Last with Oakland Athletics · C · No longer on a 40-man roster
Anthony Recker has an estimated 4 years and 121 days of major league service time — 4.121 in the notation clubs use, from 809 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Oakland Athletics | 37 | 0.037 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics | 91 | 0.128 | From transactions |
| 2013 | New York Mets | 172 | 1.128 | From transactions |
| 2014 | New York Mets | 172 | 2.128 | Carried forward |
| 2015 | New York Mets | 135 | 3.091 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Atlanta Braves | 172 | 4.091 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Atlanta Braves | 30 | 4.121 | 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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