Last with Chicago White Sox · C · No longer on a 40-man roster
Seby Zavala has an estimated 2 years and 121 days of major league service time — 2.121 in the notation clubs use, from 465 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Chicago White Sox | 11 | 0.011 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0.011 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Chicago White Sox | 69 | 0.080 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Chicago White Sox | 116 | 1.024 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox | 172 | 2.024 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Seattle Mariners | 97 | 2.121 | 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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