Last with St. Louis Cardinals · CF · No longer on a 40-man roster
Shane Robinson has an estimated 5 years and 69 days of major league service time — 5.069 in the notation clubs use, from 929 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 0.013 | From transactions |
| 2010 | St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0.013 | From transactions |
| 2011 | St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 0.040 | From transactions |
| 2012 | St. Louis Cardinals | 168 | 1.036 | From transactions |
| 2013 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 2.036 | From transactions |
| 2014 | St. Louis Cardinals | 119 | 2.155 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Minnesota Twins | 172 | 3.155 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Angels | 155 | 4.138 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Angels | 52 | 5.018 | From transactions |
| 2018 | New York Yankees | 51 | 5.069 | 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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