| 100% | GOOSEGOSSAGE | 12 | Yankees reliever with a "bird" nickname who threw the pitch in the Pine Tar Incident: 2 wds. |
| 45% | DONLARSEN | 9 | Yankees pitcher who threw a perfect game in the 1956 World Series: 2 wds. |
| 45% | DONLARSEN | 9 | Yankees pitcher who pitched a perfect game in the World Series on 10/8/56: 2 wds. |
| 44% | GERRITCOLE | 10 | Pitcher who signed a $324 million contract with the Yankees in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ALEXRODRIGUEZ | 13 | Third baseman who signed a $275 million contract with the Yankees in 2007: 2 wds. |
| 44% | AARONJUDGE | 10 | Right fielder who signed a $360 million contract with the Yankees in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 43% | GEORGEBRETT | 11 | Royals third baseman who hit the home run in the July 24, 1983 Pine Tar Incident: 2 wds. |
| 42% | JIMABBOTT | 9 | One-handed Yankees pitcher who threw a no-hitter in 1993 and never played in the minor leagues: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DAVIDCONE | 9 | Yankees pitcher who threw a perfect game in 1999: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DOMINGOGERMAN | 13 | Yankees pitcher who threw a perfect game in 2023: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DONMATTINGLY | 12 | Former Yankees slugger who hit a record six grand slam home runs in the 1987 season: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname of the 76ers legend with a cameo in "Hustle": 2 wds., abbr. |
| 39% | THURMANMUNSON | 13 | Yankees catcher who was a 7-time All-Star in the 1970s: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ARIANAGRANDE | 12 | "7 Rings" singer who reimagined 18-Across in a 2024 hit with the same title: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALLIEREYNOLDS | 13 | Yankees pitcher who threw two no-hitters in a single season in 1951: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MATTHASSELBECK | 14 | Quarterback who was a starter with the Indianapolis Colts in 2015 at age 40: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BRETTFAVRE | 10 | Quarterback who was a starter with the Minnesota Vikings in 2010 at age 41: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | Golfer who won the 2008 U.S. Open with a double fracture in his tibia: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DOUGFLUTIE | 10 | Quarterback who was a starter with the San Diego Chargers in 2005 at age 42: 2 wds. |
| 38% | GEORGSOLTI | 10 | Hungarian-British artist who holds the record for the most Grammy Awards won in a lifetime, with 31: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CURTSCHILLING | 13 | Red Sox pitcher who played in the 2004 World Series with a damaged ankle: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JOHNMELLENCAMP | 14 | "Jack & Diane" singer who had a hit in 1986 with "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.": 2 wds. |
| 38% | LEEGREENWOOD | 12 | "I.O.U." singer who had a hit in 2001 with "God Bless the U.S.A.": 2 wds. |
| 37% | MEGANTHEE | 9 | With 46-Across, "Savage" rapper who both hosted and was the musical act in a 2022 "SNL" episode: 2 wds. |
| 37% | PRINCESSPEACH | 13 | Royal character in the Super Mario games who wears a pink dress with a gold crown: 2 wds. |
| 37% | KENNETH | 7 | With 37-Across, Scottish author who wrote "The Wind in the Willows": 2 wds. |
| 37% | ALEXRODRIGUEZ | 13 | Former Yankees slugger who, in his 2012 children's book, is a young baseballer learning the value of practice: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DEREKJETER | 10 | American baseball shortstop nicknamed "Captain Clutch" who spent his entire MLB career with the New York Yankees: 2 wds. |
| 37% | KEVINDURANT | 11 | NBA player, now with the Phoenix Suns, who signed a lifetime endorsement deal with Nike in 2023: 2 wds. |
| 37% | PATRICKSWAYZE | 13 | "Dirty Dancing" star who had a top 10 hit with "She's Like the Wind" in 1988: 2 wds. |