Last with Arizona Diamondbacks · LF · No longer on a 40-man roster
Collin Cowgill has an estimated 3 years and 159 days of major league service time — 3.159 in the notation clubs use, from 675 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 65 | 0.065 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Oakland Athletics | 120 | 1.013 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Angels, New York Mets | 129 | 1.142 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Angels | 172 | 2.142 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Angels | 172 | 3.142 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Cleveland Indians | 17 | 3.159 | 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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