Last with Pittsburgh Pirates · DH · No longer on a 40-man roster
Andrew McCutchen has an estimated 17 years and 17 days of major league service time — 17.017 in the notation clubs use, from 2941 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 126 | 0.126 | From transactions |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 1.126 | Carried forward |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 2.126 | Carried forward |
| 2012 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 3.126 | Carried forward |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 4.126 | Carried forward |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 5.126 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 6.126 | Carried forward |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 7.126 | Carried forward |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 8.126 | Carried forward |
| 2018 | San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees | 172 | 9.126 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Phillies | 172 | 10.126 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Phillies | 172 | 11.126 | Carried forward |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies | 172 | 12.126 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 13.126 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 14.126 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 15.126 | From transactions |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 16.126 | From transactions |
| 2026 | Texas Rangers | 63 | 17.017 | 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.
Independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Major League
Baseball or the MLBPA.