Last with Oakland Athletics · 1B · No longer on a 40-man roster
Chris Carter has an estimated 5 years and 75 days of major league service time — 5.075 in the notation clubs use, from 935 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Oakland Athletics | 27 | 0.027 | From transactions |
| 2011 | Oakland Athletics | 34 | 0.061 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Oakland Athletics | 97 | 0.158 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Houston Astros | 172 | 1.158 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Houston Astros | 172 | 2.158 | Carried forward |
| 2015 | Houston Astros | 172 | 3.158 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 4.158 | From transactions |
| 2017 | New York Yankees | 89 | 5.075 | 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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