Head to head
Cuba vs. Panama
Cuba leads in 15 of 15 categories.
| Cuba | Category | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| 453 | Major leaguers | 79 |
| 41.2 | Per million people | 17.6 |
| 33 | Active in 2025 | 6 |
| 6 | Hall of Famers | 2 |
| 132 | All-Star selections | 53 |
| 3 | MVP awards | 1 |
| 1 | Cy Young awards | 0 |
| 6 | Rookies of the Year | 1 |
| 17 | Gold Gloves | 0 |
| 81,096 | Career hits (all players) | 21,299 |
| 6,911 | Home runs (all players) | 1,759 |
| 6,008 | Stolen bases (all players) | 2,017 |
| 2,931 | Pitching wins (all players) | 473 |
| 32,177 | Strikeouts (all pitchers) | 6,495 |
| 1,321 | Saves (all pitchers) | 775 |
Population: approximate current figures. Career totals add up every player born in each country.
Cuba
Most over-represented: first base, at 1.6× the all-time MLB rate.
Panama
Most over-represented: shortstop, at 1.8× the all-time MLB rate.
Top five, side by side
Hits
Hits H
- 1 Rafael Palmeiro 3,020
- 2 Tony Pérez 2,732
- 3 Bert Campaneris 2,249
- 4 Minnie Miñoso 2,113
- 5 Tony Taylor 2,007
Hits H
- 1 Rod Carew 3,053
- 2 Carlos Lee 2,273
- 3 Ben Oglivie 1,615
- 4 Manny Sanguillén 1,500
- 5 Roberto Kelly 1,390
Home runs
Home runs HR
- 1 Rafael Palmeiro 569
- 2 José Canseco 462
- 3 Tony Pérez 379
- 4 José Abreu 263
- 5 Tony Oliva 220
Home runs HR
- 1 Carlos Lee 358
- 2 Ben Oglivie 235
- 3 Héctor López 136
- 4 Roberto Kelly 124
- 5 Rod Carew 92
Wins
Wins W
- 1 Luis Tiant 229
- 2 Dolf Luque 194
- 3 Mike Cuéllar 185
- 4 Liván Hernández 178
- 5 Camilo Pascual 174
Wins W
- 1 Mariano Rivera 82
- 2 Bruce Chen 82
- 3 Juan Berenguer 67
- 4 Ramiro Mendoza 59
- 5 Randall Delgado 30
Strikeouts
Strikeouts K
- 1 Luis Tiant 2,416
- 2 Camilo Pascual 2,167
- 3 Liván Hernández 1,976
- 4 Mike Cuéllar 1,632
- 5 Aroldis Chapman 1,331
Strikeouts K
- 1 Mariano Rivera 1,173
- 2 Bruce Chen 1,140
- 3 Juan Berenguer 975
- 4 Randall Delgado 465
- 5 Ramiro Mendoza 463