Last with Pittsburgh Pirates · 3B · No longer on a 40-man roster
Pedro Álvarez has an estimated 7 years and 165 days of major league service time — 7.165 in the notation clubs use, from 1369 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 110 | 0.110 | From transactions |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 145 | 1.083 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 2.083 | Carried forward |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 3.083 | Carried forward |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 4.083 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 5.083 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Baltimore Orioles | 172 | 6.083 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Baltimore Orioles | 172 | 7.083 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Baltimore Orioles | 82 | 7.165 | 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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