Last updated: March 20, 2026

Elbow Injuries in Professional Sports (2026)

Elbow injuries are among the most tracked in professional sports. Our database contains 2581 recorded elbow injuries across the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and EPL. The average recovery time is 91 days. Players miss an average of 58 games.

Recovery Statistics

Average Recovery Time: 91 days
Average Games Missed: 58 games
Total Cases in Database: 2581

Elbow Injuries in the NFL (338)

Average recovery in the NFL: 48 days.

Curtis Samuel — Buffalo Bills — Nov 30, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (42 days)
Otito Ogbonnia — Los Angeles Chargers — Oct 26, 2026 → Returned Dec 7, 2026 (42 days)
David Moore — Carolina Panthers — Oct 5, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (98 days)
Khalil Mack — Los Angeles Chargers — Sep 21, 2026 → Returned Oct 19, 2026 (28 days)
Adisa Isaac — Baltimore Ravens — Sep 7, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (126 days)
Osa Odighizuwa — San Francisco 49ers — Mar 11, 2026
Adisa Isaac — Baltimore Ravens — Feb 11, 2026
Curtis Samuel — Buffalo Bills — Nov 30, 2025 → Returned Jan 11, 2026 (42 days)
Otito Ogbonnia — Los Angeles Chargers — Oct 26, 2025 → Returned Dec 7, 2025 (42 days)
David Moore — Carolina Panthers — Oct 5, 2025 → Returned Jan 11, 2026 (98 days)
Khalil Mack — Los Angeles Chargers — Sep 21, 2025 → Returned Oct 19, 2025 (28 days)
Adisa Isaac — Baltimore Ravens — Sep 7, 2025 → Returned Jan 11, 2026 (126 days)
Brandon Graham — Philadelphia Eagles — Feb 7, 2025 → Returned Feb 9, 2025 (2 days)
Simi Fehoko — Los Angeles Chargers — Jan 9, 2025 → Returned Jan 11, 2025 (2 days)
Erik McCoy — New Orleans Saints — Dec 28, 2024 → Returned Jan 11, 2025 (14 days)

Elbow Injuries in the MLB (2107)

Average recovery in the MLB: 103 days.

Bailey Horn — Detroit Tigers — Mar 20, 2026
Mike Vasil — Chicago White Sox — Mar 17, 2026
Carlos Rodon — New York Yankees — Mar 17, 2026
Gerrit Cole — New York Yankees — Mar 17, 2026
Jordan Westburg — Baltimore Orioles — Mar 16, 2026
Drew Thorpe — Chicago White Sox — Mar 16, 2026
Joe Musgrove — San Diego Padres — Mar 16, 2026
Travis Adams — Minnesota Twins — Mar 15, 2026
Yimi Garcia — Toronto Blue Jays — Mar 14, 2026
Bailey Horn — Detroit Tigers — Mar 13, 2026
Bryan Hoeing — San Diego Padres — Mar 13, 2026
Brooks Baldwin — Chicago White Sox — Mar 13, 2026
Jose Berrios — Toronto Blue Jays — Mar 13, 2026
Vinny Nittoli — Boston Red Sox — Mar 13, 2026
Adam Mazur — Miami Marlins — Mar 11, 2026

Elbow Injuries in the NBA (95)

Average recovery in the NBA: 14 days.

Ja Morant — Memphis Grizzlies — Mar 19, 2026
Kelly Oubre Jr. — Philadelphia 76ers — Mar 11, 2026
Ja Morant — Memphis Grizzlies — Mar 6, 2026
LeBron James — Los Angeles Lakers — Mar 6, 2026 → Returned Mar 8, 2026 (2 days)
Kyshawn George — Washington Wizards — Mar 5, 2026
Kyshawn George — Washington Wizards — Mar 2, 2026 → Returned Mar 8, 2026 (6 days)
Pelle Larsson — Miami Heat — Feb 8, 2026 → Returned Feb 11, 2026 (3 days)
Ja Morant — Memphis Grizzlies — Jan 23, 2026 → Returned Mar 9, 2026 (45 days)
Nikola Djurisic — Atlanta Hawks — Oct 1, 2025
Cameron Payne — New York Knicks — Dec 5, 2024 → Returned Dec 7, 2024 (2 days)
Bobby Portis — Milwaukee Bucks — Nov 13, 2024 → Returned Nov 15, 2024 (2 days)
Immanuel Quickley — Toronto Raptors — Nov 12, 2024 → Returned Oct 22, 2025 (344 days)
Bradley Beal — LA Clippers — Oct 31, 2024 → Returned Nov 1, 2024 (1 days)
Bradley Beal — LA Clippers — Oct 26, 2024 → Returned Oct 27, 2024 (1 days)
Doug McDermott — Sacramento Kings — Oct 1, 2024 → Returned Oct 25, 2024 (24 days)

Elbow Injuries in the NHL (14)

Average recovery in the NHL: 13 days.

Mathieu Joseph — Tampa Bay — Oct 1, 2025 (16 days)
Victor Hedman — Tampa Bay Lightning — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 9, 2025 (8 days)
Colton Dach — Edmonton Oilers — Oct 1, 2024 (30 days)
Patrik Laine — Montreal Canadiens — Oct 1, 2022 (14 days)
Patrice Bergeron — Boston — Oct 1, 2021 (9 days)
Joakim Nordström — Carolina — Oct 1, 2019 (14 days)
Brandon Montour — Seattle Kraken — Oct 1, 2017 (2 days)
Antoine Roussel — Dallas — Oct 1, 2017 (4 days)
Jaden Schwartz — Seattle Kraken — Oct 1, 2016 (9 days)
David Pastrňák — Boston — Oct 1, 2016 (4 days)
David Backes — St. Louis — Oct 1, 2016 (11 days)
Eric Fehr — Pittsburgh — Oct 1, 2015 (23 days)
Éric Gélinas — Colorado — Oct 1, 2015 (23 days)
Brandon Dubinsky — Columbus — Oct 1, 2015 (14 days)

Elbow Injuries in the EPL (27)

Average recovery in the EPL: 88 days.

Danny Ward — Leicester City — Aug 31, 2025 → Returned Jan 9, 2026 (131 days)
Chris Martin — Fulham — Jul 4, 2024 → Returned Feb 16, 2025 (227 days)
Sam Johnstone — Wolverhampton Wanderers — Mar 24, 2024 → Returned Aug 31, 2024 (160 days)
Dejan Iliev — Arsenal — Jul 30, 2023 → Returned Dec 1, 2023 (124 days)
Max Meyer — Crystal Palace — Mar 30, 2023 → Returned Oct 1, 2023 (185 days)
David Ospina — Arsenal — Jan 14, 2023 → Returned Nov 30, 2023 (320 days)
Ionuț Radu — Bournemouth — Oct 14, 2022 → Returned Jan 20, 2023 (98 days)
Max Meyer — Crystal Palace — Jul 29, 2022
Max Meyer — Crystal Palace — Jul 24, 2022 → Returned Oct 5, 2022 (73 days)
Liam Millar — Liverpool — May 1, 2022 → Returned Jun 13, 2022 (43 days)
Matej Vydra — Burnley — Mar 9, 2022 → Returned Mar 31, 2022 (22 days)
Etienne Green — Burnley — Dec 11, 2021 → Returned Jan 16, 2022 (36 days)
Leandro Trossard — Arsenal — Dec 4, 2021 → Returned Dec 14, 2021 (10 days)
Keylor Navas — Nottingham Forest — Nov 4, 2021 → Returned Nov 15, 2021 (11 days)
Moritz Leitner — Norwich City — Oct 3, 2021 → Returned Oct 25, 2021 (22 days)