Last with Kansas City Royals · 2B · No longer on a 40-man roster
Johnny Giavotella has an estimated 3 years and 48 days of major league service time — 3.048 in the notation clubs use, from 564 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kansas City Royals | 55 | 0.055 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Kansas City Royals | 81 | 0.136 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Kansas City Royals | 46 | 1.010 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Kansas City Royals | 45 | 1.055 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Angels | 172 | 2.055 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Angels | 139 | 3.022 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Baltimore Orioles | 26 | 3.048 | 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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Baseball or the MLBPA.