Last with Milwaukee Brewers · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Brett Phillips has an estimated 3 years and 153 days of major league service time — 3.153 in the notation clubs use, from 669 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Milwaukee Brewers | 47 | 0.047 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers | 22 | 0.069 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Kansas City Royals | 45 | 0.114 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 1.114 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 2.114 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Rays | 133 | 3.075 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Angels | 78 | 3.153 | 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.