Major achievements in baseball and softball by nation
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This article contains lists of achievements in major senior-level international baseball, softball and Baseball5 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Latest | Next | |||
| Baseball | WBSC (formerly IBAF) & IOC | Men's Baseball at the Summer Olympics (quadrennially[a]) | 1992 | 2020 | 2028 |
| WBSC (formerly IBAF) | Men's World Baseball Classic (quadrennially) | 2006 | 2026 | 2030 | |
| Men's WBSC Premier12 (quadrennially) | 2015 | 2024 | 2027 | ||
| Men's Baseball World Cup (biennially) | 1938 | 2011 | Defunct | ||
| Women's Baseball World Cup (biennially) | 2004 | 2024 | 2027 | ||
| Softball | WBSC (formerly ISF) & IOC | Women's Softball at the Summer Olympics (quadrennially[a]) | 1996 | 2020 | 2028 |
| WBSC (formerly ISF) | Men's Softball World Championship (biennially) | 1966 | 2025 | 2028 | |
| Women's Softball World Championship (biennially) | 1965 | 2024 | 2027 | ||
| Baseball5 | WBSC | Baseball5 World Cup (biennially) | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 |
- 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, softball and Baseball5
| Last updated after the 2026 World Baseball Classic (As of 17 March 2026[update]) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Softball | Baseball5 | Number of | |||||||||||
| Olympic Games | World Baseball Classic | Premier12 | World Cup | Olympic Games | World Championship | World Cup | ||||||||
| Rk. | Nation | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Men | Women | Mixed |  |
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 |
Total |
| 1 |  Japan | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |  United States | | | | | | | | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei | | | | | | | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 4 |  Australia | | | | | | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 5 |  Canada | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 6 |  Cuba | | | | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 6 |  South Korea | | | | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 8 |  Venezuela | | | | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 9 |  Mexico | | | | | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| 10 |  Dominican Republic | | | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 11 |  New Zealand | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 12 |  Puerto Rico | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 13 |  China | | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 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 |  France | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 20 |  Philippines | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Baseball and softball
Men and women
| Last updated after the 2026 World Baseball Classic (As of 17 March 2026[update]) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Softball | Number of | |||||||||||
| Olympic Games | World Baseball Classic | Premier12 | World Cup | Olympic Games | World Championship | ||||||||
| Rk. | Nation | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Men | Women | |
|
|
Total |
| 1 | United States | | | | | | | | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Japan | | | | | | | | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Australia | | | | | | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | | | | | | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 5 | Canada | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 6 | South Korea | | | | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | Venezuela | | | | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | Mexico | | | | | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 9 | Cuba | | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 10 | Dominican Republic | | | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 11 | New Zealand | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 12 | Puerto Rico | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 13 | China | | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 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 2026 World Baseball Classic (As of 17 March 2026[update]) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Softball | Number of | ||||||||
| Olympic Games | World Baseball Classic | Premier12 | World Cup | World Championship | ||||||
| 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 | Mexico | | | | | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Venezuela | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Cuba | | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Dominican Republic | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 9 | Australia | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Puerto Rico | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 11 | Canada | | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 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 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup (As of 13 August 2024[update]) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Softball | Number of | ||||||
| World Cup | Olympic Games | World Championship | ||||||
| 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 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | China | | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 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 2026 World Baseball Classic (As of 17 March 2026[update]) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Number of | |||||||||
| Olympic Games | World Baseball Classic | Premier12 | World Cup | |||||||
| 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 | Chinese Taipei | | | | | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Cuba | | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Venezuela | | | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | Mexico | | | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Dominican Republic | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 9 | Puerto Rico | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Australia | | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 11 | Canada | | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 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 2025 Men's Softball World Cup (As of 13 July 2025[update]) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Softball | Number of | |||||||
| Olympic Games | World Championship | |||||||
| 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 | Canada | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | New Zealand | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | China | | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Argentina | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Venezuela | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Chinese Taipei | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Mexico | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Bahamas | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Philippines | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Baseball5
See also
Notes
- Baseball and softball were removed from the program for the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, but were added for the 2020 Summer Olympics.