Last with Cincinnati Reds · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Josh A. Smith has an estimated 2 years and 135 days of major league service time — 2.135 in the notation clubs use, from 479 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Cincinnati Reds | 39 | 0.039 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Cincinnati Reds | 126 | 0.165 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Oakland Athletics | 82 | 1.075 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1.075 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Boston Red Sox | 79 | 1.154 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Miami Marlins | 153 | 2.135 | 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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