Last with Minnesota Twins · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Scott Baker has an estimated 9 years and 125 days of major league service time — 9.125 in the notation clubs use, from 1673 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Minnesota Twins | 149 | 0.149 | From transactions |
| 2006 | Minnesota Twins | 172 | 1.149 | From transactions |
| 2007 | Minnesota Twins | 172 | 2.149 | Carried forward |
| 2008 | Minnesota Twins | 172 | 3.149 | Carried forward |
| 2009 | Minnesota Twins | 172 | 4.149 | From transactions |
| 2010 | Minnesota Twins | 172 | 5.149 | Carried forward |
| 2011 | Minnesota Twins | 172 | 6.149 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs | 172 | 7.149 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 8.149 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Texas Rangers | 141 | 9.118 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 7 | 9.125 | From transactions |
172 days credit a full year, so a season adds at most 1.000 no matter how long a player is on a roster. 3.000 years reaches salary arbitration and 6.000 reaches free agency —
what every threshold unlocks.
This figure is an estimate reconstructed from public roster
transaction records. It is not an official MLB or MLBPA figure — those are
not published. See the
methodology.
Last updated 2026-10-12.
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