Last with Washington Nationals · SS · No longer on a 40-man roster
Ian Desmond has an estimated 10 years and 29 days of major league service time — 10.029 in the notation clubs use, from 1749 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Washington Nationals | 29 | 0.029 | From transactions |
| 2010 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 1.029 | Carried forward |
| 2011 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 2.029 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 3.029 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 4.029 | Carried forward |
| 2014 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 5.029 | Carried forward |
| 2015 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 6.029 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Texas Rangers | 172 | 7.029 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 8.029 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 9.029 | Carried forward |
| 2019 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 10.029 | Carried forward |
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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