Last with Chicago White Sox · 2B · No longer on a 40-man roster
Gordon Beckham has an estimated 9 years and 33 days of major league service time — 9.033 in the notation clubs use, from 1581 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Chicago White Sox | 125 | 0.125 | From transactions |
| 2010 | Chicago White Sox | 172 | 1.125 | Carried forward |
| 2011 | Chicago White Sox | 172 | 2.125 | Carried forward |
| 2012 | Chicago White Sox | 172 | 3.125 | Carried forward |
| 2013 | Chicago White Sox | 172 | 4.125 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Angels, Chicago White Sox | 172 | 5.125 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Chicago White Sox | 172 | 6.125 | From transactions |
| 2016 | San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves | 172 | 7.125 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Seattle Mariners | 30 | 7.155 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Seattle Mariners | 50 | 8.033 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 9.033 | 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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