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The end of the 2014 season marked 50 years of play for Austronesia Professional Baseball, becoming the eighth major pro league to reach the milestone. Below is a look at how the first 50 years played out.



APB has seen an impressive among of parity overall, not counting the four teams that joined in the late 2000s. The longest playoff streak was only seven years (Davao from 2005-2011). The Devil Rays have the top team score of any Taiwan-Philippine Association team and have the most playoff appearances at 16. They have the best average wins of any Philippine League team, but are third in the TPA.

Surprisingly, Taichung has the best winning percentage in the TPA despite being ranked 8^th in playoff appearances in the TPA. Taipei has the most playoff berths of the Taiwan League teams at 13. Taoyuan has the most APB championships of the group with six despite having a below .500 winning percentage. The Tsumani and Davao are tied for the most TPA pennants at 8 each.

Medan has the top Sundaland Association team score at 95, tied for the top overall with in APB with Davao. The Marlins have the most playoff appearances of any team at 18, although Jakarta has the best win percentage with 85.1 wins per year. The Jaguars have the most APB titles (6) of the SA teams and the most pennants of any team at 9. However, Jakarta has the fourth most playoff berths in the SA. Surabaya leads all Java League teams with 13. The Malacca League is led by Medan’s 18 with Batam at 15.

Of the original 20 teams, 16 have won at least one APB championship with only Depok, Singapore, Tainan, and Palembang ringless. The Demons are the only original team without at least one pennant while the other three each have three or four. The Panthers have the worst average wins per year (76.6) of the original teams.