Head to head
Panama vs. Nicaragua
Panama leads in 12 of 15 categories.
| Panama | Category | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Major leaguers | 16 |
| 17.6 | Per million people | 2.3 |
| 6 | Active in 2025 | 3 |
| 2 | Hall of Famers | 0 |
| 53 | All-Star selections | 6 |
| 1 | MVP awards | 0 |
| 0 | Cy Young awards | 0 |
| 1 | Rookies of the Year | 0 |
| 0 | Gold Gloves | 0 |
| 21,299 | Career hits (all players) | 1,911 |
| 1,759 | Home runs (all players) | 124 |
| 2,017 | Stolen bases (all players) | 315 |
| 473 | Pitching wins (all players) | 493 |
| 6,495 | Strikeouts (all pitchers) | 4,962 |
| 775 | Saves (all pitchers) | 45 |
Population: approximate current figures. Career totals add up every player born in each country.
Panama
Most over-represented: shortstop, at 1.8× the all-time MLB rate.
Nicaragua
Too few players for a reliable positional fingerprint.
Top five, side by side
Hits
Hits H
- 1 Rod Carew 3,053
- 2 Carlos Lee 2,273
- 3 Ben Oglivie 1,615
- 4 Manny Sanguillén 1,500
- 5 Roberto Kelly 1,390
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 Carlos Lee 358
- 2 Ben Oglivie 235
- 3 Héctor López 136
- 4 Roberto Kelly 124
- 5 Rod Carew 92
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 Mariano Rivera 82
- 2 Bruce Chen 82
- 3 Juan Berenguer 67
- 4 Ramiro Mendoza 59
- 5 Randall Delgado 30
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 Mariano Rivera 1,173
- 2 Bruce Chen 1,140
- 3 Juan Berenguer 975
- 4 Randall Delgado 465
- 5 Ramiro Mendoza 463
Strikeouts K
- 1 Dennis Martínez 2,149
- 2 Vicente Padilla 1,121
- 3 Erasmo Ramírez 650
- 4 Albert Williams 262
- 5 Jonathan Loaisiga 232