Baltimore Orioles · P · Free agency eligible
Ryan Helsley has an estimated 7 years and 104 days of major league service time — 7.104 in the notation clubs use, from 1308 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | St. Louis Cardinals | 104 | 0.104 | From transactions |
| 2020 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 1.104 | From transactions |
| 2021 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 2.104 | From transactions |
| 2022 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 3.104 | From transactions |
| 2023 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 4.104 | From transactions |
| 2024 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 5.104 | Carried forward |
| 2025 | New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 6.104 | From transactions |
| 2026 | Baltimore Orioles | 172 | 7.104 | 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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