Last with Baltimore Orioles · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Jake Arrieta has an estimated 10 years and 146 days of major league service time — 10.146 in the notation clubs use, from 1866 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Baltimore Orioles | 116 | 0.116 | From transactions |
| 2011 | Baltimore Orioles | 172 | 1.116 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Baltimore Orioles | 129 | 2.073 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs | 78 | 2.151 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 3.151 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 4.151 | Carried forward |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 5.151 | Carried forward |
| 2017 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 6.151 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Philadelphia Phillies | 172 | 7.151 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Phillies | 172 | 8.151 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Phillies | 172 | 9.151 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres | 167 | 10.146 | 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.
Independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Major League
Baseball or the MLBPA.