Last with Houston Astros · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Fernando Abad has an estimated 10 years and 11 days of major league service time — 10.011 in the notation clubs use, from 1731 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Houston Astros | 54 | 0.054 | From transactions |
| 2011 | Houston Astros | 93 | 0.147 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Houston Astros | 132 | 1.107 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Washington Nationals | 133 | 2.068 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Oakland Athletics | 172 | 3.068 | Carried forward |
| 2015 | Oakland Athletics | 172 | 4.068 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins | 172 | 5.068 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Boston Red Sox | 172 | 6.068 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 6.068 | From transactions |
| 2019 | San Francisco Giants | 46 | 6.114 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles | 172 | 7.114 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Baltimore Orioles | 172 | 8.114 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Seattle Mariners | 172 | 9.114 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Colorado Rockies | 69 | 10.011 | 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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Baseball or the MLBPA.