Last updated: March 20, 2026

Upper Body Injuries in Professional Sports (2026)

Upper Body injuries are among the most tracked in professional sports. Our database contains 1812 recorded upper 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: 1812

Upper Body Injuries in the NHL (1786)

Average recovery in the NHL: 22 days.

Yan Kuznetsov — Calgary Flames — Mar 20, 2026
Ross Colton — Colorado Avalanche — Mar 20, 2026
Urho Vaakanainen — New York Rangers — Mar 20, 2026
Denver Barkey — Philadelphia Flyers — Mar 20, 2026
Vincent Desharnais — San Jose Sharks — Mar 20, 2026
Juuse Saros — Nashville Predators — Mar 20, 2026
Eeli Tolvanen — Seattle Kraken — Mar 20, 2026
Josh Anderson — Montreal Canadiens — Mar 20, 2026
Sean Couturier — Philadelphia Flyers — Mar 20, 2026
Samuel Girard — Pittsburgh Penguins — Mar 19, 2026
Pierre-Olivier Joseph — Vancouver Canucks — Mar 19, 2026
Eeli Tolvanen — Seattle Kraken — Mar 19, 2026
Urho Vaakanainen — New York Rangers — Mar 19, 2026
Kevin Hayes — Pittsburgh Penguins — Mar 19, 2026
Joel Armia — Los Angeles Kings — Mar 19, 2026

Upper Body Injuries in the NFL (2)

Average recovery in the NFL: 21 days.

Mason Pline — New Orleans Saints — Feb 13, 2026
Ryan Miller — New York Giants — Oct 1, 2017 (21 days)

Upper Body Injuries in the MLB (22)

Average recovery in the MLB: 15 days.

Will Smith — Kansas City Royals — Oct 1, 2025 (30 days)
Ryan Hartman — Norfolk Tides — Oct 1, 2024 (11 days)
Will Smith — Kansas City Royals — Oct 1, 2024 (7 days)
Ryan Hartman — Norfolk Tides — Oct 1, 2023 (4 days)
Dylan Cozens — Philadelphia Phillies — Oct 1, 2023 (2 days)
Ryan Carpenter — El Paso Chihuahuas — Oct 1, 2022 (2 days)
Logan Brown — Lexington Legends — Oct 1, 2022 (7 days)
Ryan Hartman — Norfolk Tides — Oct 1, 2022 (49 days)
Erik Johnson — San Diego Padres — Apr 15, 2021 (23 days)
Matt Murray — Omaha Storm Chasers — Oct 1, 2020 (4 days)
Erik Johnson — San Diego Padres — Oct 1, 2020 (109 days)
Dylan Cozens — Philadelphia Phillies — Oct 1, 2020 (9 days)
Ryan Carpenter — El Paso Chihuahuas — Oct 1, 2018 (18 days)
Matt Murray — Omaha Storm Chasers — Oct 1, 2018 (2 days)
Matt Martin — Modesto Roadsters — Oct 1, 2018 (9 days)

Upper Body Injuries in the NBA (2)

Average recovery in the NBA: 30 days.