Head to head
Venezuela vs. Nicaragua
Venezuela leads in 15 of 15 categories.
| Venezuela | Category | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| 500 | Major leaguers | 16 |
| 17.7 | Per million people | 2.3 |
| 92 | Active in 2025 | 3 |
| 1 | Hall of Famers | 0 |
| 177 | All-Star selections | 6 |
| 4 | MVP awards | 0 |
| 3 | Cy Young awards | 0 |
| 3 | Rookies of the Year | 0 |
| 63 | Gold Gloves | 0 |
| 121,578 | Career hits (all players) | 1,911 |
| 11,546 | Home runs (all players) | 124 |
| 8,246 | Stolen bases (all players) | 315 |
| 3,239 | Pitching wins (all players) | 493 |
| 47,229 | Strikeouts (all pitchers) | 4,962 |
| 1,676 | Saves (all pitchers) | 45 |
Population: approximate current figures. Career totals add up every player born in each country.
Venezuela
Most over-represented: shortstop, at 1.9× the all-time MLB rate.
Nicaragua
Too few players for a reliable positional fingerprint.
Top five, side by side
Hits
Hits H
- 1 Miguel Cabrera 3,174
- 2 Omar Vizquel 2,877
- 3 Luis Aparicio 2,677
- 4 Bobby Abreu 2,470
- 5 José Altuve 2,388
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 Miguel Cabrera 511
- 2 Andrés Galarraga 399
- 3 Eugenio Suárez 325
- 4 Salvador Pérez 303
- 5 Magglio Ordóñez 294
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 Félix Hernández 169
- 2 Freddy Garcia 156
- 3 Johan Santana 139
- 4 Carlos Zambrano 132
- 5 Anibal Sanchez 116
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 Félix Hernández 2,524
- 2 Johan Santana 1,988
- 3 Anibal Sanchez 1,774
- 4 Carlos Carrasco 1,696
- 5 Carlos Zambrano 1,637
Strikeouts K
- 1 Dennis Martínez 2,149
- 2 Vicente Padilla 1,121
- 3 Erasmo Ramírez 650
- 4 Albert Williams 262
- 5 Jonathan Loaisiga 232