Last with Houston Astros · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Jandel Gustave has an estimated 4 years and 125 days of major league service time — 4.125 in the notation clubs use, from 813 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Houston Astros | 36 | 0.036 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Houston Astros | 172 | 1.036 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Houston Astros | 172 | 2.036 | From transactions |
| 2019 | San Francisco Giants | 172 | 3.036 | From transactions |
| 2020 | San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 3.036 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Brewers | 89 | 3.125 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 4.125 | 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.