Last with New York Yankees · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Iván Nova has an estimated 10 years and 22 days of major league service time — 10.022 in the notation clubs use, from 1742 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | New York Yankees | 50 | 0.050 | From transactions |
| 2011 | New York Yankees | 155 | 1.033 | From transactions |
| 2012 | New York Yankees | 172 | 2.033 | From transactions |
| 2013 | New York Yankees | 161 | 3.022 | From transactions |
| 2014 | New York Yankees | 172 | 4.022 | From transactions |
| 2015 | New York Yankees | 172 | 5.022 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees | 172 | 6.022 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 7.022 | Carried forward |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 8.022 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Chicago White Sox | 172 | 9.022 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 10.022 | 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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