Dive #94 · Prompt 3 of 7

Name someone who’s won MVP (NBA/NFL/MLB), Premier League Player of the Season, or won the Ballon d’Or

October 17, 2026: 324 accepted answers, grouped by tier from rarest to most obvious. Every answer in a tier scores the same.

Gem answers

Jim KonstantyKrillionHe became the first relief pitcher to win MLB MVP.
Mark MoseleyKrillionHe won NFL MVP as a kicker in 1982.

What players picked most

Share of this prompt's players, counted at 15:14 UTC on October 17. The tier was set before anyone played, so a common answer can still score high.

Answer	Tier	Players	Share
LeBron James	Plankton	47,833	8%
Lionel Messi	Plankton	42,457	7.1%
Michael Jordan	Plankton	35,976	6%
Stephen Curry	Plankton	17,281	2.9%
Kobe Bryant	Plankton	16,633	2.8%
Cristiano Ronaldo	Plankton	15,911	2.7%
Luka Modrić	Schooler	14,297	2.4%
Tom Brady	Plankton	12,956	2.2%
Pavel Nedvěd	Deep cut	12,691	2.1%
Michael Owen	Rare	12,347	2.1%

All 324 answers, by tier

The number after an answer is how many players gave it; no number means nobody had, as of 15:14 UTC on October 17.

Krillion100 pts · 1,000 m · 2 answers · 2 picked by someone

Jim Konstantygem answer934
Mark Moseleygem answer2,342

Deep cut85 pts · 850 m · 120 answers · 120 picked by someone

Ada Hegerberg322
Al Rosen77
Alan Page349
Allan Simonsen575
Bert Jones85
Bob Cousy2,963
Bob Elliott50
Bob McAdoo1,223
Bob O'Farrell6
Bob Pettit3,108
Bobby Shantz54
Boog Powell40
Boomer Esiason134
Brian Sipe110
Bucky Walters51
Carl Hubbell3
Charlie Gehringer9
Chuck Klein24
Dale Murphy142
Dave Cowens867
Dave Parker121
Dazzy Vance16
Denis Law1,359
Denny McLain24
Dick Allen49
Dick Groat38
Dizzy Dean94
Dolph Camilli175
Don Baylor70
Don Newcombe11
Dwight Yorke281
Earl Campbell83
Earl Morrall16
Eddie Collins42
Elston Howard9
Ernie Lombardi71
Flórián Albert359
Fran Tarkenton265
Frank McCormick6
Frank Schulte10
Frankie Frisch10
Fred Lynn64
Freddie Ljungberg214
Gabby Hartnett5
George Bell126
George Burns32
George Foster19
George Sisler18
Gianni Rivera99
Hal Newhouser21
Hank Sauer51
Hristo Stoichkov2,045
Ihor Belanov512
Jackie Jensen22
Jake Daubert5
Jean-Pierre Papin1,038
Jeff Burroughs17
Jim Bottomley1
Jim Rice565
Jim Taylor23
Jimmie Foxx100
Joe Gordon85
Joe Medwick5
Joe Theismann157
John Brodie64
Johnny Evers11
Josef Masopust290
Juan González105
Juninho Paulista282
Justin Morneau178
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge837
Ken Anderson185
Ken Boyer22
Ken Caminiti111
Ken Stabler60
Kevin Keegan2,280
Kevin Mitchell108
Kevin Phillips563
Larry Brown32
Larry Doyle7
Lefty Grove46
Lou Boudreau12
Luis Suárez Miramontes37
Marty Marion127
Matthias Sammer959
Maury Wills184
Megan Rapinoe208
Mickey Cochrane12
Mo Vaughn102
Mort Cooper73
Nellie Fox56
Norm Van Brocklin46
Oleh Blokhin218
Omar Sívori126
Orlando Cepeda6
Paolo Rossi232
Paul Hornung39
Paul Waner5
Pavel Nedvěd12,691
Phil Cavarretta2
Phil Rizzuto25
Raymond Kopa304
Rich Gannon517
Roger Peckinpaugh11
Roman Gabriel62
Roy Campanella25
Shaun Alexander871
Spud Chandler39
Stanley Matthews3,337
Steve McNair285
Terry Pendleton59
Thurman Thomas77
Tris Speaker24
Vida Blue119
Wes Unseld3,251
Willie Hernández81
Willie McGee44
Willis Reed443
Y. A. Tittle81
Zoilo Versalles117

Rare60 pts · 600 m · 147 answers · 147 picked by someone

Adrian Peterson2,644
Aitana Bonmatí541
Alan Shearer3,047
Albert Pujols678
Alexia Putellas523
Alfredo Di Stéfano3,098
Allen Iverson3,362
Andre Dawson158
Andrew McCutchen201
Andriy Shevchenko5,679
Barry Larkin30
Barry Sanders741
Bart Starr663
Bill Russell2,356
Bill Walton1,897
Bob Gibson90
Bobby Charlton1,339
Brooks Robinson71
Bruno Fernandes3,021
Buster Posey548
Cal Ripken Jr.407
Carl Yastrzemski81
Charles Barkley1,817
Chipper Jones230
Christian Yelich1,034
Clayton Kershaw542
Cody Bellinger592
David Robinson376
Dennis Eckersley102
Dirk Nowitzki2,385
Don Mattingly100
Dustin Pedroia476
Eden Hazard2,926
Emmitt Smith2,666
Ernie Banks65
Eusébio940
Fabio Cannavaro5,557
Frank Lampard1,359
Frank Robinson76
Frank Thomas107
Franz Beckenbauer2,570
Freddie Freeman552
Gareth Bale1,905
George Best2,670
George Brett179
George Weah4,497
Gerd Müller1,315
Giancarlo Stanton106
Hakeem Olajuwon1,761
Hank Greenberg41
Harmon Killebrew59
Ichiro Suzuki787
Iván Rodríguez36
Jamie Vardy6,892
Jason Giambi49
Jeff Bagwell46
Jeff Kent173
Jim Brown494
Jimmy Rollins178
Joe DiMaggio362
Joe Mauer266
Joe Morgan49
Joe Torre330
Joey Votto267
Johan Cruyff3,943
John Elway664
Johnny Bench71
Johnny Unitas360
José Abreu416
José Altuve511
José Canseco149
Josh Donaldson626
Josh Hamilton376
Julius Erving728
Justin Verlander680
Kaká8,117
Karl Malone1,186
Keith Hernandez78
Kevin De Bruyne2,738
Kevin Garnett887
Kirk Gibson43
Kris Bryant512
Kurt Warner577
LaDainian Tomlinson682
Larry Walker153
Lawrence Taylor499
Lev Yashin12,334
Lothar Matthäus641
Lou Gehrig323
Luís Figo1,399
Marco van Basten1,983
Marcus Allen41
Marshall Faulk131
Matt Ryan1,035
Michael Owen12,347
Michel Platini2,535
Miguel Cabrera565
Miguel Tejada119
Mike Schmidt167
Moses Malone1,480
N'Golo Kanté1,469
Nemanja Vidić4,513
Oscar Robertson1,307
Patrick Vieira82
Paul Goldschmidt270
Pete Rose399
Peter Schmeichel259
Phil Foden2,401
Reggie Jackson203
Rickey Henderson367
Rivaldo799
Roberto Baggio460
Roberto Clemente207
Robin Yount114
Rod Carew38
Rodri6,139
Roger Clemens179
Roger Maris88
Rogers Hornsby71
Rollie Fingers123
Ronald Acuña Jr.415
Rúben Dias325
Ruud Gullit779
Ruud van Nistelrooy396
Ryan Braun309
Ryan Howard159
Ryne Sandberg62
Sammy Sosa532
Sandy Koufax161
Stan Musial117
Steve Garvey25
Steve Nash9,028
Steve Young407
Terrell Davis300
Terry Bradshaw394
Thurman Munson52
Tim Duncan1,402
Ty Cobb352
Vincent Kompany153
Virgil van Dijk1,339
Vladimir Guerrero312
Walter Johnson21
Walter Payton701
Willie Mays221
Willie McCovey15
Willie Stargell40
Yogi Berra130

Schooler30 pts · 300 m · 43 answers · 43 picked by someone

Aaron Judge1,709
Aaron Rodgers2,939
Alex Rodriguez721
Barry Bonds1,391
Brett Favre1,507
Bryce Harper839
Cam Newton1,132
Dan Marino810
Derrick Rose8,142
Erling Haaland7,238
Giannis Antetokounmpo3,946
Hank Aaron543
Jackie Robinson1,904
James Harden1,923
Joe Montana1,459
Joel Embiid1,839
Josh Allen3,719
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2,372
Karim Benzema5,057
Ken Griffey Jr.526
Kevin Durant3,409
Lamar Jackson3,724
Larry Bird11,089
Luis Suárez3,209
Luka Modrić14,297
Magic Johnson3,696
Matthew Stafford1,910
Mickey Mantle743
Mike Trout1,191
Mohamed Salah5,382
Mookie Betts847
Nikola Jokić4,158
O. J. Simpson1,270
Ousmane Dembélé8,581
Ronaldinho7,265
Ronaldo Nazário713
Russell Westbrook2,333
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander3,255
Ted Williams665
Thierry Henry4,959
Wayne Rooney6,203
Wilt Chamberlain2,691
Zinedine Zidane4,678

Plankton10 pts · 100 m · 12 answers · 12 picked by someone

Babe Ruth6,573
Cristiano Ronaldo15,911
Kobe Bryant16,633
LeBron James47,833
Lionel Messi42,457
Michael Jordan35,976
Patrick Mahomes3,083
Peyton Manning3,899
Shaquille O’Neal7,471
Shohei Ohtani8,884
Stephen Curry17,281
Tom Brady12,956

Questions about this prompt

What is the rarest answer to “Name someone who’s won MVP (NBA/NFL/MLB), Premier League Player of the Season, or won the Ballon d’Or”?

The rarest tier on this sheet is Krillion, worth 100 points. Its 2 answers are Jim Konstanty and Mark Moseley.

How many answers does “Name someone who’s won MVP (NBA/NFL/MLB), Premier League Player of the Season, or won the Ballon d’Or” accept?

324 answers, in 5 tiers: Krillion 2 (100 points), Deep cut 120 (85 points), Rare 147 (60 points), Schooler 43 (30 points), Plankton 12 (10 points). Every answer in a tier scores the same.

What was the most common answer to “Name someone who’s won MVP (NBA/NFL/MLB), Premier League Player of the Season, or won the Ballon d’Or”?

LeBron James, given by 47,833 players (8%) as of 15:14 UTC on October 17. It sits in the Plankton tier, worth 10 points.

Is my answer to “Name someone who’s won MVP (NBA/NFL/MLB), Premier League Player of the Season, or won the Ballon d’Or” accepted?

Type it in the Check your answer box at the top of this page, or find it in the tier lists, which run A to Z. If the game corrected your spelling, look for the corrected form.