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Dexter vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Dexter James

By Year

Year	Dexter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	364 \| 0/364	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	379 \| 0/379	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	383 \| 0/383	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	553 \| 0/553	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	502 \| 0/502	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	638 \| 0/638	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	612 \| 0/612	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	686 \| 0/686	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	701 \| 0/701	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	755 \| 0/755	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Dexter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	788 \| 0/788	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	784 \| 0/784	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	842 \| 0/842	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	753 \| 0/753	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	593 \| 0/593	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	486 \| 0/486	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	329 \| 0/329	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	257 \| 0/257	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	209 \| 0/209	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	211 \| 0/211	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Dexter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	226 \| 0/226	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	201 \| 0/201	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	205 \| 0/205	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	229 \| 0/229	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	223 \| 0/223	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	211 \| 0/211	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	296 \| 0/296	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	292 \| 0/292	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	307 \| 0/307	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	336 \| 0/336	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Dexter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	356 \| 0/356	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	447 \| 0/447	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	451 \| 0/451	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	554 \| 0/554	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	612 \| 0/612	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	688 \| 0/688	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	648 \| 5/643	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	665 \| 0/665	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	594 \| 7/587	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	417 \| 6/411	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Dexter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	336 \| 0/336	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	220 \| 0/220	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	226 \| 5/221	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	256 \| 0/256	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	269 \| 6/263	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	252 \| 0/252	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	278 \| 0/278	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	283 \| 5/278	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	280 \| 5/275	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	298 \| 0/298	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Dexter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	366 \| 0/366	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	391 \| 0/391	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	489 \| 5/484	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	554 \| 5/549	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	704 \| 6/698	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	616 \| 10/606	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	768 \| 8/760	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	436 \| 0/436	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	437 \| 8/429	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	508 \| 0/508	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Dexter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	429 \| 0/429	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	430 \| 6/424	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	454 \| 0/454	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	427 \| 5/422	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	434 \| 0/434	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	409 \| 6/403	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	470 \| 6/464	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	494 \| 7/487	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	401 \| 0/401	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	411 \| 0/411	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Dexter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	326 \| 0/326	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	295 \| 5/290	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	270 \| 0/270	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	238 \| 0/238	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	194 \| 0/194	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	144 \| 0/144	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	152 \| 0/152	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	153 \| 0/153	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	155 \| 0/155	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	145 \| 6/139	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Dexter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	143 \| 0/143	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	160 \| 0/160	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	140 \| 0/140	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	161 \| 0/161	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	109 \| 0/109	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	97 \| 0/97	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	101 \| 0/101	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	86 \| 0/86	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	67 \| 0/67	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	74 \| 0/74	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Dexter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	76 \| 0/76	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	73 \| 0/73	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	90 \| 0/90	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	67 \| 0/67	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	89 \| 0/89	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	92 \| 0/92	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	92 \| 0/92	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	79 \| 0/79	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	96 \| 0/96	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	98 \| 7/91	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Dexter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	65 \| 14/51	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	100 \| 16/84	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	114 \| 11/103	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	90 \| 10/80	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	97 \| 9/88	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	87 \| 0/87	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	82 \| 6/76	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	73 \| 7/66	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	74 \| 5/69	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	70 \| 0/70	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Dexter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	43 \| 0/43	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	43 \| 0/43	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	29 \| 0/29	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	16 \| 0/16	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	12 \| 0/12	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	15 \| 0/15	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	9 \| 0/9	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	22 \| 6/16	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	11 \| 0/11	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	17 \| 5/12	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Dexter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	0 \| 0/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	6 \| 0/6	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	9 \| 0/9	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	9 \| 0/9	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	0 \| 0/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	0 \| 0/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	5 \| 0/5	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	6 \| 0/6	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	5 \| 0/5	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	8 \| 0/8	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Dexter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	8 \| 0/8	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	12 \| 0/12	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	6 \| 0/6	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	8 \| 0/8	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	7 \| 0/7	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	7 \| 0/7	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	10 \| 0/10	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	9 \| 0/9	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	0 \| 0/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	5 \| 0/5	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Dexter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	11 \| 0/11	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	6 \| 0/6	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	11 \| 0/11	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	10 \| 0/10	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	6 \| 0/6	5,949 \| 22/5,927