Last with Colorado Rockies · 3B · No longer on a 40-man roster
Chris Nelson has an estimated 2 years and 136 days of major league service time — 2.136 in the notation clubs use, from 480 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Colorado Rockies | 47 | 0.047 | From transactions |
| 2011 | Colorado Rockies | 81 | 0.128 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 1.128 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Angels, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees | 127 | 2.083 | From transactions |
| 2014 | San Diego Padres | 53 | 2.136 | 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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