Last with Detroit Tigers · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Drew Smyly has an estimated 12 years and 139 days of major league service time — 12.139 in the notation clubs use, from 2203 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Detroit Tigers | 148 | 0.148 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 1.148 | Carried forward |
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 2.148 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 3.148 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 4.148 | Carried forward |
| 2017 | Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs | 172 | 5.148 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers | 172 | 6.148 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies | 163 | 7.139 | From transactions |
| 2020 | San Francisco Giants | 172 | 8.139 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Atlanta Braves | 172 | 9.139 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 10.139 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 11.139 | Carried forward |
| 2024 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 12.139 | 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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