Head to head
Colombia vs. Nicaragua
Colombia leads in 8 of 15 categories, but per person, Nicaragua has produced more major leaguers.
| Colombia | Category | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Major leaguers | 16 |
| 0.6 | Per million people | 2.3 |
| 8 | Active in 2025 | 3 |
| 0 | Hall of Famers | 0 |
| 8 | All-Star selections | 6 |
| 0 | MVP awards | 0 |
| 0 | Cy Young awards | 0 |
| 0 | Rookies of the Year | 0 |
| 4 | Gold Gloves | 0 |
| 7,834 | Career hits (all players) | 1,911 |
| 519 | Home runs (all players) | 124 |
| 661 | Stolen bases (all players) | 315 |
| 236 | Pitching wins (all players) | 493 |
| 4,075 | Strikeouts (all pitchers) | 4,962 |
| 76 | Saves (all pitchers) | 45 |
Population: approximate current figures. Career totals add up every player born in each country.
Colombia
Most over-represented: shortstop, at 2.2× the all-time MLB rate.
Nicaragua
Too few players for a reliable positional fingerprint.
Top five, side by side
Hits
Hits H
- 1 Édgar Rentería 2,327
- 2 Orlando Cabrera 2,055
- 3 Donovan Solano 805
- 4 Gio Urshela 759
- 5 Harold Ramírez 517
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 Édgar Rentería 140
- 2 Orlando Cabrera 123
- 3 Gio Urshela 73
- 4 Jorge Alfaro 48
- 5 Donovan Solano 43
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 Jose Quintana 113
- 2 Julio Teherán 81
- 3 Nabil Crismatt 12
- 4 Ernesto Frieri 11
- 5 Reiver Sanmartin 7
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 Jose Quintana 1,816
- 2 Julio Teherán 1,260
- 3 Ernesto Frieri 387
- 4 Nabil Crismatt 187
- 5 Luis Patino 124
Strikeouts K
- 1 Dennis Martínez 2,149
- 2 Vicente Padilla 1,121
- 3 Erasmo Ramírez 650
- 4 Albert Williams 262
- 5 Jonathan Loaisiga 232