Last with Toronto Blue Jays · 2B · No longer on a 40-man roster
Ryan Goins has an estimated 5 years and 31 days of major league service time — 5.031 in the notation clubs use, from 891 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Toronto Blue Jays | 40 | 0.040 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Toronto Blue Jays | 84 | 0.124 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Toronto Blue Jays | 172 | 1.124 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays | 160 | 2.112 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Toronto Blue Jays | 172 | 3.112 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals | 91 | 4.031 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Chicago White Sox | 75 | 4.106 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Chicago White Sox | 97 | 5.031 | 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.
Independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Major League
Baseball or the MLBPA.