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Alpha vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Alpha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	79 \| 5/74	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	62 \| 8/54	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	69 \| 8/61	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	59 \| 10/49	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	73 \| 7/66	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	84 \| 17/67	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	55 \| 5/50	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	52 \| 0/52	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	69 \| 8/61	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	43 \| 0/43	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Alpha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	43 \| 0/43	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	46 \| 5/41	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	38 \| 0/38	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	40 \| 7/33	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	44 \| 0/44	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	50 \| 0/50	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	50 \| 0/50	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	53 \| 7/46	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	57 \| 6/51	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	50 \| 9/41	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Alpha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	38 \| 6/32	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	46 \| 6/40	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	38 \| 0/38	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	49 \| 10/39	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	48 \| 13/35	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	41 \| 8/33	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	39 \| 19/20	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	39 \| 22/17	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	49 \| 34/15	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	19 \| 5/14	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Alpha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	13 \| 0/13	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	16 \| 0/16	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	7 \| 0/7	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	10 \| 0/10	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	14 \| 7/7	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	24 \| 12/12	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	9 \| 9/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	11 \| 6/5	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	16 \| 9/7	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	18 \| 10/8	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Alpha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	17 \| 6/11	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	24 \| 10/14	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	18 \| 5/13	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	22 \| 11/11	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	19 \| 12/7	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	27 \| 12/15	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	28 \| 13/15	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	19 \| 12/7	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	23 \| 14/9	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	22 \| 11/11	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Alpha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	25 \| 12/13	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	27 \| 15/12	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	24 \| 10/14	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	27 \| 17/10	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	24 \| 17/7	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	21 \| 11/10	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	12 \| 12/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	17 \| 8/9	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	23 \| 11/12	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	28 \| 20/8	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Alpha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	24 \| 10/14	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	30 \| 22/8	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	28 \| 18/10	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	33 \| 21/12	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	26 \| 17/9	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	39 \| 29/10	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	30 \| 23/7	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	35 \| 20/15	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	41 \| 31/10	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	29 \| 21/8	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Alpha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	35 \| 21/14	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	34 \| 23/11	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	47 \| 31/16	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	48 \| 35/13	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	59 \| 42/17	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	52 \| 33/19	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	63 \| 47/16	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	66 \| 53/13	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	75 \| 59/16	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	54 \| 43/11	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Alpha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	72 \| 65/7	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	62 \| 51/11	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	65 \| 65/0	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	67 \| 52/15	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	89 \| 72/17	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	71 \| 61/10	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	89 \| 71/18	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	93 \| 77/16	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	87 \| 73/14	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	111 \| 91/20	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Alpha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	115 \| 99/16	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	106 \| 88/18	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	119 \| 91/28	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	125 \| 102/23	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	106 \| 84/22	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	115 \| 100/15	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	141 \| 125/16	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	189 \| 159/30	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	146 \| 126/20	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	168 \| 143/25	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Alpha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	178 \| 147/31	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	187 \| 161/26	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	207 \| 166/41	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	209 \| 179/30	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	211 \| 188/23	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	216 \| 189/27	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	203 \| 179/24	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	230 \| 191/39	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	228 \| 198/30	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	212 \| 182/30	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Alpha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	158 \| 135/23	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	173 \| 148/25	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	131 \| 111/20	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	119 \| 110/9	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	100 \| 94/6	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	86 \| 86/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	105 \| 96/9	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	97 \| 87/10	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	81 \| 74/7	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	78 \| 73/5	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Alpha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	102 \| 97/5	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	85 \| 85/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	95 \| 81/14	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	83 \| 71/12	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	84 \| 78/6	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	94 \| 88/6	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	81 \| 75/6	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	86 \| 75/11	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	88 \| 82/6	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	75 \| 75/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Alpha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	81 \| 72/9	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	62 \| 62/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	69 \| 59/10	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	66 \| 59/7	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	65 \| 57/8	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	65 \| 58/7	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	53 \| 47/6	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	47 \| 42/5	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	46 \| 38/8	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	47 \| 35/12	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Alpha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	39 \| 27/12	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	43 \| 32/11	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	43 \| 29/14	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	36 \| 27/9	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	32 \| 26/6	5,949 \| 22/5,927