Last with Seattle Mariners · 1B · No longer on a 40-man roster
Mike Carp has an estimated 3 years and 169 days of major league service time — 3.169 in the notation clubs use, from 685 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Seattle Mariners | 52 | 0.052 | From transactions |
| 2010 | Seattle Mariners | 32 | 0.084 | From transactions |
| 2011 | Seattle Mariners | 98 | 1.010 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Seattle Mariners | 172 | 2.010 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Boston Red Sox | 172 | 3.010 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers | 159 | 3.169 | 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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