Last with Arizona Diamondbacks · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Joel Payamps has an estimated 4 years and 147 days of major league service time — 4.147 in the notation clubs use, from 835 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 8 | 0.008 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 53 | 0.061 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays | 132 | 1.021 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics | 172 | 2.021 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 3.021 | Carried forward |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 4.021 | From transactions |
| 2025 | Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers | 89 | 4.110 | From transactions |
| 2026 | Atlanta Braves | 37 | 4.147 | 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.