Last with St. Louis Cardinals · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Matt Bowman has an estimated 5 years and 31 days of major league service time — 5.031 in the notation clubs use, from 891 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 1.000 | Carried forward |
| 2017 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 2.000 | Carried forward |
| 2018 | St. Louis Cardinals | 102 | 2.102 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds | 93 | 3.023 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees | 172 | 4.023 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees | 0 | 4.023 | Carried forward |
| 2022 | New York Yankees | 0 | 4.023 | From transactions |
| 2023 | New York Yankees | 12 | 4.035 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins | 107 | 4.142 | From transactions |
| 2025 | Baltimore Orioles | 61 | 5.031 | 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.