Last with Kansas City Royals · C · No longer on a 40-man roster
Cam Gallagher has an estimated 5 years and 88 days of major league service time — 5.088 in the notation clubs use, from 948 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals | 47 | 0.047 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals | 58 | 0.105 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Kansas City Royals | 172 | 1.105 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Kansas City Royals | 172 | 2.105 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Kansas City Royals | 172 | 3.105 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Kansas City Royals | 155 | 4.088 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 5.088 | 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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