Last updated: March 20, 2026

Arm Injuries in Professional Sports (2026)

Arm injuries are among the most tracked in professional sports. Our database contains 1552 recorded arm injuries across the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and EPL. The average recovery time is 68 days. Players miss an average of 47 games.

Recovery Statistics

Average Recovery Time: 68 days
Average Games Missed: 47 games
Total Cases in Database: 1552

Arm Injuries in the NFL (231)

Average recovery in the NFL: 69 days.

Van Jefferson — Washington Commanders — Jan 4, 2027 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (7 days)
Darnell Washington — Pittsburgh Steelers — Jan 4, 2027 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (7 days)
Jawaan Taylor — Kansas City Chiefs — Dec 21, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (21 days)
Simi Fehoko — Arizona Cardinals — Nov 16, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (56 days)
Ed Oliver — Buffalo Bills — Nov 2, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (70 days)
Divine Deablo — Atlanta Falcons — Oct 26, 2026 → Returned Nov 23, 2026 (28 days)
Erik McCoy — New Orleans Saints — Oct 26, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (77 days)
Clark Phillips III — Atlanta Falcons — Oct 19, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (84 days)
Ben Powers — Denver Broncos — Oct 12, 2026 → Returned Dec 21, 2026 (70 days)
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo — Philadelphia Eagles — Oct 5, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (98 days)
Daniel Thomas — Detroit Lions — Sep 28, 2026 → Returned Nov 9, 2026 (42 days)
Nolan Smith — Philadelphia Eagles — Sep 28, 2026 → Returned Nov 16, 2026 (49 days)
Robert Hunt — Carolina Panthers — Sep 21, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (112 days)
Matt Nelson — Minnesota Vikings — Sep 7, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (126 days)
Alijah Vera-Tucker — New England Patriots — Sep 7, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (126 days)

Arm Injuries in the MLB (1234)

Average recovery in the MLB: 72 days.

Grayson Rodriguez — Los Angeles Angels — Mar 20, 2026
Hunter Gaddis — Cleveland Guardians — Mar 17, 2026
Phil Bickford — Detroit Tigers — Mar 15, 2026
Hayden Birdsong — San Francisco Giants — Mar 15, 2026
Graham Pauley — Miami Marlins — Mar 15, 2026
Shane Bieber — Toronto Blue Jays — Mar 13, 2026
Jordan Wicks — Chicago Cubs — Mar 10, 2026
Shane Bieber — Toronto Blue Jays — Mar 6, 2026
Hobie Harris — Boston Red Sox — Feb 23, 2026
Case Williams — Colorado Rockies — Feb 17, 2026 → Returned Mar 20, 2026 (24 days)
Logan Evans — Seattle Mariners — Feb 16, 2026
Carlos Hernandez — Cleveland Guardians — Feb 16, 2026
Clarke Schmidt — New York Yankees — Feb 12, 2026
Evan Phillips — Los Angeles Dodgers — Feb 12, 2026
Justin Armbruester — Norfolk Tides — Nov 6, 2025 → Returned Nov 6, 2025

Arm Injuries in the NBA (20)

Average recovery in the NBA: 7 days.

Micah Potter — Indiana Pacers — Mar 18, 2026
Doug McDermott — Sacramento Kings — Jan 4, 2024 → Returned Jan 7, 2024 (3 days)
Alec Burks — Miami Heat — Nov 1, 2023 → Returned Nov 11, 2023 (10 days)
Zach Collins — Chicago Bulls — Mar 24, 2023 → Returned Mar 25, 2023 (1 days)
Norman Powell — Los Angeles Clippers — Mar 3, 2023 → Returned Mar 4, 2023 (1 days)
Dorian Finney-Smith — Brooklyn Nets — Mar 12, 2022 → Returned Mar 12, 2022
Rodions Kurucs — Brooklyn Nets — Apr 25, 2021 → Returned Apr 26, 2021 (1 days)
Aleksej Pokusevski — Oklahoma City Thunder — Apr 13, 2021 → Returned Apr 17, 2021 (4 days)
Maurice Harkless — Sacramento Kings — Jan 6, 2021 → Returned Jan 11, 2021 (5 days)
Devin Booker — Phoenix Suns — Dec 14, 2019 → Returned Dec 19, 2019 (5 days)
Treveon Graham — Minnesota Timberwolves — Nov 23, 2019 → Returned Nov 24, 2019 (1 days)
Lauri Markkanen — Utah Jazz — Mar 29, 2018 → Returned Mar 29, 2018
Devin Booker — Phoenix Suns — Mar 10, 2018 → Returned Mar 12, 2018 (2 days)
David West — Golden State Warriors — Mar 6, 2018 → Returned Mar 15, 2018 (9 days)
Tyreke Evans — Indiana Pacers — Jan 31, 2018 → Returned Feb 10, 2018 (10 days)

Arm Injuries in the NHL (33)

Average recovery in the NHL: 24 days.

F Joel Armia — Los Angeles Kings — Mar 2, 2026
Tyson Foerster — Philadelphia — Dec 17, 2025
Evander Kane — Vancouver — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 9, 2025 (8 days)
Tyson Foerster — Philadelphia — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 9, 2025 (8 days)
Cole Schwindt — Florida Panthers — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 25, 2025 (24 days)
Shea Theodore — Vegas Golden Knights — Oct 1, 2024 → Returned Oct 9, 2024 (8 days)
Jon Merrill — New Jersey Devils — Oct 1, 2022 → Returned Oct 22, 2022 (21 days)
Mike Hoffman — Ottawa — Oct 1, 2022 (2 days)
Patrik Laine — Montreal Canadiens — Oct 1, 2022 (28 days)
Brayden McNabb — Vegas Golden Knights — Oct 1, 2021 → Returned Oct 12, 2021 (11 days)
Brock Boeser — Vancouver — Oct 1, 2021 → Returned Oct 19, 2021 (18 days)
Marcus Johansson — Seattle Kraken — Apr 15, 2021 → Returned Apr 16, 2021 (1 days)
Will Borgen — Buffalo — Oct 1, 2020 (74 days)
Cédric Paquette — Tampa Bay — Oct 1, 2019 (18 days)
Carl Gunnarsson — St. Louis — Oct 1, 2019 (32 days)

Arm Injuries in the EPL (34)

Average recovery in the EPL: 39 days.

Lucas Perri — Leeds United — Sep 12, 2025 → Returned Oct 13, 2025 (31 days)
Hugo Lloris — Tottenham Hotspur — Jun 28, 2025 → Returned Jul 3, 2025 (5 days)
Issa Kaboré — Manchester City — May 2, 2025 → Returned May 6, 2025 (4 days)
Kyle Walker — Burnley — Apr 8, 2025 → Returned Apr 26, 2025 (18 days)
Michael Verrips — Sheffield United — Apr 14, 2024 → Returned May 14, 2024 (30 days)
Paul Onuachu — Southampton — Feb 28, 2024 → Returned Apr 7, 2024 (39 days)
Fabri — Fulham — Oct 10, 2023 → Returned Jun 10, 2024 (244 days)
Serge Gnabry — West Bromwich Albion — Sep 27, 2023 → Returned Oct 25, 2023 (29 days)
Dilan Markanday — Tottenham Hotspur — Aug 12, 2023 → Returned Sep 20, 2023 (39 days)
Luke Dreher — Crystal Palace — Jul 29, 2023 → Returned Nov 16, 2023 (110 days)
Mads Bech Sørensen — Brentford — Feb 5, 2023 → Returned Mar 16, 2023 (39 days)
Ahmed Musa — Leicester City — Sep 18, 2022 → Returned Oct 19, 2022 (31 days)
Joseph Anang — West Ham United — Aug 18, 2022 → Returned Jan 3, 2023 (138 days)
Cristiano Ronaldo — Manchester United — Aug 26, 2021 → Returned Aug 30, 2021 (4 days)
Cristian Gamboa — West Bromwich Albion — Aug 25, 2021 → Returned Oct 7, 2021 (43 days)