Last with Washington Nationals · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Stephen Strasburg has an estimated 12 years and 118 days of major league service time — 12.118 in the notation clubs use, from 2182 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Washington Nationals | 118 | 0.118 | From transactions |
| 2011 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 1.118 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 2.118 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 3.118 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 4.118 | Carried forward |
| 2015 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 5.118 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 6.118 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 7.118 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 8.118 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 9.118 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 10.118 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 11.118 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 12.118 | 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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