Last with Colorado Rockies · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Chad Bettis has an estimated 5 years and 101 days of major league service time — 5.101 in the notation clubs use, from 961 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Colorado Rockies | 61 | 0.061 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Colorado Rockies | 68 | 0.129 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Colorado Rockies | 144 | 1.101 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 2.101 | Carried forward |
| 2017 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 3.101 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 4.101 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 5.101 | 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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