Last with Detroit Tigers · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Jose Alvarez has an estimated 8 years and 35 days of major league service time — 8.035 in the notation clubs use, from 1411 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Detroit Tigers | 54 | 0.054 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Angels | 12 | 0.066 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Angels | 172 | 1.066 | Carried forward |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Angels | 168 | 2.062 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Angels | 145 | 3.035 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Angels | 172 | 4.035 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Phillies | 172 | 5.035 | Carried forward |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Phillies | 172 | 6.035 | From transactions |
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants | 172 | 7.035 | From transactions |
| 2022 | San Francisco Giants | 172 | 8.035 | 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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