Last with Washington Nationals · RF · No longer on a 40-man roster
Steven Souza Jr. has an estimated 6 years and 160 days of major league service time — 6.160 in the notation clubs use, from 1192 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Washington Nationals | 71 | 0.071 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 1.071 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 2.071 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 3.071 | Carried forward |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 172 | 4.071 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 172 | 5.071 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs | 125 | 6.024 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 91 | 6.115 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Seattle Mariners | 45 | 6.160 | 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.
Independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Major League
Baseball or the MLBPA.