Last with Tampa Bay Rays · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Jake Woodford has an estimated 3 years and 129 days of major league service time — 3.129 in the notation clubs use, from 645 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | St. Louis Cardinals | 58 | 0.058 | From transactions |
| 2021 | St. Louis Cardinals | 112 | 0.170 | From transactions |
| 2022 | St. Louis Cardinals | 107 | 1.105 | From transactions |
| 2023 | St. Louis Cardinals | 165 | 2.098 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox | 107 | 3.033 | From transactions |
| 2025 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 81 | 3.114 | From transactions |
| 2026 | Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers | 15 | 3.129 | 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.