Head to head
Puerto Rico vs. Nicaragua
Puerto Rico leads in 15 of 15 categories.
| Puerto Rico | Category | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| 310 | Major leaguers | 16 |
| 96.9 | Per million people | 2.3 |
| 27 | Active in 2025 | 3 |
| 5 | Hall of Famers | 0 |
| 170 | All-Star selections | 6 |
| 6 | MVP awards | 0 |
| 1 | Cy Young awards | 0 |
| 6 | Rookies of the Year | 0 |
| 79 | Gold Gloves | 0 |
| 102,604 | Career hits (all players) | 1,911 |
| 10,835 | Home runs (all players) | 124 |
| 5,767 | Stolen bases (all players) | 315 |
| 2,022 | Pitching wins (all players) | 493 |
| 25,187 | Strikeouts (all pitchers) | 4,962 |
| 1,294 | Saves (all pitchers) | 45 |
Population: approximate current figures. Career totals add up every player born in each country.
Puerto Rico
Most over-represented: shortstop, at 2.1× the all-time MLB rate.
Nicaragua
Too few players for a reliable positional fingerprint.
Top five, side by side
Hits
Hits H
- 1 Roberto Clemente 3,000
- 2 Iván Rodríguez 2,844
- 3 Carlos Beltrán 2,725
- 4 Roberto Alomar 2,724
- 5 Orlando Cepeda 2,351
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 Carlos Delgado 473
- 2 Carlos Beltrán 435
- 3 Juan González 434
- 4 Orlando Cepeda 379
- 5 Iván Rodríguez 311
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 Javier Vázquez 165
- 2 Juan Pizarro 131
- 3 Jaime Navarro 116
- 4 Jose Berrios 108
- 5 Joel Pineiro 104
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 Javier Vázquez 2,536
- 2 Juan Pizarro 1,522
- 3 Jose Berrios 1,481
- 4 Jaime Navarro 1,113
- 5 Joel Pineiro 1,058
Strikeouts K
- 1 Dennis Martínez 2,149
- 2 Vicente Padilla 1,121
- 3 Erasmo Ramírez 650
- 4 Albert Williams 262
- 5 Jonathan Loaisiga 232