Last with Arizona Diamondbacks · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Bryan Shaw has an estimated 11 years and 78 days of major league service time — 11.078 in the notation clubs use, from 1970 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 89 | 0.089 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 170 | 1.087 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 2.087 | Carried forward |
| 2014 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 3.087 | Carried forward |
| 2015 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 4.087 | Carried forward |
| 2016 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 5.087 | Carried forward |
| 2017 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 6.087 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 7.087 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 8.087 | Carried forward |
| 2020 | Seattle Mariners | 53 | 8.140 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 9.140 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 10.140 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Chicago White Sox | 87 | 11.055 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Chicago White Sox | 23 | 11.078 | 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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