Last with San Diego Padres · 1B · No longer on a 40-man roster
Anthony Rizzo has an estimated 12 years and 168 days of major league service time — 12.168 in the notation clubs use, from 2232 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | San Diego Padres | 68 | 0.068 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Chicago Cubs | 100 | 0.168 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 1.168 | Carried forward |
| 2014 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 2.168 | Carried forward |
| 2015 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 3.168 | Carried forward |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 4.168 | Carried forward |
| 2017 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 5.168 | Carried forward |
| 2018 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 6.168 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 7.168 | Carried forward |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 8.168 | Carried forward |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees | 172 | 9.168 | From transactions |
| 2022 | New York Yankees | 172 | 10.168 | From transactions |
| 2023 | New York Yankees | 172 | 11.168 | From transactions |
| 2024 | New York Yankees | 172 | 12.168 | 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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