Last updated: March 20, 2026

Wrist Injuries in Professional Sports (2026)

Wrist injuries are among the most tracked in professional sports. Our database contains 890 recorded wrist injuries across the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and EPL. The average recovery time is 50 days. Players miss an average of 37 games.

Recovery Statistics

Average Recovery Time: 50 days
Average Games Missed: 37 games
Total Cases in Database: 890

Wrist Injuries in the NFL (187)

Average recovery in the NFL: 58 days.

Trystan Colon-Castillo — Detroit Lions — Jan 4, 2027 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (7 days)
Josh Simmons — Kansas City Chiefs — Dec 7, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (35 days)
Jarran Reed — Seattle Seahawks — Nov 9, 2026
Aidan O'Connell — Las Vegas Raiders — Sep 7, 2026 → Returned Nov 23, 2026 (77 days)
Simi Fehoko — Arizona Cardinals — Mar 13, 2026
Josh Simmons — Kansas City Chiefs — Feb 12, 2026
Trystan Colon-Castillo — Detroit Lions — Jan 4, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2026 (7 days)
Josh Simmons — Kansas City Chiefs — Dec 7, 2025 → Returned Jan 11, 2026 (35 days)
Jarran Reed — Seattle Seahawks — Nov 9, 2025 → Returned Dec 7, 2025 (28 days)
Aidan O'Connell — Las Vegas Raiders — Sep 7, 2025 → Returned Nov 23, 2025 (77 days)
DeVonta Smith — Philadelphia Eagles — Jan 3, 2025 → Returned Sep 5, 2025 (245 days)
Jevon Holland — Miami Dolphins — Jan 3, 2025 → Returned Jan 5, 2025 (2 days)
Kenneth Murray — Tennessee Titans — Dec 28, 2024 → Returned Jan 11, 2025 (14 days)
Bryce Huff — Philadelphia Eagles — Dec 20, 2024 → Returned Dec 22, 2024 (2 days)
Bryce Huff — Philadelphia Eagles — Dec 19, 2024 → Returned Dec 26, 2024 (7 days)

Wrist Injuries in the NBA (194)

Average recovery in the NBA: 19 days.

Noah Clowney — Brooklyn Nets — Mar 19, 2026
Moses Moody — Golden State Warriors — Mar 18, 2026
Moses Moody — Golden State Warriors — Mar 17, 2026
Anfernee Simons — Chicago Bulls — Mar 16, 2026
Caris LeVert — Cleveland Cavaliers — Mar 11, 2026 → Returned Mar 13, 2026 (2 days)
Anfernee Simons — Chicago Bulls — Mar 10, 2026
Moses Moody — Golden State Warriors — Mar 10, 2026
Caris LeVert — Cleveland Cavaliers — Mar 9, 2026 → Returned Mar 13, 2026 (4 days)
Caris LeVert — Cleveland Cavaliers — Mar 8, 2026 → Returned Mar 8, 2026
Moses Moody — Golden State Warriors — Mar 5, 2026 → Returned Mar 9, 2026 (4 days)
Pascal Siakam — Indiana Pacers — Feb 24, 2026 → Returned Mar 1, 2026 (5 days)
Anfernee Simons — Chicago Bulls — Feb 22, 2026 → Returned Mar 8, 2026 (14 days)
Jae'Sean Tate — Houston Rockets — Feb 7, 2026 → Returned Feb 7, 2026
Jae'Sean Tate — Houston Rockets — Feb 5, 2026 → Returned Feb 5, 2026
Julian Phillips — Chicago Bulls — Feb 3, 2026 → Returned Feb 3, 2026

Wrist Injuries in the MLB (424)

Average recovery in the MLB: 64 days.

Quinn Priester — Milwaukee Brewers — Mar 13, 2026
Jared Thomas — Colorado Rockies — Mar 9, 2026
Josue Briceno — Detroit Tigers — Mar 6, 2026
Quinn Priester — Milwaukee Brewers — Mar 3, 2026
Kutter Crawford — Boston Red Sox — Feb 27, 2026
Marcelo Mayer — Boston Red Sox — Sep 1, 2025 → Returned Sep 1, 2025
Marcelo Mayer — Boston Red Sox — Sep 1, 2025 → Returned Sep 1, 2025
Jonathan India — Kansas City Royals — Sep 1, 2025 → Returned Sep 9, 2025 (8 days)
Jonathan India — Kansas City Royals — Aug 30, 2025 → Returned Sep 9, 2025 (10 days)
Alec Burleson — St. Louis Cardinals — Aug 29, 2025 → Returned Sep 8, 2025 (10 days)
Alec Burleson — St. Louis Cardinals — Aug 29, 2025 → Returned Sep 9, 2025 (11 days)
Nolan Schanuel — Los Angeles Angels — Aug 24, 2025 → Returned Mar 13, 2026 (201 days)
Nolan Schanuel — Los Angeles Angels — Aug 24, 2025 → Returned Sep 19, 2025 (26 days)
Evan Carter — Texas Rangers — Aug 22, 2025 → Returned Sep 28, 2025 (37 days)
Evan Carter — Texas Rangers — Aug 22, 2025 → Returned Mar 13, 2026 (203 days)

Wrist Injuries in the EPL (19)

Average recovery in the EPL: 43 days.

Alex McCarthy — Southampton — Feb 10, 2026 (30 days)
Matt Doherty — Tottenham Hotspur — Sep 30, 2025 → Returned Oct 16, 2025 (16 days)
Bénie Traoré — Sheffield United — Mar 17, 2025 → Returned Mar 26, 2025 (10 days)
Maduka Okoye — Watford — Dec 2, 2024 → Returned Mar 4, 2025 (92 days)
Dennis Cirkin — Tottenham Hotspur — Nov 22, 2024 → Returned Nov 30, 2024 (8 days)
Arthur Okonkwo — Arsenal — Nov 9, 2024 → Returned Dec 27, 2024 (48 days)
Nicksoen Gomis — Sheffield United — Mar 14, 2024 → Returned Apr 4, 2024 (21 days)
Christopher Nkunku — Chelsea — Oct 17, 2022 → Returned Oct 20, 2022 (3 days)
Tommy Setford — Arsenal — Oct 3, 2022 → Returned Dec 2, 2022 (60 days)
Jordan Holmes — Bournemouth — Jul 14, 2022 → Returned Aug 30, 2022 (47 days)
Lukas Jensen — Burnley — Nov 10, 2021 → Returned Jan 24, 2022 (75 days)
Benjamin Siegrist — Aston Villa — Apr 22, 2021 → Returned May 31, 2021 (39 days)
Pierre Lees-Melou — Norwich City — Dec 11, 2020 → Returned Jan 10, 2021 (30 days)
Pau López — Tottenham Hotspur — May 13, 2020 → Returned Jul 4, 2020 (52 days)
Andrew Irving — West Ham United — May 1, 2018 → Returned Jun 30, 2018 (60 days)

Wrist Injuries in the NHL (66)

Average recovery in the NHL: 39 days.

Dylan Samberg — Winnipeg Jets — Oct 1, 2025 (37 days)
Jimmy Snuggerud — St. Louis — Oct 1, 2025 (28 days)
Evgenii Dadonov — New Jersey Devils — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 9, 2025 (8 days)
Zach Hyman — Toronto — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Nov 15, 2025 (45 days)
Mark Stone — Vegas — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 8, 2025 (7 days)
Zach Hyman — Toronto — Apr 15, 2025 → Returned Nov 15, 2025 (214 days)
Justin Danforth — Buffalo Sabres — Oct 1, 2024 → Returned Oct 17, 2024 (16 days)
Sean Monahan — Calgary — Oct 1, 2024 → Returned Oct 10, 2024 (9 days)
Jason Dickinson — Dallas — Oct 1, 2024 → Returned Oct 8, 2024 (7 days)
Tage Thompson — St. Louis — Oct 1, 2023 → Returned Oct 12, 2023 (11 days)
Elias Lindholm — Carolina — Oct 1, 2023 → Returned Oct 11, 2023 (10 days)
Anthony Beauvillier — NY Islanders — Oct 1, 2023 (42 days)
Philipp Kurashev — San Jose Sharks — Oct 1, 2023 → Returned Oct 24, 2023 (23 days)
Matt Luff — Los Angeles — Oct 1, 2022 → Returned Oct 27, 2022 (26 days)
Tyler Bertuzzi — Detroit Red Wings — Oct 1, 2022 → Returned Oct 14, 2022 (13 days)