Last with Colorado Rockies · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Eddie Butler has an estimated 3 years and 118 days of major league service time — 3.118 in the notation clubs use, from 634 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Colorado Rockies | 56 | 0.056 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Colorado Rockies | 91 | 0.147 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Colorado Rockies | 96 | 1.071 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Chicago Cubs | 67 | 1.138 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers | 172 | 2.138 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers | 0 | 2.138 | Carried forward |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers | 0 | 2.138 | Carried forward |
| 2021 | Kansas City Royals | 152 | 3.118 | 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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