Last with Seattle Mariners · RF · No longer on a 40-man roster
Ben Gamel has an estimated 7 years and 73 days of major league service time — 7.073 in the notation clubs use, from 1277 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees | 9 | 0.009 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Seattle Mariners | 159 | 0.168 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Seattle Mariners | 168 | 1.164 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 2.164 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 3.164 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates | 164 | 4.156 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 172 | 5.156 | From transactions |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres | 161 | 6.145 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Houston Astros, New York Mets | 96 | 7.069 | From transactions |
| 2025 | Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Atlanta Braves | 4 | 7.073 | 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.