Last with Pittsburgh Pirates · C · No longer on a 40-man roster
Christian Bethancourt has an estimated 7 years and 16 days of major league service time — 7.016 in the notation clubs use, from 1220 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Atlanta Braves | 22 | 0.022 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Atlanta Braves | 50 | 0.072 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Atlanta Braves | 113 | 1.013 | From transactions |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres | 172 | 2.013 | From transactions |
| 2017 | San Diego Padres | 23 | 2.036 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 2.036 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 2.036 | Carried forward |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 2.036 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics | 0 | 2.036 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 3.036 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 4.036 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Chicago Cubs, Miami Marlins | 160 | 5.024 | From transactions |
| 2025 | Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs | 172 | 6.024 | From transactions |
| 2026 | New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates | 164 | 7.016 | 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.