Head to head
Cuba vs. Colombia
Cuba leads in 15 of 15 categories.
| Cuba | Category | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| 453 | Major leaguers | 32 |
| 41.2 | Per million people | 0.6 |
| 33 | Active in 2025 | 8 |
| 6 | Hall of Famers | 0 |
| 132 | All-Star selections | 8 |
| 3 | MVP awards | 0 |
| 1 | Cy Young awards | 0 |
| 6 | Rookies of the Year | 0 |
| 17 | Gold Gloves | 4 |
| 81,096 | Career hits (all players) | 7,834 |
| 6,911 | Home runs (all players) | 519 |
| 6,008 | Stolen bases (all players) | 661 |
| 2,931 | Pitching wins (all players) | 236 |
| 32,177 | Strikeouts (all pitchers) | 4,075 |
| 1,321 | Saves (all pitchers) | 76 |
Population: approximate current figures. Career totals add up every player born in each country.
Cuba
Most over-represented: first base, at 1.6× the all-time MLB rate.
Colombia
Most over-represented: shortstop, at 2.2× the all-time MLB rate.
Top five, side by side
Hits
Hits H
- 1 Rafael Palmeiro 3,020
- 2 Tony Pérez 2,732
- 3 Bert Campaneris 2,249
- 4 Minnie Miñoso 2,113
- 5 Tony Taylor 2,007
Hits H
- 1 Édgar Rentería 2,327
- 2 Orlando Cabrera 2,055
- 3 Donovan Solano 805
- 4 Gio Urshela 759
- 5 Harold Ramírez 517
Home runs
Home runs HR
- 1 Rafael Palmeiro 569
- 2 José Canseco 462
- 3 Tony Pérez 379
- 4 José Abreu 263
- 5 Tony Oliva 220
Home runs HR
- 1 Édgar Rentería 140
- 2 Orlando Cabrera 123
- 3 Gio Urshela 73
- 4 Jorge Alfaro 48
- 5 Donovan Solano 43
Wins
Wins W
- 1 Luis Tiant 229
- 2 Dolf Luque 194
- 3 Mike Cuéllar 185
- 4 Liván Hernández 178
- 5 Camilo Pascual 174
Wins W
- 1 Jose Quintana 113
- 2 Julio Teherán 81
- 3 Nabil Crismatt 12
- 4 Ernesto Frieri 11
- 5 Reiver Sanmartin 7
Strikeouts
Strikeouts K
- 1 Luis Tiant 2,416
- 2 Camilo Pascual 2,167
- 3 Liván Hernández 1,976
- 4 Mike Cuéllar 1,632
- 5 Aroldis Chapman 1,331
Strikeouts K
- 1 Jose Quintana 1,816
- 2 Julio Teherán 1,260
- 3 Ernesto Frieri 387
- 4 Nabil Crismatt 187
- 5 Luis Patino 124