Last with Houston Astros · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Jake Buchanan has an estimated 161 days of major league service time — 0.161 in the notation clubs use, from 161 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Houston Astros | 80 | 0.080 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Houston Astros | 25 | 0.105 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs | 32 | 0.137 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Cincinnati Reds | 24 | 0.161 | 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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