Last with Houston Astros · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Jordan Lyles has an estimated 12 years and 112 days of major league service time — 12.112 in the notation clubs use, from 2176 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Houston Astros | 110 | 0.110 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Houston Astros | 136 | 1.074 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Houston Astros | 152 | 2.054 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 3.054 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 4.054 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Colorado Rockies | 131 | 5.013 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres | 149 | 5.162 | From transactions |
| 2018 | San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 6.162 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 7.162 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Texas Rangers | 172 | 8.162 | Carried forward |
| 2021 | Texas Rangers | 172 | 9.162 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Baltimore Orioles | 172 | 10.162 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Kansas City Royals | 172 | 11.162 | Carried forward |
| 2024 | Kansas City Royals | 122 | 12.112 | 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.