Last with San Diego Padres · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Kevin Quackenbush has an estimated 3 years and 19 days of major league service time — 3.019 in the notation clubs use, from 535 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | San Diego Padres | 141 | 0.141 | From transactions |
| 2015 | San Diego Padres | 151 | 1.120 | From transactions |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres | 150 | 2.098 | From transactions |
| 2017 | San Diego Padres | 62 | 2.160 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Cincinnati Reds | 26 | 3.014 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 3.014 | Carried forward |
| 2020 | Washington Nationals | 0 | 3.014 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 | 3.019 | 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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