Last with Oakland Athletics · 2B · No longer on a 40-man roster
Joey Wendle has an estimated 6 years and 146 days of major league service time — 6.146 in the notation clubs use, from 1178 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Oakland Athletics | 33 | 0.033 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Oakland Athletics | 54 | 0.087 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 1.087 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 2.087 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 3.087 | Carried forward |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 4.087 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Miami Marlins | 172 | 5.087 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Miami Marlins | 172 | 6.087 | From transactions |
| 2024 | New York Mets | 59 | 6.146 | 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.
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