Last with Arizona Diamondbacks · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Joe Paterson has an estimated 1 year and 59 days of major league service time — 1.059 in the notation clubs use, from 231 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 172 | 1.000 | Carried forward |
| 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 27 | 1.027 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 15 | 1.042 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 17 | 1.059 | 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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