Last with San Diego Padres · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Anthony Bass has an estimated 8 years and 73 days of major league service time — 8.073 in the notation clubs use, from 1449 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | San Diego Padres | 96 | 0.096 | From transactions |
| 2012 | San Diego Padres | 172 | 1.096 | From transactions |
| 2013 | San Diego Padres | 94 | 2.018 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Houston Astros | 125 | 2.143 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Texas Rangers | 172 | 3.143 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Seattle Mariners | 0 | 3.143 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Texas Rangers | 9 | 3.152 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Chicago Cubs | 62 | 4.042 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Seattle Mariners | 132 | 5.002 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Toronto Blue Jays | 172 | 6.002 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins | 172 | 7.002 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Toronto Blue Jays, Miami Marlins | 172 | 8.002 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Toronto Blue Jays | 71 | 8.073 | 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.