International Baseball Archive
National Team Ledger
Rankings, tournament histories, and player context for the international game, kept as a living record rather than a scoreboard alone.
Current LeaderUnited States180.2 index pointsNext Window2026 Asian GamesAsian Games / September 19-October 4, 2026Latest ChampionVenezuelaWBC 2026
Index NoteForm, field strength, and recencyBuilt from tournament finishes and calibrated friendly windows.
National Team Leaderboard
Last Updated: Apr 15, 2026Ranking FormulaScore = weighted result score.Event score = finish points x event weight x recency x field strength.Results are sorted best-to-worst; each next result counts at 50% of the previous one.Event weights: WBC 1.00, Premier12 and Olympics 0.80, APBC and other regionals 0.30, friendlies 0.10.Recency decays linearly to 0 after 15 years.
| Rank | Team | Region | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Americas | 180.2 | ||
| 2 | VenezuelaVEN | Americas | 175.6 | |
| 3 | JapanJPN | Asia | 169.7 | |
| 4 | ItalyITA | Europe | 120.0 | |
| 5 | Americas | 116.1 | ||
| 6 | Puerto RicoPUR | Americas | 113.0 | |
| 7 | KoreaKOR | Asia | 100.0 | |
| 8 | MexicoMEX | Americas | 89.4 | |
| 9 | Asia | 86.4 | ||
| 10 | CanadaCAN | Americas | 76.2 | |
| 11 | CubaCUB | Americas | 72.5 | |
| 12 | AustraliaAUS | Oceania | 60.3 | |
| 13 | NetherlandsNED | Europe | 54.3 | |
| 14 | ColombiaCOL | Americas | 12.7 |
Sources
- WBSC rankings
- WBSC events calendar
- WBSC LA28 qualification system
- World Baseball Classic
- World Baseball Classic MVPs
- 2006 World Baseball Classic
- 2009 World Baseball Classic
- 2013 World Baseball Classic
- 2017 World Baseball Classic
- 2023 World Baseball Classic
- 2026 World Baseball Classic
- WBSC 2026-2032 calendar
- WBSC Premier12 MVPs
- 2015 WBSC Premier12
- 2019 WBSC Premier12
- 2024 WBSC Premier12
- 2027 WBSC Premier12
- 2027 WBSC Premier12 qualification
- 2017 APBC awards
- 2017 APBC official overview
- 2017 APBC Korean reference
- 2023 APBC official overview
- 2023 APBC Korean reference
- IOC LA28 additional sports notice
- LA28 competition schedule
- 1992 Olympic baseball
- 1996 Olympic baseball
- 2000 Olympic baseball
- 2004 Olympic baseball
- 2008 Olympic baseball
- 2020 Olympic baseball
- NPB official stats
- KBO official stats
- CPBL official site
- FanGraphs international leaderboards and player board
- Wikimedia Commons media
- Baseball at the Asian Games results
- Baseball at the Pan American Games results
- Pan American Games baseball finals details
- Samurai Japan Series results
- K-Baseball Series results