Last with Kansas City Royals · 2B · No longer on a 40-man roster
Whit Merrifield has an estimated 8 years and 95 days of major league service time — 8.095 in the notation clubs use, from 1471 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals | 100 | 0.100 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals | 167 | 1.095 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals | 172 | 2.095 | Carried forward |
| 2019 | Kansas City Royals | 172 | 3.095 | Carried forward |
| 2020 | Kansas City Royals | 172 | 4.095 | Carried forward |
| 2021 | Kansas City Royals | 172 | 5.095 | Carried forward |
| 2022 | Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays | 172 | 6.095 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Toronto Blue Jays | 172 | 7.095 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves | 172 | 8.095 | 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.