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Mexico vs. Panama

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Dead even in 7 of 15 categories.

MexicoCategoryPanama
152 Major leaguers 79
1.2 Per million people 17.6
15 Active in 2025 6
0 Hall of Famers 2
30 All-Star selections 53
0 MVP awards 1
1 Cy Young awards 0
1 Rookies of the Year 1
4 Gold Gloves 0
16,627 Career hits (all players) 21,299
1,461 Home runs (all players) 1,759
550 Stolen bases (all players) 2,017
2,196 Pitching wins (all players) 473
28,518 Strikeouts (all pitchers) 6,495
1,148 Saves (all pitchers) 775

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

Mexico

Mexico Pitcher: 1.29×; Catcher: 0.69×; First base: 0.48×; Second base: 0.91×; Third base: 1.33×; Shortstop: 1.37×; Outfield: 0.39× Pitcher: 1.29×Catcher: 0.69×First base: 0.48×Second base: 0.91×Third base: 1.33×Shortstop: 1.37×Outfield: 0.39× PC1B2B3BSSOF
Mexico MLB average (1.0×)

Most over-represented: shortstop, at 1.4× the all-time MLB rate.

Panama

Panama Pitcher: 0.85×; Catcher: 0.80×; First base: 1.39×; Second base: 1.17×; Third base: 0.86×; Shortstop: 1.75×; Outfield: 1.00× Pitcher: 0.85×Catcher: 0.80×First base: 1.39×Second base: 1.17×Third base: 0.86×Shortstop: 1.75×Outfield: 1.00× PC1B2B3BSSOF
Panama MLB average (1.0×)

Most over-represented: shortstop, at 1.8× the all-time MLB rate.

Top five, side by side

Hits

Hits H

  1. 1 Vinny Castilla 1,884
  2. 2 Jorge Orta 1,619
  3. 3 Aurelio Rodríguez 1,570
  4. 4 Bobby Ávila 1,296
  5. 5 Mel Almada 706

Hits H

  1. 1 Rod Carew 3,053
  2. 2 Carlos Lee 2,273
  3. 3 Ben Oglivie 1,615
  4. 4 Manny Sanguillén 1,500
  5. 5 Roberto Kelly 1,390

Home runs

Home runs HR

  1. 1 Vinny Castilla 320
  2. 2 Jorge Orta 130
  3. 3 Aurelio Rodríguez 124
  4. 4 Erubiel Durazo 94
  5. 5 Isaac Paredes 92

Home runs HR

  1. 1 Carlos Lee 358
  2. 2 Ben Oglivie 235
  3. 3 Héctor López 136
  4. 4 Roberto Kelly 124
  5. 5 Rod Carew 92

Wins

Wins W

  1. 1 Fernando Valenzuela 173
  2. 2 Esteban Loaiza 126
  3. 3 Yovani Gallardo 121
  4. 4 Jorge De La Rosa 104
  5. 5 Ismael Valdez 104

Wins W

  1. 1 Mariano Rivera 82
  2. 2 Bruce Chen 82
  3. 3 Juan Berenguer 67
  4. 4 Ramiro Mendoza 59
  5. 5 Randall Delgado 30

Strikeouts

Strikeouts K

  1. 1 Fernando Valenzuela 2,074
  2. 2 Yovani Gallardo 1,584
  3. 3 Óliver Pérez 1,546
  4. 4 Esteban Loaiza 1,382
  5. 5 Jorge De La Rosa 1,273

Strikeouts K

  1. 1 Mariano Rivera 1,173
  2. 2 Bruce Chen 1,140
  3. 3 Juan Berenguer 975
  4. 4 Randall Delgado 465
  5. 5 Ramiro Mendoza 463