Last with New York Mets · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Collin McHugh has an estimated 10 years and 75 days of major league service time — 10.075 in the notation clubs use, from 1795 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | New York Mets | 33 | 0.033 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Colorado Rockies, New York Mets | 54 | 0.087 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Houston Astros | 160 | 1.075 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Houston Astros | 172 | 2.075 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Houston Astros | 172 | 3.075 | Carried forward |
| 2017 | Houston Astros | 172 | 4.075 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Houston Astros | 172 | 5.075 | Carried forward |
| 2019 | Houston Astros | 172 | 6.075 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Boston Red Sox | 172 | 7.075 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 8.075 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Atlanta Braves | 172 | 9.075 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Atlanta Braves | 172 | 10.075 | 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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