Last with Atlanta Braves · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
David Hale has an estimated 4 years and 60 days of major league service time — 4.060 in the notation clubs use, from 748 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Atlanta Braves | 26 | 0.026 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Atlanta Braves | 172 | 1.026 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Colorado Rockies | 132 | 1.158 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Colorado Rockies | 6 | 1.164 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 1.164 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees | 23 | 2.015 | From transactions |
| 2019 | New York Yankees | 132 | 2.147 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees | 172 | 3.147 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies | 85 | 4.060 | 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.