Last with Chicago Cubs · 2B · No longer on a 40-man roster
DJ LeMahieu has an estimated 13 years and 68 days of major league service time — 13.068 in the notation clubs use, from 2304 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Chicago Cubs | 52 | 0.052 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Colorado Rockies | 109 | 0.161 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Colorado Rockies | 138 | 1.127 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 2.127 | Carried forward |
| 2015 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 3.127 | Carried forward |
| 2016 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 4.127 | Carried forward |
| 2017 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 5.127 | Carried forward |
| 2018 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 6.127 | From transactions |
| 2019 | New York Yankees | 172 | 7.127 | From transactions |
| 2020 | New York Yankees | 172 | 8.127 | From transactions |
| 2021 | New York Yankees | 172 | 9.127 | From transactions |
| 2022 | New York Yankees | 172 | 10.127 | From transactions |
| 2023 | New York Yankees | 172 | 11.127 | Carried forward |
| 2024 | New York Yankees | 172 | 12.127 | From transactions |
| 2025 | New York Yankees | 113 | 13.068 | 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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