Last with New York Yankees · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Ben Heller has an estimated 3 years and 126 days of major league service time — 3.126 in the notation clubs use, from 642 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | New York Yankees | 43 | 0.043 | From transactions |
| 2017 | New York Yankees | 41 | 0.084 | From transactions |
| 2018 | New York Yankees | 172 | 1.084 | From transactions |
| 2019 | New York Yankees | 172 | 2.084 | From transactions |
| 2020 | New York Yankees | 97 | 3.009 | From transactions |
| 2021 | New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks | 0 | 3.009 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Minnesota Twins | 0 | 3.009 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Atlanta Braves | 57 | 3.066 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 60 | 3.126 | 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.