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Head to head

Cuba vs. Brazil

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Cuba leads in 15 of 15 categories.

CubaCategoryBrazil
453 Major leaguers 5
41.2 Per million people 0.0
33 Active in 2025 0
6 Hall of Famers 0
132 All-Star selections 1
3 MVP awards 0
1 Cy Young awards 0
6 Rookies of the Year 0
17 Gold Gloves 0
81,096 Career hits (all players) 1,153
6,911 Home runs (all players) 151
6,008 Stolen bases (all players) 26
2,931 Pitching wins (all players) 9
32,177 Strikeouts (all pitchers) 218
1,321 Saves (all pitchers) 3

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

Cuba

Cuba Pitcher: 0.77×; Catcher: 0.89×; First base: 1.59×; Second base: 1.10×; Third base: 1.20×; Shortstop: 1.38×; Outfield: 1.18× Pitcher: 0.77×Catcher: 0.89×First base: 1.59×Second base: 1.10×Third base: 1.20×Shortstop: 1.38×Outfield: 1.18× PC1B2B3BSSOF
Cuba MLB average (1.0×)

Most over-represented: first base, at 1.6× the all-time MLB rate.

Brazil

Too few players for a reliable positional fingerprint.

Top five, side by side

Hits

Hits H

  1. 1 Rafael Palmeiro 3,020
  2. 2 Tony Pérez 2,732
  3. 3 Bert Campaneris 2,249
  4. 4 Minnie Miñoso 2,113
  5. 5 Tony Taylor 2,007

Hits H

  1. 1 Yan Gomes 923
  2. 2 Paulo Orlando 230
  3. 3 Luiz Gohara 0
  4. 4 Andre Rienzo 0
  5. 5 Thyago Vieira 0

Home runs

Home runs HR

  1. 1 Rafael Palmeiro 569
  2. 2 José Canseco 462
  3. 3 Tony Pérez 379
  4. 4 José Abreu 263
  5. 5 Tony Oliva 220

Home runs HR

  1. 1 Yan Gomes 137
  2. 2 Paulo Orlando 14
  3. 3 Luiz Gohara 0
  4. 4 Andre Rienzo 0
  5. 5 Thyago Vieira 0

Wins

Wins W

  1. 1 Luis Tiant 229
  2. 2 Dolf Luque 194
  3. 3 Mike Cuéllar 185
  4. 4 Liván Hernández 178
  5. 5 Camilo Pascual 174

Wins W

  1. 1 Andre Rienzo 6
  2. 2 Thyago Vieira 2
  3. 3 Luiz Gohara 1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts K

  1. 1 Luis Tiant 2,416
  2. 2 Camilo Pascual 2,167
  3. 3 Liván Hernández 1,976
  4. 4 Mike Cuéllar 1,632
  5. 5 Aroldis Chapman 1,331

Strikeouts K

  1. 1 Andre Rienzo 104
  2. 2 Thyago Vieira 65
  3. 3 Luiz Gohara 49