Head to head
Dominican Republic vs. Nicaragua
Dominican Republic leads in 15 of 15 categories.
| Dominican Republic | Category | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| 937 | Major leaguers | 16 |
| 82.2 | Per million people | 2.3 |
| 145 | Active in 2025 | 3 |
| 5 | Hall of Famers | 0 |
| 317 | All-Star selections | 6 |
| 7 | MVP awards | 0 |
| 5 | Cy Young awards | 0 |
| 9 | Rookies of the Year | 0 |
| 48 | Gold Gloves | 0 |
| 180,076 | Career hits (all players) | 1,911 |
| 19,770 | Home runs (all players) | 124 |
| 15,807 | Stolen bases (all players) | 315 |
| 7,954 | Pitching wins (all players) | 493 |
| 118,509 | Strikeouts (all pitchers) | 4,962 |
| 5,655 | Saves (all pitchers) | 45 |
Population: approximate current figures. Career totals add up every player born in each country.
Dominican Republic
Most over-represented: shortstop, 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 Albert Pujols 3,384
- 2 Adrián Beltré 3,166
- 3 Robinson Canó 2,639
- 4 Vladimir Guerrero 2,590
- 5 Julio Franco 2,586
Hits H
- 1 Marvin Benard 714
- 2 Everth Cabrera 450
- 3 David Green 374
- 4 Cheslor Cuthbert 269
- 5 Dennis Martínez 74
Home runs
Home runs HR
- 1 Albert Pujols 703
- 2 Sammy Sosa 609
- 3 Manny Ramírez 555
- 4 David Ortiz 541
- 5 Adrián Beltré 477
Home runs HR
- 1 Marvin Benard 54
- 2 David Green 31
- 3 Cheslor Cuthbert 27
- 4 Everth Cabrera 12
- 5 Tony Chevez 0
Wins
Wins W
- 1 Bartolo Colón 247
- 2 Juan Marichal 243
- 3 Pedro Martínez 219
- 4 Ervin Santana 151
- 5 Johnny Cueto 144
Wins W
- 1 Dennis Martínez 245
- 2 Vicente Padilla 108
- 3 Erasmo Ramírez 43
- 4 Albert Williams 35
- 5 Jonathan Loaisiga 19
Strikeouts
Strikeouts K
- 1 Pedro Martínez 3,154
- 2 Bartolo Colón 2,535
- 3 Juan Marichal 2,303
- 4 Ervin Santana 1,978
- 5 Johnny Cueto 1,857
Strikeouts K
- 1 Dennis Martínez 2,149
- 2 Vicente Padilla 1,121
- 3 Erasmo Ramírez 650
- 4 Albert Williams 262
- 5 Jonathan Loaisiga 232