Max Scherzer

Toronto Blue Jays · P · Free agency eligible

Service time18.134
Days credited3230
MLB debut2008-04-29

1 season of his career are presumed from his debut date rather than read from transactions, so this figure is less certain than most.

Season by season

SeasonClubDaysRunning totalHow this season is known
2008Arizona Diamondbacks1550.155Presumed from debut
2009Arizona Diamondbacks1721.155From transactions
2010Detroit Tigers1692.152From transactions
2011Detroit Tigers1723.152Carried forward
2012Detroit Tigers1724.152Carried forward
2013Detroit Tigers1725.152Carried forward
2014Detroit Tigers1726.152From transactions
2015Washington Nationals1727.152From transactions
2016Washington Nationals1728.152Carried forward
2017Washington Nationals1729.152From transactions
2018Washington Nationals17210.152Carried forward
2019Washington Nationals17211.152From transactions
2020Washington Nationals17212.152Carried forward
2021Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Nationals17213.152From transactions
2022New York Mets17214.152From transactions
2023New York Mets, Texas Rangers17215.152From transactions
2024Texas Rangers17216.152From transactions
2025Toronto Blue Jays17217.152From transactions
2026Toronto Blue Jays15418.134From 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.

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 2026-08-25.

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