Milwaukee Brewers · DH · Free agency eligible
Christian Yelich has an estimated 13 years and 70 days of major league service time — 13.070 in the notation clubs use, from 2306 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Miami Marlins | 70 | 0.070 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Miami Marlins | 172 | 1.070 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Miami Marlins | 172 | 2.070 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Miami Marlins | 172 | 3.070 | Carried forward |
| 2017 | Miami Marlins | 172 | 4.070 | Carried forward |
| 2018 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 5.070 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 6.070 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 7.070 | Carried forward |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 8.070 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 9.070 | Carried forward |
| 2023 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 10.070 | Carried forward |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 11.070 | From transactions |
| 2025 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 12.070 | From transactions |
| 2026 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 13.070 | 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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Baseball or the MLBPA.