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Bill vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Bill James

By Year

Year	Bill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	22 \| 0/22	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	22 \| 0/22	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	26 \| 0/26	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	23 \| 0/23	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	29 \| 0/29	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	28 \| 0/28	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	48 \| 0/48	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	42 \| 0/42	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	39 \| 0/39	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	33 \| 0/33	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Bill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	47 \| 0/47	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	50 \| 0/50	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	41 \| 0/41	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	42 \| 0/42	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	53 \| 0/53	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	58 \| 0/58	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	73 \| 0/73	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	85 \| 0/85	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	85 \| 0/85	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	86 \| 0/86	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Bill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	89 \| 0/89	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	81 \| 0/81	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	74 \| 0/74	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	100 \| 0/100	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	114 \| 0/114	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	100 \| 0/100	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	100 \| 0/100	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	103 \| 0/103	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	116 \| 0/116	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	101 \| 0/101	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Bill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	110 \| 0/110	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	145 \| 0/145	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	138 \| 0/138	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	128 \| 0/128	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	112 \| 0/112	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	129 \| 0/129	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	145 \| 0/145	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	137 \| 0/137	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	136 \| 5/131	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	176 \| 0/176	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Bill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	166 \| 0/166	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	205 \| 0/205	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	244 \| 0/244	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	231 \| 0/231	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	251 \| 0/251	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	273 \| 0/273	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	267 \| 0/267	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	324 \| 0/324	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	364 \| 0/364	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	409 \| 0/409	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Bill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	472 \| 6/466	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	525 \| 6/519	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	686 \| 0/686	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	878 \| 0/878	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,026 \| 7/1,019	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,081 \| 6/1,075	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	1,167 \| 6/1,161	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	1,282 \| 7/1,275	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	1,564 \| 8/1,556	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	2,060 \| 0/2,060	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Bill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	2,739 \| 0/2,739	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	3,201 \| 9/3,192	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	3,581 \| 6/3,575	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	4,011 \| 10/4,001	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	4,500 \| 0/4,500	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	4,603 \| 6/4,597	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	4,230 \| 10/4,220	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	3,118 \| 0/3,118	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	1,962 \| 5/1,957	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	1,656 \| 0/1,656	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Bill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	1,526 \| 0/1,526	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	1,522 \| 0/1,522	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	1,593 \| 5/1,588	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	1,653 \| 0/1,653	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	2,047 \| 6/2,041	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	2,774 \| 9/2,765	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	3,934 \| 8/3,926	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	4,688 \| 7/4,681	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	4,364 \| 10/4,354	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	3,719 \| 8/3,711	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Bill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	3,826 \| 11/3,815	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	3,996 \| 7/3,989	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	3,804 \| 9/3,795	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	3,465 \| 12/3,453	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	3,278 \| 11/3,267	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	3,170 \| 9/3,161	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	3,120 \| 7/3,113	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	3,127 \| 8/3,119	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	3,184 \| 18/3,166	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	3,294 \| 12/3,282	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Bill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	3,560 \| 26/3,534	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	3,245 \| 23/3,222	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	3,396 \| 34/3,362	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	3,242 \| 25/3,217	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	3,185 \| 25/3,160	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	2,974 \| 27/2,947	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	3,004 \| 27/2,977	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	2,891 \| 28/2,863	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	2,661 \| 18/2,643	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	2,400 \| 19/2,381	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Bill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	2,085 \| 18/2,067	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	1,851 \| 18/1,833	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	1,689 \| 14/1,675	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	1,502 \| 20/1,482	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	1,439 \| 18/1,421	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	1,207 \| 11/1,196	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	1,051 \| 13/1,038	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	907 \| 16/891	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	865 \| 11/854	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	761 \| 15/746	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Bill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	577 \| 18/559	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	477 \| 11/466	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	354 \| 7/347	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	248 \| 5/243	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	264 \| 5/259	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	210 \| 5/205	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	169 \| 5/164	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	174 \| 0/174	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	128 \| 0/128	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	147 \| 0/147	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Bill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	128 \| 0/128	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	129 \| 0/129	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	138 \| 0/138	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	104 \| 0/104	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	196 \| 0/196	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	83 \| 0/83	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	90 \| 0/90	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	84 \| 0/84	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	86 \| 0/86	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	90 \| 0/90	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Bill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	73 \| 0/73	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	71 \| 0/71	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	75 \| 0/75	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	65 \| 0/65	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	72 \| 0/72	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	61 \| 0/61	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	58 \| 0/58	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	63 \| 0/63	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	64 \| 0/64	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	66 \| 0/66	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Bill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	82 \| 0/82	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	50 \| 0/50	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	61 \| 0/61	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	42 \| 0/42	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	53 \| 0/53	5,949 \| 22/5,927