Last with Los Angeles Angels · DH · No longer on a 40-man roster
Ji Man Choi has an estimated 6 years and 51 days of major league service time — 6.051 in the notation clubs use, from 1083 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Los Angeles Angels | 109 | 0.109 | From transactions |
| 2017 | New York Yankees | 14 | 0.123 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers | 100 | 1.051 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 2.051 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 3.051 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 4.051 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 5.051 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres | 172 | 6.051 | 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.