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Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela

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Dominican Republic leads in 14 of 15 categories.

Dominican RepublicCategoryVenezuela
937 Major leaguers 500
82.2 Per million people 17.7
145 Active in 2025 92
5 Hall of Famers 1
317 All-Star selections 177
7 MVP awards 4
5 Cy Young awards 3
9 Rookies of the Year 3
48 Gold Gloves 63
180,076 Career hits (all players) 121,578
19,770 Home runs (all players) 11,546
15,807 Stolen bases (all players) 8,246
7,954 Pitching wins (all players) 3,239
118,509 Strikeouts (all pitchers) 47,229
5,655 Saves (all pitchers) 1,676

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.

Venezuela

Venezuela Pitcher: 0.91×; Catcher: 1.47×; First base: 0.62×; Second base: 1.57×; Third base: 1.01×; Shortstop: 1.90×; Outfield: 0.62× Pitcher: 0.91×Catcher: 1.47×First base: 0.62×Second base: 1.57×Third base: 1.01×Shortstop: 1.90×Outfield: 0.62× PC1B2B3BSSOF
Venezuela MLB average (1.0×)

Most over-represented: shortstop, at 1.9× 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 Miguel Cabrera 3,174
  2. 2 Omar Vizquel 2,877
  3. 3 Luis Aparicio 2,677
  4. 4 Bobby Abreu 2,470
  5. 5 José Altuve 2,388

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 Miguel Cabrera 511
  2. 2 Andrés Galarraga 399
  3. 3 Eugenio Suárez 325
  4. 4 Salvador Pérez 303
  5. 5 Magglio Ordóñez 294

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 Félix Hernández 169
  2. 2 Freddy Garcia 156
  3. 3 Johan Santana 139
  4. 4 Carlos Zambrano 132
  5. 5 Anibal Sanchez 116

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 Félix Hernández 2,524
  2. 2 Johan Santana 1,988
  3. 3 Anibal Sanchez 1,774
  4. 4 Carlos Carrasco 1,696
  5. 5 Carlos Zambrano 1,637