Last updated: March 20, 2026

Lower Body Injuries in Professional Sports (2026)

Lower Body injuries are among the most tracked in professional sports. Our database contains 1820 recorded lower body injuries across the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and EPL. The average recovery time is 22 days. Players miss an average of 7 games.

Recovery Statistics

Average Recovery Time: 22 days
Average Games Missed: 7 games
Total Cases in Database: 1820

Lower Body Injuries in the NHL (1790)

Average recovery in the NHL: 23 days.

Joel Eriksson Ek — Minnesota Wild — Mar 20, 2026
Shayne Gostisbehere — Carolina Hurricanes — Mar 20, 2026
Kirill Kaprizov — Minnesota Wild — Mar 20, 2026
Yaroslav Askarov — San Jose Sharks — Mar 20, 2026
Noah Laba — New York Rangers — Mar 20, 2026
Tanner Pearson — Buffalo Sabres — Mar 20, 2026
Adam Wilsby — Nashville Predators — Mar 20, 2026
Maxim Shabanov — New York Islanders — Mar 20, 2026
Tyler Toffoli — San Jose Sharks — Mar 20, 2026
Luke Glendening — Philadelphia Flyers — Mar 20, 2026
Leon Draisaitl — Edmonton Oilers — Mar 19, 2026
Yaroslav Askarov — San Jose Sharks — Mar 19, 2026
Noah Laba — New York Rangers — Mar 19, 2026
Maxim Shabanov — New York Islanders — Mar 19, 2026
Kirill Kaprizov — Minnesota Wild — Mar 19, 2026

Lower Body Injuries in the NFL (4)

Average recovery in the NFL: 9 days.

Caleb Ransaw — Jacksonville Jaguars — Feb 12, 2026
Ryan Miller — New York Giants — Oct 1, 2018 (2 days)
Ryan Miller — New York Giants — Oct 1, 2017 (11 days)
Ryan Miller — New York Giants — Oct 1, 2015 (14 days)

Lower Body Injuries in the MLB (24)

Average recovery in the MLB: 16 days.

Matt Murray — Omaha Storm Chasers — Oct 1, 2025 (100 days)
Ryan Hartman — Norfolk Tides — Oct 1, 2025 (9 days)
Erik Johnson — San Diego Padres — Oct 1, 2024 (7 days)
Matt Martin — Modesto Roadsters — Oct 1, 2024 (11 days)
Matt Martin — Modesto Roadsters — Apr 15, 2024 (4 days)
Matt Martin — Modesto Roadsters — Oct 1, 2023 (2 days)
Ryan Hartman — Norfolk Tides — Apr 15, 2023 (2 days)
Matt Murray — Omaha Storm Chasers — Oct 1, 2020 (18 days)
Ryan Hartman — Norfolk Tides — Oct 1, 2020 (11 days)
Erik Johnson — San Diego Padres — Oct 1, 2019 (25 days)
Tyler Johnson — Charlotte Knights — Oct 1, 2019 (2 days)
Tyler Johnson — Charlotte Knights — Oct 1, 2018 (2 days)
Matt Murray — Omaha Storm Chasers — Oct 1, 2018 (21 days)
Matt Murray — Omaha Storm Chasers — Apr 15, 2017 (25 days)
Chad Johnson — Lexington Legends — Apr 15, 2017 (2 days)

Lower Body Injuries in the NBA (1)

Average recovery in the NBA: 4 days.

Tyler Ennis — Milwaukee Bucks — Oct 1, 2015 (4 days)

Lower Body Injuries in the EPL (1)

Average recovery in the EPL: 4 days.

David Jones — Burnley — Oct 1, 2015 (4 days)