Last with Boston Red Sox · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Daniel Bard has an estimated 11 years and 114 days of major league service time — 11.114 in the notation clubs use, from 2006 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Boston Red Sox | 150 | 0.150 | From transactions |
| 2010 | Boston Red Sox | 172 | 1.150 | Carried forward |
| 2011 | Boston Red Sox | 172 | 2.150 | Carried forward |
| 2012 | Boston Red Sox | 104 | 3.082 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Boston Red Sox | 32 | 3.114 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Texas Rangers | 172 | 4.114 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 5.114 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 6.114 | From transactions |
| 2017 | New York Mets | 172 | 7.114 | From transactions |
| 2018 | New York Mets | 0 | 7.114 | Carried forward |
| 2019 | New York Mets | 0 | 7.114 | Carried forward |
| 2020 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 8.114 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 9.114 | Carried forward |
| 2022 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 10.114 | Carried forward |
| 2023 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 11.114 | 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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