Last with Pittsburgh Pirates · C · No longer on a 40-man roster
Erik Kratz has an estimated 5 years and 58 days of major league service time — 5.058 in the notation clubs use, from 918 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | 0.022 | From transactions |
| 2011 | Philadelphia Phillies | 12 | 0.034 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Philadelphia Phillies | 124 | 0.158 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies | 172 | 1.158 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays | 100 | 2.086 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies | 74 | 2.160 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 2.160 | From transactions |
| 2017 | New York Yankees | 31 | 3.019 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 4.019 | From transactions |
| 2019 | San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays | 69 | 4.088 | From transactions |
| 2020 | New York Yankees | 142 | 5.058 | 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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