Last updated: March 20, 2026

Hand Injuries in Professional Sports (2026)

Hand injuries are among the most tracked in professional sports. Our database contains 1925 recorded hand injuries across the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and EPL. The average recovery time is 40 days. Players miss an average of 21 games.

Recovery Statistics

Average Recovery Time: 40 days
Average Games Missed: 21 games
Total Cases in Database: 1925

Hand Injuries in the NFL (361)

Average recovery in the NFL: 56 days.

John Michael Schmitz — New York Giants — Dec 28, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (14 days)
Jack Kiser — Jacksonville Jaguars — Dec 21, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (21 days)
Roschon Johnson — Chicago Bears — Nov 23, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (49 days)
Will Howard — Pittsburgh Steelers — Sep 7, 2026 → Returned Nov 16, 2026 (70 days)
Trishton Jackson — Arizona Cardinals — Sep 7, 2026 → Returned Sep 28, 2026 (21 days)
Da'Shawn Hand — Atlanta Falcons — Mar 18, 2026
Ty Chandler — New Orleans Saints — Mar 17, 2026
J.J. McCarthy — Minnesota Vikings — Mar 13, 2026
J.J. McCarthy — Minnesota Vikings — Mar 10, 2026
J.J. McCarthy — Minnesota Vikings — Feb 25, 2026
Roschon Johnson — Chicago Bears — Feb 11, 2026
John Michael Schmitz — New York Giants — Dec 28, 2025 → Returned Jan 11, 2026 (14 days)
Jack Kiser — Jacksonville Jaguars — Dec 21, 2025 → Returned Jan 11, 2026 (21 days)
Roschon Johnson — Chicago Bears — Nov 23, 2025 → Returned Jan 11, 2026 (49 days)
Trishton Jackson — Arizona Cardinals — Sep 7, 2025 → Returned Sep 28, 2025 (21 days)

Hand Injuries in the MLB (987)

Average recovery in the MLB: 48 days.

Jackson Holliday — Baltimore Orioles — Mar 20, 2026
Brady Singer — Cincinnati Reds — Mar 20, 2026
Ha-seong Kim — Atlanta Braves — Mar 16, 2026
Jackson Holliday — Baltimore Orioles — Mar 16, 2026
Jeremy Pena — Houston Astros — Mar 15, 2026
Francisco Lindor — New York Mets — Mar 15, 2026
Yandy Diaz — Rays Alternate Training Site — Mar 11, 2026 → Returned Mar 20, 2026 (2 days)
Josh Hader — Houston Astros — Mar 11, 2026
Vaughn Grissom — Los Angeles Angels — Mar 11, 2026
Francisco Lindor — New York Mets — Mar 10, 2026
Jackson Holliday — Baltimore Orioles — Mar 7, 2026
Jeremy Pena — Houston Astros — Mar 5, 2026
Ha-seong Kim — Atlanta Braves — Feb 13, 2026
Chandler Murphy — Bowling Green Hot Rods — Nov 6, 2025 → Returned Nov 6, 2025
Chandler Pollard — Hub City Spartanburgers — Sep 25, 2025 → Returned Sep 25, 2025

Hand Injuries in the NBA (333)

Average recovery in the NBA: 17 days.

Anthony Davis — Washington Wizards — Mar 20, 2026
Collin Murray-Boyles — Toronto Raptors — Mar 19, 2026
Drew Eubanks — Sacramento Kings — Mar 18, 2026
Collin Murray-Boyles — Toronto Raptors — Mar 17, 2026
Drew Eubanks — Sacramento Kings — Mar 16, 2026
Dillon Brooks — Phoenix Suns — Mar 12, 2026
Day'Ron Sharpe — Brooklyn Nets — Mar 12, 2026
Day'Ron Sharpe — Brooklyn Nets — Mar 11, 2026
Day'Ron Sharpe — Brooklyn Nets — Mar 10, 2026
Tyrese Maxey — Philadelphia 76ers — Mar 10, 2026
Tyrese Maxey — Philadelphia 76ers — Mar 9, 2026 → Returned Mar 9, 2026
Collin Murray-Boyles — Toronto Raptors — Mar 9, 2026
Nikola Vucevic — Boston Celtics — Mar 7, 2026
Nikola Vucevic — Boston Celtics — Mar 6, 2026 → Returned Mar 8, 2026 (2 days)
Anthony Davis — Washington Wizards — Mar 5, 2026

Hand Injuries in the NHL (164)

Average recovery in the NHL: 27 days.

Brad Marchand — Florida Panthers — Mar 17, 2026
Brad Marchand — Florida Panthers — Mar 9, 2026
Matt Rempe — New York Rangers — Feb 20, 2026
Brad Marchand — Florida Panthers — Jan 17, 2026 → Returned Jan 25, 2026 (8 days)
Kaapo Kakko — Seattle Kraken — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Nov 1, 2025 (31 days)
Brandon Montour — Seattle Kraken — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 9, 2025 (8 days)
Erik Cernak — Tampa Bay — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 9, 2025 (8 days)
Rickard Rakell — Anaheim — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 7, 2025 (6 days)
Nick Foligno — Columbus — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 7, 2025 (6 days)
Charles-Alexis Legault — Carolina Hurricanes — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 20, 2025 (19 days)
Evgenii Dadonov — New Jersey Devils — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 9, 2025 (8 days)
Ty Dellandrea — San Jose Sharks — Oct 1, 2024 (9 days)
Robby Fabbri — St. Louis — Oct 1, 2024 → Returned Oct 12, 2024 (11 days)
Jacob Middleton — Minnesota Wild — Oct 1, 2024 (25 days)
Ryker Evans — Seattle Kraken — Oct 1, 2024 → Returned Oct 8, 2024 (7 days)

Hand Injuries in the EPL (80)

Average recovery in the EPL: 40 days.

David de Gea — Manchester United — Feb 15, 2026 → Returned Feb 21, 2026 (6 days)
Josh Vickers — Swansea City — Dec 24, 2025 → Returned Jan 28, 2026 (35 days)
Benjamin Siegrist — Aston Villa — Dec 7, 2025 → Returned Feb 24, 2026 (79 days)
Aston Oxborough — Norwich City — Oct 28, 2025 (135 days)
Walter Benítez — Crystal Palace — Sep 19, 2025 → Returned Sep 29, 2025 (10 days)
Dennis Cirkin — Tottenham Hotspur — Jul 1, 2025 → Returned Aug 16, 2025 (46 days)
Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson — Arsenal — Jun 29, 2025 → Returned Jul 31, 2025 (32 days)
Giorgi Chakvetadze — Watford — Jun 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 1, 2025 (122 days)
Wilfried Zaha — Crystal Palace — Apr 7, 2025 → Returned Apr 17, 2025 (10 days)
Marco Silvestri — Leeds United — Apr 3, 2025 → Returned Apr 13, 2025 (10 days)
Axel Tuanzebe — Burnley — Mar 4, 2025 → Returned Mar 17, 2025 (13 days)
Aaron Ramsdale — Newcastle United — Nov 11, 2024 → Returned Dec 20, 2024 (39 days)
Gabriel Slonina — Chelsea — Nov 8, 2024 → Returned Feb 3, 2025 (87 days)
Axel Tuanzebe — Burnley — Oct 4, 2024 → Returned Nov 4, 2024 (31 days)
Rodrigo — Leeds United — Sep 14, 2024 → Returned Aug 16, 2025 (336 days)