Softball has been an event at the Asian Games since 1990 in Beijing, China.
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 1990 | Beijing | China | No playoffs | Japan | Chinese Taipei | No playoffs | South Korea | ||
| 1994 | Hiroshima | China | No playoffs | Japan | Chinese Taipei | No playoffs | South Korea | ||
| 1998 | Bangkok | China | 5–0 | Japan | Chinese Taipei | No playoffs | North Korea | ||
| 2002 | Busan | Japan | Not held | China Chinese Taipei | Shared silver | No playoffs | North Korea | ||
| 2006 | Doha | Japan | 7–0 (F/5) | Chinese Taipei | China | No playoffs | North Korea | ||
| 2010 | Guangzhou | Japan | 2–0 | China | Chinese Taipei | No playoffs | South Korea | ||
| 2014 | Incheon | Japan | 6–0 | Chinese Taipei | China | No playoffs | Philippines | ||
| 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang | Japan | 7–0 (F/5) | Chinese Taipei | China | No playoffs | Philippines | ||
| 2022 | Hangzhou | Japan | 4–0 | China | Chinese Taipei | 3–2 | Philippines | ||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Totals (3 entries) | 9 | 10 | 8 | 27 | |
| Team | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | 2026 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | Q | 9 | |
| 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | Q | 9 | |
| 7th | 7th | Q | 2 | ||||||||
| 6th | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q | 9 | |
| 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4 | |||||||
| 6th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | Q | 6 | ||||
| 6th | Q | 1 | |||||||||
| 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | Q | 9 | |
| 7th | 6th | 6th | 8th | Q | 4 | ||||||
| Number of teams | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |