Last with Texas Rangers · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Derek Holland has an estimated 12 years and 101 days of major league service time — 12.101 in the notation clubs use, from 2165 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Texas Rangers | 168 | 0.168 | From transactions |
| 2010 | Texas Rangers | 121 | 1.117 | From transactions |
| 2011 | Texas Rangers | 172 | 2.117 | Carried forward |
| 2012 | Texas Rangers | 172 | 3.117 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Texas Rangers | 172 | 4.117 | Carried forward |
| 2014 | Texas Rangers | 172 | 5.117 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Texas Rangers | 172 | 6.117 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Texas Rangers | 172 | 7.117 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Chicago White Sox | 156 | 8.101 | From transactions |
| 2018 | San Francisco Giants | 172 | 9.101 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants | 172 | 10.101 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 11.101 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 12.101 | 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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