Try “Clemente”, “San Pedro”, “Venezuela” or “MVP”.

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    Head to head

    Cuba vs. Nicaragua

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    Cuba leads in 15 of 15 categories.

    CubaCategoryNicaragua
    453 Major leaguers 16
    41.2 Per million people 2.3
    33 Active in 2025 3
    6 Hall of Famers 0
    132 All-Star selections 6
    3 MVP awards 0
    1 Cy Young awards 0
    6 Rookies of the Year 0
    17 Gold Gloves 0
    81,096 Career hits (all players) 1,911
    6,911 Home runs (all players) 124
    6,008 Stolen bases (all players) 315
    2,931 Pitching wins (all players) 493
    32,177 Strikeouts (all pitchers) 4,962
    1,321 Saves (all pitchers) 45

    Population: approximate current figures. Career totals add up every player born in each country.

    Cuba

    Cuba Pitcher: 0.77×; Catcher: 0.89×; First base: 1.59×; Second base: 1.10×; Third base: 1.20×; Shortstop: 1.38×; Outfield: 1.18× Pitcher: 0.77×Catcher: 0.89×First base: 1.59×Second base: 1.10×Third base: 1.20×Shortstop: 1.38×Outfield: 1.18× PC1B2B3BSSOF
    Cuba MLB average (1.0×)

    Most over-represented: first base, at 1.6× the all-time MLB rate.

    Nicaragua

    Too few players for a reliable positional fingerprint.

    Top five, side by side

    Hits

    Hits H

    1. 1 Rafael Palmeiro 3,020
    2. 2 Tony Pérez 2,732
    3. 3 Bert Campaneris 2,249
    4. 4 Minnie Miñoso 2,113
    5. 5 Tony Taylor 2,007

    Hits H

    1. 1 Marvin Benard 714
    2. 2 Everth Cabrera 450
    3. 3 David Green 374
    4. 4 Cheslor Cuthbert 269
    5. 5 Dennis Martínez 74

    Home runs

    Home runs HR

    1. 1 Rafael Palmeiro 569
    2. 2 José Canseco 462
    3. 3 Tony Pérez 379
    4. 4 José Abreu 263
    5. 5 Tony Oliva 220

    Home runs HR

    1. 1 Marvin Benard 54
    2. 2 David Green 31
    3. 3 Cheslor Cuthbert 27
    4. 4 Everth Cabrera 12
    5. 5 Tony Chevez 0

    Wins

    Wins W

    1. 1 Luis Tiant 229
    2. 2 Dolf Luque 194
    3. 3 Mike Cuéllar 185
    4. 4 Liván Hernández 178
    5. 5 Camilo Pascual 174

    Wins W

    1. 1 Dennis Martínez 245
    2. 2 Vicente Padilla 108
    3. 3 Erasmo Ramírez 43
    4. 4 Albert Williams 35
    5. 5 Jonathan Loáisiga 19

    Strikeouts

    Strikeouts K

    1. 1 Luis Tiant 2,416
    2. 2 Camilo Pascual 2,167
    3. 3 Liván Hernández 1,976
    4. 4 Mike Cuéllar 1,632
    5. 5 Aroldis Chapman 1,331

    Strikeouts K

    1. 1 Dennis Martínez 2,149
    2. 2 Vicente Padilla 1,121
    3. 3 Erasmo Ramírez 650
    4. 4 Albert Williams 262
    5. 5 Jonathan Loáisiga 232