Last with St. Louis Cardinals · 3B · No longer on a 40-man roster
Matt Carpenter has an estimated 13 years and 12 days of major league service time — 13.012 in the notation clubs use, from 2248 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 0.012 | From transactions |
| 2012 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 1.012 | From transactions |
| 2013 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 2.012 | Carried forward |
| 2014 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 3.012 | Carried forward |
| 2015 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 4.012 | Carried forward |
| 2016 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 5.012 | From transactions |
| 2017 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 6.012 | From transactions |
| 2018 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 7.012 | Carried forward |
| 2019 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 8.012 | From transactions |
| 2020 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 9.012 | Carried forward |
| 2021 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 10.012 | From transactions |
| 2022 | New York Yankees | 172 | 11.012 | From transactions |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres | 172 | 12.012 | From transactions |
| 2024 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 13.012 | 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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