Last with Oakland Athletics · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Jharel Cotton has an estimated 4 years and 74 days of major league service time — 4.074 in the notation clubs use, from 762 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Oakland Athletics | 26 | 0.026 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Oakland Athletics | 167 | 1.021 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Oakland Athletics | 172 | 2.021 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs | 131 | 2.152 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers | 0 | 2.152 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Texas Rangers | 172 | 3.152 | From transactions |
| 2022 | San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins | 94 | 4.074 | 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.