Last with New York Yankees · LF · No longer on a 40-man roster
Brett Gardner has an estimated 13 years and 93 days of major league service time — 13.093 in the notation clubs use, from 2329 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | New York Yankees | 93 | 0.093 | From transactions |
| 2009 | New York Yankees | 172 | 1.093 | From transactions |
| 2010 | New York Yankees | 172 | 2.093 | Carried forward |
| 2011 | New York Yankees | 172 | 3.093 | Carried forward |
| 2012 | New York Yankees | 172 | 4.093 | From transactions |
| 2013 | New York Yankees | 172 | 5.093 | Carried forward |
| 2014 | New York Yankees | 172 | 6.093 | Carried forward |
| 2015 | New York Yankees | 172 | 7.093 | Carried forward |
| 2016 | New York Yankees | 172 | 8.093 | Carried forward |
| 2017 | New York Yankees | 172 | 9.093 | Carried forward |
| 2018 | New York Yankees | 172 | 10.093 | Carried forward |
| 2019 | New York Yankees | 172 | 11.093 | From transactions |
| 2020 | New York Yankees | 172 | 12.093 | From transactions |
| 2021 | New York Yankees | 172 | 13.093 | 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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