Last with Colorado Rockies · SS · No longer on a 40-man roster
Pat Valaika has an estimated 4 years and 27 days of major league service time — 4.027 in the notation clubs use, from 715 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Colorado Rockies | 27 | 0.027 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Colorado Rockies | 167 | 1.022 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Colorado Rockies | 139 | 1.161 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Colorado Rockies | 82 | 2.071 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Baltimore Orioles | 172 | 3.071 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Baltimore Orioles | 128 | 4.027 | 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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