Last with San Diego Padres · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Greg Burke has an estimated 1 year and 55 days of major league service time — 1.055 in the notation clubs use, from 227 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | San Diego Padres | 145 | 0.145 | From transactions |
| 2010 | San Diego Padres | 0 | 0.145 | From transactions |
| 2011 | San Diego Padres | 0 | 0.145 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets | 0 | 0.145 | From transactions |
| 2013 | New York Mets | 82 | 1.055 | 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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