Sox pitcher who won the MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award in 2018 |
| 45% | TREVORSTORY | 11 | American baseball shortstop who won the National League Shortstop Silver Slugger Award in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 45% | SHANEBIEBER | 11 | Cleveland Indians starting pitcher who won the American League Triple Crown and the 2020 Cy Young Award (2 wds.) |
| 45% | KEITH | 5 | With 35-Across, "Pitch Black" actor who won the 2016 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator for "Jackie Robinson" |
| 45% | MIKETROUT | 9 | LA Angel who won the AL MVP award in 2014, 2016, and 2019: 2 wds. |
| 44% | JONATHANINDIA | 13 | Reds infielder who won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 44% | SANTINO | 7 | With 38-Across, "Tootsie" actor who won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical |
| 44% | IGGYAZALEA | 10 | "Fancy" rapper who won the American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 44% | CORBINBURNES | 12 | Milwaukee Brewers pitcher who won the 2021 National League Cy Young Award (2 wds.) |
| 44% | EMILYHENRY | 10 | 18-Across, 26-Across, and 35-Across novelist who won the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance (2 wds.) |
| 43% | GERRITCOLE | 10 | Right-handed starting pitcher who won the 2023 American League Cy Young Award (2 wds.) |
| 43% | TURNER | 6 | Matt ___, American soccer player who won the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year award in 2021 |
| 43% | SHOHEIOHTANI | 12 | Right-handed starting pitcher who won the 2023 American League Most Valuable Player Award (2 wds.) |
| 43% | DONNEWCOMBE | 11 | Dodgers pitcher who won both the Cy Young Award and MVP honors in 1956: 2 wds. |
| 43% | CLAYTONKERSHAW | 14 | Dodgers pitcher who won both the Cy Young Award and MVP honors in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SANDYKOUFAX | 11 | Dodgers pitcher who won both the Cy Young Award and MVP honors in 1963: 2 wds. |
| 43% | NEIL | 4 | With 15-Across, "How I Met Your Mother" actor who won a 2014 Tony Award for starring in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" |
| 42% | RANDYAROZARENA | 14 | Tampa Bay Rays outfielder who won the 2021 American League Rookie of the Year Award (2 wds.) |
| 42% | SAMSMITH | 8 | "Love Goes" singer who won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Artist in 2021: 2 wds. |