Last with St. Louis Cardinals · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Sam Freeman has an estimated 5 years and 49 days of major league service time — 5.049 in the notation clubs use, from 909 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | St. Louis Cardinals | 62 | 0.062 | From transactions |
| 2013 | St. Louis Cardinals | 42 | 0.104 | From transactions |
| 2014 | St. Louis Cardinals | 135 | 1.067 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Texas Rangers | 145 | 2.040 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Milwaukee Brewers | 28 | 2.068 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Atlanta Braves | 151 | 3.047 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Atlanta Braves | 172 | 4.047 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Angels | 2 | 4.049 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 5.049 | 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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