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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 edit

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^[a])	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^[a])	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 edit

Men and women edit

Last updated after the 2023 World Baseball Classic (As of 21 March 2023^[update])
		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									6	2	0	8
3	Australia									2	3	0	5
4	Canada									1	2	2	5
5	South Korea									3	1	0	4
6	Venezuela									1	1	2	4
7	Chinese Taipei									0	4	0	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 edit

Last updated after the 2019 WBSC Premier12 (As of 31 December 2019^[update])
		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
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 edit

Last updated after the 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup (As of 31 December 2019^[update])
		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 edit

Last updated after the 2019 WBSC Premier12 (As of 31 December 2019^[update])
		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
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 edit

Last updated after the 2019 WBSC Premier12 (As of 31 December 2019^[update])
		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 edit

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

References edit

General edit

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