Last with Boston Red Sox · 3B · No longer on a 40-man roster
Travis Shaw has an estimated 6 years and 81 days of major league service time — 6.081 in the notation clubs use, from 1113 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Boston Red Sox | 87 | 0.087 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Boston Red Sox | 172 | 1.087 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 2.087 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 3.087 | Carried forward |
| 2019 | Milwaukee Brewers | 144 | 4.059 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Toronto Blue Jays | 172 | 5.059 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 6.059 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Boston Red Sox | 22 | 6.081 | 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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