Last with Milwaukee Brewers · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Jacob Barnes has an estimated 6 years and 128 days of major league service time — 6.128 in the notation clubs use, from 1160 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Milwaukee Brewers | 123 | 0.123 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 1.123 | Carried forward |
| 2018 | Milwaukee Brewers | 147 | 2.098 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers | 112 | 3.038 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels | 172 | 4.038 | From transactions |
| 2021 | New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays | 116 | 4.154 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees | 71 | 5.053 | From transactions |
| 2023 | St. Louis Cardinals | 42 | 5.095 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 6.095 | From transactions |
| 2025 | Toronto Blue Jays | 33 | 6.128 | 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.