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Dominican Republic vs. Cuba

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Dominican Republic leads in 14 of 15 categories.

Dominican RepublicCategoryCuba
937 Major leaguers 453
82.2 Per million people 41.2
145 Active in 2025 33
5 Hall of Famers 6
317 All-Star selections 132
7 MVP awards 3
5 Cy Young awards 1
9 Rookies of the Year 6
48 Gold Gloves 17
180,076 Career hits (all players) 81,096
19,770 Home runs (all players) 6,911
15,807 Stolen bases (all players) 6,008
7,954 Pitching wins (all players) 2,931
118,509 Strikeouts (all pitchers) 32,177
5,655 Saves (all pitchers) 1,321

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

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Pitcher: 1.19×; Catcher: 0.45×; First base: 0.31×; Second base: 1.16×; Third base: 0.81×; Shortstop: 1.59×; Outfield: 0.83× Pitcher: 1.19×Catcher: 0.45×First base: 0.31×Second base: 1.16×Third base: 0.81×Shortstop: 1.59×Outfield: 0.83× PC1B2B3BSSOF
Dominican Republic MLB average (1.0×)

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

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.

Top five, side by side

Hits

Hits H

  1. 1 Albert Pujols 3,384
  2. 2 Adrián Beltré 3,166
  3. 3 Robinson Canó 2,639
  4. 4 Vladimir Guerrero 2,590
  5. 5 Julio Franco 2,586

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

Home runs

Home runs HR

  1. 1 Albert Pujols 703
  2. 2 Sammy Sosa 609
  3. 3 Manny Ramírez 555
  4. 4 David Ortiz 541
  5. 5 Adrián Beltré 477

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

Wins

Wins W

  1. 1 Bartolo Colón 247
  2. 2 Juan Marichal 243
  3. 3 Pedro Martínez 219
  4. 4 Ervin Santana 151
  5. 5 Johnny Cueto 144

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

Strikeouts

Strikeouts K

  1. 1 Pedro Martínez 3,154
  2. 2 Bartolo Colón 2,535
  3. 3 Juan Marichal 2,303
  4. 4 Ervin Santana 1,978
  5. 5 Johnny Cueto 1,857

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