Last with Cleveland Indians · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Zach Putnam has an estimated 5 years and 12 days of major league service time — 5.012 in the notation clubs use, from 872 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Cleveland Indians | 16 | 0.016 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Colorado Rockies | 3 | 0.019 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 1.019 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Chicago White Sox | 165 | 2.012 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Chicago White Sox | 172 | 3.012 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Chicago White Sox | 172 | 4.012 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Chicago White Sox | 172 | 5.012 | 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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