Last with Cleveland Indians · DH · No longer on a 40-man roster
Michael Brantley has an estimated 13 years and 133 days of major league service time — 13.133 in the notation clubs use, from 2369 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Cleveland Indians | 36 | 0.036 | From transactions |
| 2010 | Cleveland Indians | 97 | 0.133 | From transactions |
| 2011 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 1.133 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 2.133 | Carried forward |
| 2013 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 3.133 | Carried forward |
| 2014 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 4.133 | Carried forward |
| 2015 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 5.133 | Carried forward |
| 2016 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 6.133 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 7.133 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 8.133 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Houston Astros | 172 | 9.133 | Carried forward |
| 2020 | Houston Astros | 172 | 10.133 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Houston Astros | 172 | 11.133 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Houston Astros | 172 | 12.133 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Houston Astros | 172 | 13.133 | 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.
Independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Major League
Baseball or the MLBPA.