Last with New York Yankees · C · No longer on a 40-man roster
John Ryan Murphy has an estimated 4 years and 124 days of major league service time — 4.124 in the notation clubs use, from 812 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | New York Yankees | 30 | 0.030 | From transactions |
| 2014 | New York Yankees | 93 | 0.123 | From transactions |
| 2015 | New York Yankees | 172 | 1.123 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Minnesota Twins | 63 | 2.014 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 31 | 2.045 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 172 | 3.045 | Carried forward |
| 2019 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves | 79 | 3.124 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 4.124 | 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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