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Bobby vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Bobby James

By Year

Year	Bobby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	198 \| 9/189	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	169 \| 0/169	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	224 \| 10/214	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	222 \| 7/215	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	268 \| 0/268	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	258 \| 8/250	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	279 \| 7/272	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	303 \| 5/298	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	322 \| 0/322	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	328 \| 0/328	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Bobby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	313 \| 0/313	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	363 \| 0/363	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	337 \| 6/331	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	345 \| 0/345	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	462 \| 5/457	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	463 \| 5/458	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	521 \| 6/515	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	523 \| 0/523	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	552 \| 6/546	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	505 \| 0/505	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Bobby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	581 \| 8/573	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	567 \| 8/559	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	650 \| 6/644	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	663 \| 8/655	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	742 \| 12/730	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	740 \| 11/729	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	854 \| 19/835	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	924 \| 11/913	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	954 \| 22/932	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	1,066 \| 20/1,046	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Bobby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	1,155 \| 19/1,136	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	1,243 \| 22/1,221	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	1,408 \| 21/1,387	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,544 \| 36/1,508	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	1,706 \| 29/1,677	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,810 \| 51/1,759	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,745 \| 30/1,715	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	1,934 \| 45/1,889	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	2,162 \| 57/2,105	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	2,144 \| 50/2,094	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Bobby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	2,168 \| 49/2,119	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	2,447 \| 90/2,357	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	2,706 \| 101/2,605	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	2,757 \| 99/2,658	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	2,832 \| 108/2,724	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	2,699 \| 115/2,584	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	2,495 \| 97/2,398	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	2,649 \| 110/2,539	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	2,754 \| 110/2,644	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	2,876 \| 104/2,772	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Bobby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	2,909 \| 117/2,792	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	3,004 \| 115/2,889	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	3,285 \| 113/3,172	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	3,785 \| 133/3,652	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	3,783 \| 147/3,636	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	3,768 \| 115/3,653	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	3,730 \| 101/3,629	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	3,876 \| 98/3,778	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	4,149 \| 82/4,067	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	4,675 \| 87/4,588	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Bobby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	5,194 \| 111/5,083	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	5,306 \| 94/5,212	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	5,431 \| 108/5,323	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	5,526 \| 123/5,403	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	5,754 \| 102/5,652	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	5,801 \| 125/5,676	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	5,835 \| 98/5,737	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	5,730 \| 113/5,617	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	5,464 \| 106/5,358	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	5,338 \| 115/5,223	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Bobby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	5,639 \| 131/5,508	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	5,315 \| 136/5,179	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	5,091 \| 131/4,960	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	5,140 \| 134/5,006	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	5,147 \| 129/5,018	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	5,275 \| 155/5,120	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	5,720 \| 139/5,581	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	6,300 \| 184/6,116	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	5,943 \| 172/5,771	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	5,178 \| 129/5,049	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Bobby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	5,582 \| 171/5,411	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	6,269 \| 148/6,121	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	6,381 \| 132/6,249	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	6,766 \| 176/6,590	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	7,031 \| 149/6,882	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	7,203 \| 147/7,056	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	7,688 \| 191/7,497	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	7,953 \| 208/7,745	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	7,928 \| 193/7,735	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	7,971 \| 245/7,726	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Bobby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	7,777 \| 247/7,530	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	6,749 \| 259/6,490	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	6,847 \| 250/6,597	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	6,100 \| 242/5,858	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	5,444 \| 262/5,182	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	4,133 \| 209/3,924	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	3,164 \| 193/2,971	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	2,465 \| 178/2,287	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	1,739 \| 144/1,595	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	1,196 \| 111/1,085	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Bobby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	832 \| 99/733	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	546 \| 76/470	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	435 \| 65/370	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	319 \| 45/274	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	223 \| 53/170	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	130 \| 37/93	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	127 \| 46/81	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	91 \| 29/62	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	80 \| 31/49	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	66 \| 24/42	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Bobby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	57 \| 21/36	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	27 \| 13/14	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	38 \| 24/14	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	22 \| 10/12	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	24 \| 16/8	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	14 \| 5/9	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	6 \| 0/6	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	14 \| 9/5	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	7 \| 0/7	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	11 \| 0/11	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Bobby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	16 \| 8/8	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	0 \| 0/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	0 \| 0/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	7 \| 7/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	12 \| 5/7	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	0 \| 0/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	0 \| 0/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	0 \| 0/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	0 \| 0/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	0 \| 0/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Bobby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	0 \| 0/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	0 \| 0/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	0 \| 0/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	0 \| 0/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	0 \| 0/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	0 \| 0/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	0 \| 0/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	0 \| 0/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	0 \| 0/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	0 \| 0/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Bobby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	0 \| 0/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	0 \| 0/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	0 \| 0/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	0 \| 0/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	0 \| 0/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927