Last with Minnesota Twins · 1B · No longer on a 40-man roster
Chris Parmelee has an estimated 3 years and 14 days of major league service time — 3.014 in the notation clubs use, from 530 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Minnesota Twins | 23 | 0.023 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Minnesota Twins | 116 | 0.139 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Minnesota Twins | 128 | 1.095 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Minnesota Twins | 148 | 2.071 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Baltimore Orioles | 45 | 2.116 | From transactions |
| 2016 | New York Yankees | 70 | 3.014 | 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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