Major achievements in baseball and softball by nation

This article contains lists of achievements in major senior-level international baseball and softball tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by teams in major international tournaments, ranking the nations according to the most number of podiums accomplished by teams of these nations.

Results

For the making of these lists, results from following major international tournaments were consulted:

Form	Governing body	Tournament	Edition
Form	Governing body	Tournament	First	Latest	Next
Baseball	WBSC (formerly IBAF) & IOC	Men's Baseball at the Summer Olympics (quadrennially[lower-alpha 1])	1992	2008	2020
	WBSC (formerly IBAF)	Men's World Baseball Classic (quadrennially)	2006	2017	2021
		Men's WBSC Premier12 (quadrennially)	2015	2019	2023
		Men's Baseball World Cup (biennially)	1938	2011	Defunct
		Women's Baseball World Cup (biennially)	2004	2018	2020
Softball	WBSC (formerly ISF) & IOC	Women's Softball at the Summer Olympics (quadrennially[lower-alpha 1])	1996	2008	2020
	WBSC (formerly ISF)	Men's Softball World Championship (biennially)	1966	2019	2021
	WBSC (formerly ISF)	Women's Softball World Championship (biennially)	1965	2018	2020

IBAF: International Baseball Federation
IOC: International Olympic Committee
ISF: International Softball Federation
WBSC: World Baseball Softball Confederation

Medals for the demonstration events are NOT counted. Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) do NOT combine medals of these nations or teams.[1]

The tables are pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, then most first-place results, second-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order.

Baseball and softball

Men and women

Last updated after the 2019 WBSC Premier12 (As of 31 December 2019)
		Baseball					Softball			Number of
		Olympic Games	World Baseball Classic	Premier12	World Cup		Olympic Games	World Championship		Number of
Rk.	Nation	Men	Men	Men	Men	Women	Women	Men	Women				Total
1	United States									7	1	0	8
2	Japan									5	3	0	8
3	Australia									2	3	0	5
4	South Korea									3	1	0	4
5	Canada									1	2	1	4
6	Venezuela									1	1	2	4
7	Chinese Taipei									0	4	0	4
8	Cuba									2	1	0	3
9	Mexico									0	2	1	3
10	Dominican Republic									2	0	0	2
10	New Zealand									2	0	0	2
12	Puerto Rico									1	1	0	2
13	China									0	2	0	2
		Baseball					Softball			Number of
		Olympic Games	World Baseball Classic	Premier12	World Cup		Olympic Games	World Championship		Number of
Rk.	Nation	Men	Men	Men	Men	Women	Women	Men	Women				Total
14	Argentina									1	0	0	1
14	Colombia									1	0	0	1
14	Great Britain									1	0	0	1
14	Netherlands									1	0	0	1
18	Nicaragua									0	1	0	1
18	Panama									0	1	0	1
20	Bahamas									0	0	1	1
20	Philippines									0	0	1	1

Men

Last updated after the 2019 WBSC Premier12 (As of 31 December 2019)
		Baseball				Softball	Number of
		Olympic Games	World Baseball Classic	Premier12	World Cup	World Championship	Number of
Rk.	Nation	Men	Men	Men	Men	Men				Total
1	United States						4	1	0	5
2	Japan						2	3	0	5
3	South Korea						3	1	0	4
4	Cuba						2	1	0	3
5	Venezuela						1	1	1	3
6	Mexico						0	2	1	3
7	Dominican Republic						2	0	0	2
8	Australia						1	1	0	2
8	Puerto Rico						1	1	0	2
10	Canada						1	0	1	2
11	Chinese Taipei						0	2	0	2
		Baseball				Softball	Number of
		Olympic Games	World Baseball Classic	Premier12	World Cup	World Championship	Number of
Rk.	Nation	Men	Men	Men	Men	Men				Total
12	Argentina						1	0	0	1
12	Colombia						1	0	0	1
12	Great Britain						1	0	0	1
12	Netherlands						1	0	0	1
12	New Zealand						1	0	0	1
17	Nicaragua						0	1	0	1
17	Panama						0	1	0	1
19	Bahamas						0	0	1	1

Women

Last updated after the 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup (As of 31 December 2019)
		Baseball	Softball		Number of
		World Cup	Olympic Games	World Championship	Number of
Rk.	Nation	Women	Women	Women				Total
1	Japan				3	0	0	3
1	United States				3	0	0	3
3	Australia				1	2	0	3
4	Canada				0	2	0	2
4	China				0	2	0	2
4	Chinese Taipei				0	2	0	2
7	New Zealand				1	0	0	1
8	Philippines				0	0	1	1
8	Venezuela				0	0	1	1

Baseball

Last updated after the 2019 WBSC Premier12 (As of 31 December 2019)
		Baseball					Number of
		Olympic Games	World Baseball Classic	Premier12	World Cup		Number of
Rk.	Nation	Men	Men	Men	Men	Women				Total
1	United States						4	1	0	5
2	Japan						3	2	0	5
3	South Korea						3	1	0	4
4	Cuba						2	1	0	3
5	Venezuela						1	0	2	3
6	Chinese Taipei						0	3	0	3
7	Dominican Republic						2	0	0	2
8	Puerto Rico						1	1	0	2
9	Australia						0	2	0	2
10	Canada						0	1	1	2
10	Mexico						0	1	1	2
		Baseball					Number of
		Olympic Games	World Baseball Classic	Premier12	World Cup		Number of
Rk.	Nation	Men	Men	Men	Men	Women				Total
12	Colombia						1	0	0	1
12	Great Britain						1	0	0	1
12	Netherlands						1	0	0	1
15	Nicaragua						0	1	0	1
15	Panama						0	1	0	1

Softball

Last updated after the 2019 WBSC Premier12 (As of 31 December 2019)
		Softball			Number of
		Olympic Games	World Championship		Number of
Rk.	Nation	Women	Men	Women				Total
1	United States				3	0	0	3
2	Australia				2	1	0	3
2	Japan				2	1	0	3
4	New Zealand				2	0	0	2
5	Canada				1	1	0	2
6	China				0	2	0	2
7	Argentina				1	0	0	1
8	Chinese Taipei				0	1	0	1
8	Mexico				0	1	0	1
8	Venezuela				0	1	0	1
11	Bahamas				0	0	1	1
11	Philippines				0	0	1	1

Notes

Baseball and softball were removed from the program for the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, but were added for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

References

General

Official results

Baseball
- Men's Olympic tournament: Results
- Men's World Baseball Classic: About, Stats
- Men's WBSC Premier12: Past editions
- Women's Baseball World Cup: Past editions

Softball
- Women's Olympic tournament: Results
- Men's Softball World Championship: Past editions
- Women's Softball World Championship: Past editions

Specific

"Olympic Results, Gold Medalists and Official Records". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

External links

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) – official website

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[Summer_Olympics-1] Baseball and softball were removed from the program for the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, but were added for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

[Olympic_Results-2] "Olympic Results, Gold Medalists and Official Records". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

International baseball
WBSC World Rankings Teams
WBSC Events	Summer Olympics World Baseball Classic Premier 12 U23 World Cup U18 World Cup U15 World Cup U12 World Cup Women's Baseball World Cup
Minor World Events	Grand Forks International Haarlem Baseball Week Summer Universiade World Baseball Challenge World Port Tournament World University
Defunct World Events	World Games Baseball World Cup Intercontinental Cup Women's Baseball World Series
Africa	African Baseball & Softball Association – African Championship All-Africa Games
Americas	Pan American Baseball Confederation – Pan American Games Bolivarian Games Caribbean Series Central American Games Central American and Caribbean Games South American Championship U-23 U-18 U-15 U-12
Asia	Baseball Federation of Asia – Asian Championship Asian Cup Women’s Asian Cup Asian Games Junior (under 18) U-15 U-12 Southeast Asian Games SAARC Baseball Championship Asia Series
Europe	Confederation of European Baseball – European Championship European Championship Women Super 6 European Cup "Final Four" U-23 U-21 Junior (U-18) Youth (U-15) Juveniles (U-12)
Oceania	Baseball Confederation of Oceania – Oceania Championship Pacific Games U-18 U-15 U-12

International softball
World Baseball Softball Confederation (former governing body: International Softball Federation) World Rankings
Men's world events	World Championship World Cup U-23 World Cup U-18 World Cup
Women's world events	World Championship World Cup World University Championship U-18 World Cup U-15 World Cup Junior League World Series Little League World Series
mixed world events	U-12 World Cup
Other world events	World Games Summer Universiade
Defunct events	Olympics
Africa	African Softball Confederation
Americas	Pan American Softball Confederation Pan American Games South American Games PA Junior Women's South American Women's South American Men's SA Junior Women's SA U-15 Women's
Asia	Softball Confederation of Asia Asian Games Men's Women's Women's University U-23 Men's U-17 Men's U-17 Women's U-15 Women's
Europe	European Softball Federation Women's Division A Women's Division B Men's Junior Girls Junior Boys Co-Ed EC, women (club) CWC, women (club) EC, men (club) CWC, men (club) Co-Ed (club)
Oceania	Oceania Softball Confederation

Major achievements in sports by nation
Team sports	Olympic team ball sports Association football Baseball & softball Basketball Curling Field hockey Handball Ice hockey Roller hockey Rugby Volleyball Water polo
Individual sports	Cycling Figure skating Gymnastics Judo Luge Swimming Table tennis