Last with New York Mets · C · No longer on a 40-man roster
Josh Thole has an estimated 5 years and 168 days of major league service time — 5.168 in the notation clubs use, from 1028 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | New York Mets | 36 | 0.036 | From transactions |
| 2010 | New York Mets | 108 | 0.144 | From transactions |
| 2011 | New York Mets | 172 | 1.144 | From transactions |
| 2012 | New York Mets | 172 | 2.144 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Toronto Blue Jays | 116 | 3.088 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Toronto Blue Jays | 172 | 4.088 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Toronto Blue Jays | 80 | 4.168 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays | 172 | 5.168 | 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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