Last with Detroit Tigers · C · No longer on a 40-man roster
Bryan Holaday has an estimated 6 years and 161 days of major league service time — 6.161 in the notation clubs use, from 1193 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Detroit Tigers | 48 | 0.048 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Detroit Tigers | 58 | 0.106 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 1.106 | Carried forward |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers | 89 | 2.023 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers | 172 | 3.023 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers | 31 | 3.054 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Miami Marlins | 172 | 4.054 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Miami Marlins | 129 | 5.011 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Baltimore Orioles | 172 | 6.011 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 150 | 6.161 | 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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