Last with Cincinnati Reds · LF · No longer on a 40-man roster
Phillip Ervin has an estimated 2 years and 112 days of major league service time — 2.112 in the notation clubs use, from 456 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cincinnati Reds | 56 | 0.056 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Cincinnati Reds | 105 | 0.161 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds | 126 | 1.115 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners | 169 | 2.112 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves | 0 | 2.112 | 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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