Appearances and Minutes vs the Colorado Rapids

Continuing the stats for appearances and minuts against each team, today it is Colorado.  Being one of the original teams in the league with KC, these two have played a number of times.  Less so in recent seasons since KC's move to the East. So the top players on this list are players from KC's early years.

First here's the league appearances for KC.

1. Kerry Zavagnin - 27
2. Preki - 26
3. Nick Garcia - 23
4. Chris Klein - 21
5. Matt McKeon - 19
6. Davy Arnaud - 18
Jimmy Conrad - 18
Mo Johnston - 18
9. Tony Meola - 17
10. Uche Okafor - 16

Matt Besler is the closest current player with only 6 appearances vs the Rapids.

KC played a number of playoff games and Open Cup games against the Rapids, giving them higher numbers in all competitions.

1. Preki - 35
2. Kerry Zavagnin - 34
3. Nick Garcia - 29
4. Chris Klein - 27
5. Matt McKeon - 25
6. Davy Arnaud - 24
7. Jimmy Conrad - 23
8. Tony Meola - 22
Mo Johnston - 22
10. Uche Okafor - 19

In all competitions, Besler, Chance Myers, Graham Zusi, and Teal Bunbury have all appeared 9 times against Colorado.

As for minutes here's a look at the players in league play.

1. Kerry Zavagnin - 2,399
2. Preki - 2,175
3. Nick Garcia - 2,130
4. Chris Klein - 1,840
5. Tony Meola - 1,580
6. Jimmy Conrad - 1,579
7. Matt McKeon - 1,563
8. Mo Johnston - 1,534
9. Davy Arnaud - 1,444
10. UChe Okafor - 1,338

Besler is the closet active player with 453 minutes.

In all competitions here's the minutes played.

1. Kerry Zavagnin - 3,024
2. Preki - 2,857
3. Nick Garcia - 2,580
4. Chris Klein - 2,336
5. Jimmy Conrad - 2,059
6. Tony Meola - 2,040
7. Matt McKeon - 2,035
8. Mo Johnston - 1,894
9. Davy Arnaud - 1,640
10. UChe Okafor - 1,608

Here's a look at the appearances when adding in Colorado's players.  At the top of the list is Chris Henderson who spent some time in KC, but the majority of his time with Colorado.

1. Chris Henderson - 32 (played for both teams)
2. Kerry Zavagnin - 27
3. Preki - 26
4. Nick Garcia - 23
Mark Chung - 23 (played for both)
Matt McKeon - 23 (played for both)
7. Pablo Mastroeni - 22
8. Chris Klein - 21
Peter Vermes - 21 (played for both)
10. Marcelo Balboa - 19

Besler is the highest active player for Kansas City is Besler and Jacob Peterson, who spent time with Colorado.  Both have played 6.

In all competitions Henderson is even further ahead, hitting the 40 mark in games played in this series.

1. Chris Henderson - 41 (played for both teams)
2. Preki - 35
3. Kerry Zavagnin - 34
4. Nick Garcia - 29
Mark Chung - 29 (played for both)
Matt McKeon - 29 (played for both)
7. Chris Klein - 27
8. Peter Vermes - 26 (played for both)
9. Pablo Mastroeni - 25
10. Davy Arnaud - 24
Marcelo Balboa - 24

Bunbury, Zusi, Myers, and Besler are the highest active Kansas City players on the list with 9.

When it comes to minutes played, Henderson again leads the way.  Here's the most minutes in the series in league play.

1. Chris Henderson - 2,736 (played for both teams)
2. Kerry Zavagnin - 2,399
3. Preki - 2,175
4. Nick Garcia - 2,130
5. Mark Chung - 2,039 (played for both)
6. Matt McKeon - 1,923 (played for both)
7. Peter Vermes - 1,864 (played for both)
8. Pablo Mastroeni - 1,841
9. Chris Klein - 1,840
10. Marcelo Balboa - 1,732

Besler is the highest active Kansas City player with 453 minutes played.

In all competitions Henderson has played the most in the series.

1. Chris Henderson - 3,556 (played for both teams)
2. Kerry Zavagnin - 3,024
3. Preki - 2,857
4. Nick Garcia - 2,580
5. Mark Chung - 2,579 (played for both)
6. Matt McKeon - 2,395 (played for both)
7. Chris Klein - 2,336
8. Peter Vermes - 2,324 (played for both)
9. Marcelo Balboa - 2,115
10. Pablo Mastroeni - 2,111

Besler again is the highest active player with 723 minutes played.