Last with Pittsburgh Pirates · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Daniel McCutchen has an estimated 2 years and 19 days of major league service time — 2.019 in the notation clubs use, from 363 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 0.037 | From transactions |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 93 | 0.130 | From transactions |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 1.130 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 50 | 2.008 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Texas Rangers | 0 | 2.008 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Texas Rangers | 11 | 2.019 | 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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