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Major leaguers from Nicaragua

16 players born in Nicaragua have reached the majors, starting in 1976. Marvin Benard leads all Nicaraguan-born players with 714 hits.

16Players
3Active in 2025
0Hall of Famers
6All-Star selections
0MVP awards
0Cy Young awards

Firsts

  1. 1976First major leaguer
    Dennis Martínez
  2. 1990First All-Star
    Dennis Martínez

Positional fingerprint

How often Nicaraguan-born players play each position, relative to all major leaguers in history.

Too few players for a reliable positional fingerprint.

All-time leaders

Batting

Hits H

  1. 1 Marvin Benard 714
  2. 2 Everth Cabrera 450
  3. 3 David Green 374
  4. 4 Cheslor Cuthbert 269
  5. 5 Dennis Martínez 74
  6. 6 Vicente Padilla 27
  7. 7 Erasmo Ramírez 2
  8. 8 Porfi Altamirano 1
  9. 9 Jonathan Loaisiga 0
  10. 10 Devern Hansack 0

Home runs HR

  1. 1 Marvin Benard 54
  2. 2 David Green 31
  3. 3 Cheslor Cuthbert 27
  4. 4 Everth Cabrera 12
  5. 5 Tony Chevez 0
  6. 6 Porfi Altamirano 0
  7. 7 Devern Hansack 0
  8. 8 Jonathan Loaisiga 0
  9. 9 Wilton Lopez 0
  10. 10 Oswaldo Mairena 0

Runs batted in RBI

  1. 1 Marvin Benard 260
  2. 2 David Green 180
  3. 3 Everth Cabrera 132
  4. 4 Cheslor Cuthbert 119
  5. 5 Dennis Martínez 33
  6. 6 Vicente Padilla 17
  7. 7 Erasmo Ramírez 1
  8. 8 Tony Chevez 0
  9. 9 Jonathan Loaisiga 0
  10. 10 Devern Hansack 0

Stolen bases SB

  1. 1 Everth Cabrera 138
  2. 2 Marvin Benard 105
  3. 3 David Green 68
  4. 4 Cheslor Cuthbert 3
  5. 5 Dennis Martínez 1
  6. 6 Tony Chevez 0
  7. 7 Devern Hansack 0
  8. 8 Porfi Altamirano 0
  9. 9 Jonathan Loaisiga 0
  10. 10 Wilton Lopez 0

Pitching

Wins W

  1. 1 Dennis Martínez 245
  2. 2 Vicente Padilla 108
  3. 3 Erasmo Ramírez 43
  4. 4 Albert Williams 35
  5. 5 Jonathan Loaisiga 19
  6. 6 Wilton Lopez 16
  7. 7 J. C. Ramirez 15
  8. 8 Porfi Altamirano 7
  9. 9 Oswaldo Mairena 2
  10. 10 Devern Hansack 2

Strikeouts K

  1. 1 Dennis Martínez 2,149
  2. 2 Vicente Padilla 1,121
  3. 3 Erasmo Ramírez 650
  4. 4 Albert Williams 262
  5. 5 Jonathan Loaisiga 232
  6. 6 Wilton Lopez 221
  7. 7 J. C. Ramirez 204
  8. 8 Porfi Altamirano 57
  9. 9 Oswaldo Mairena 21
  10. 10 Carlos Rodriguez 20

Saves SV

  1. 1 Wilton Lopez 11
  2. 2 Jonathan Loaisiga 8
  3. 3 Dennis Martínez 8
  4. 4 Vicente Padilla 6
  5. 5 Erasmo Ramírez 6
  6. 6 Albert Williams 2
  7. 7 Porfi Altamirano 2
  8. 8 J. C. Ramirez 2
  9. 9 Devern Hansack 0
  10. 10 Tony Chevez 0

Earned run average ERA

  1. 1 Dennis Martínez 3.70
  2. 2 Vicente Padilla 4.32

Minimum 1,000 innings.

Debuts by decade

Debuts by decade: Nicaragua 1970s: 2 2 '70 1980s: 3 3 '80 1990s: 2 2 '90 2000s: 4 4 '00 2010s: 4 4 '10 2020s: 1 1 '20

Top hometowns

  1. Managua3
  2. Chinandega2
  3. Pearl Lagoon2
  4. Rivas2
  5. Bluefields1
  6. Corn Island1
  7. Granada1
  8. León1
  9. Nandaime1
  10. Telica1
  11. Wiscaran Valley Ciudad Dario1

Hometown map: 11 towns

Circle size shows how many major leaguers were born there. Click a town for details. © OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

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All players (16)

16
Player Position Years HHRAVGWKERA
Dennis Martínez P 1976–1998 740.1422452,1493.70
Vicente Padilla P 1999–2012 270.1081081,1214.32
Marvin Benard OF 1995–2003 71454.271
Erasmo Ramírez P 2012–2025 20436504.34
Everth Cabrera SS 2009–2015 45012.246
David Green OF 1981–1987 37431.268
Cheslor Cuthbert 3B 2015–2020 26927.250
Albert Williams P 1980–1984 352624.24
Jonathan Loaisiga P 2018–2025 00192323.54
Wilton Lopez P 2009–2014 00162213.54
J. C. Ramirez P 2013–2019 00152044.71
Porfi Altamirano P 1982–1984 107574.03
Oswaldo Mairena P 2000–2002 221
Carlos Rodriguez P 2024–2025 120
Devern Hansack P 2006–2008 218
Tony Chevez P 1977 07