Last with Seattle Mariners · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
David Pauley has an estimated 3 years and 88 days of major league service time — 3.088 in the notation clubs use, from 604 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Boston Red Sox | 125 | 0.125 | From transactions |
| 2007 | Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0.125 | Carried forward |
| 2008 | Boston Red Sox | 172 | 1.125 | From transactions |
| 2009 | Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1.125 | From transactions |
| 2010 | Seattle Mariners | 99 | 2.052 | From transactions |
| 2011 | Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners | 172 | 3.052 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Angels, Toronto Blue Jays | 36 | 3.088 | 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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