Last with Athletics · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
José Suarez has an estimated 5 years and 49 days of major league service time — 5.049 in the notation clubs use, from 909 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Los Angeles Angels | 89 | 0.089 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels | 67 | 0.156 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Angels | 132 | 1.116 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Angels | 133 | 2.077 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Angels | 172 | 3.077 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Angels | 111 | 4.016 | From transactions |
| 2025 | Atlanta Braves | 47 | 4.063 | From transactions |
| 2026 | Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves | 158 | 5.049 | 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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