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Dominican Republic vs. Mexico

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Dominican Republic leads in 15 of 15 categories.

Dominican RepublicCategoryMexico
937 Major leaguers 152
82.2 Per million people 1.2
145 Active in 2025 15
5 Hall of Famers 0
317 All-Star selections 30
7 MVP awards 0
5 Cy Young awards 1
9 Rookies of the Year 1
48 Gold Gloves 4
180,076 Career hits (all players) 16,627
19,770 Home runs (all players) 1,461
15,807 Stolen bases (all players) 550
7,954 Pitching wins (all players) 2,196
118,509 Strikeouts (all pitchers) 28,518
5,655 Saves (all pitchers) 1,148

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.

Mexico

Mexico Pitcher: 1.29×; Catcher: 0.69×; First base: 0.48×; Second base: 0.91×; Third base: 1.33×; Shortstop: 1.37×; Outfield: 0.39× Pitcher: 1.29×Catcher: 0.69×First base: 0.48×Second base: 0.91×Third base: 1.33×Shortstop: 1.37×Outfield: 0.39× PC1B2B3BSSOF
Mexico MLB average (1.0×)

Most over-represented: shortstop, at 1.4× 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 Vinny Castilla 1,884
  2. 2 Jorge Orta 1,619
  3. 3 Aurelio Rodríguez 1,570
  4. 4 Bobby Ávila 1,296
  5. 5 Mel Almada 706

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 Vinny Castilla 320
  2. 2 Jorge Orta 130
  3. 3 Aurelio Rodríguez 124
  4. 4 Erubiel Durazo 94
  5. 5 Isaac Paredes 92

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 Fernando Valenzuela 173
  2. 2 Esteban Loaiza 126
  3. 3 Yovani Gallardo 121
  4. 4 Jorge De La Rosa 104
  5. 5 Ismael Valdez 104

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 Fernando Valenzuela 2,074
  2. 2 Yovani Gallardo 1,584
  3. 3 Óliver Pérez 1,546
  4. 4 Esteban Loaiza 1,382
  5. 5 Jorge De La Rosa 1,273