Detroit Tigers · P · Free agency eligible
Burch Smith has an estimated 7 years and 2 days of major league service time — 7.002 in the notation clubs use, from 1206 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | San Diego Padres | 51 | 0.051 | From transactions |
| 2014 | San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 0.051 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 1.051 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 1.051 | Carried forward |
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals, New York Mets | 0 | 1.051 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals | 172 | 2.051 | From transactions |
| 2019 | San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers | 47 | 2.098 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Oakland Athletics | 172 | 3.098 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Oakland Athletics | 166 | 4.092 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Oakland Athletics | 0 | 4.092 | Carried forward |
| 2023 | Oakland Athletics | 0 | 4.092 | Carried forward |
| 2024 | Baltimore Orioles, Miami Marlins | 82 | 5.002 | From transactions |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers | 172 | 6.002 | From transactions |
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 7.002 | 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.