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Kelley vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Kelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	25 \| 17/8	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	31 \| 17/14	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	29 \| 17/12	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	39 \| 20/19	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	44 \| 29/15	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	43 \| 24/19	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	49 \| 29/20	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	38 \| 22/16	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	40 \| 22/18	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	43 \| 28/15	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Kelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	48 \| 39/9	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	45 \| 27/18	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	61 \| 46/15	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	60 \| 38/22	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	71 \| 54/17	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	70 \| 54/16	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	84 \| 63/21	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	85 \| 65/20	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	111 \| 89/22	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	89 \| 73/16	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Kelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	125 \| 106/19	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	153 \| 129/24	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	191 \| 171/20	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	187 \| 155/32	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	237 \| 206/31	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	270 \| 235/35	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	299 \| 275/24	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	323 \| 296/27	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	383 \| 351/32	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	457 \| 420/37	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Kelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	546 \| 498/48	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	604 \| 570/34	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	767 \| 703/64	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	757 \| 700/57	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	946 \| 887/59	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,050 \| 957/93	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,188 \| 1,126/62	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	1,260 \| 1,196/64	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	1,074 \| 1,001/73	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	836 \| 761/75	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Kelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	863 \| 796/67	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	971 \| 908/63	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	1,097 \| 1,007/90	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	1,049 \| 952/97	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	1,195 \| 1,084/111	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	1,281 \| 1,201/80	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	1,448 \| 1,363/85	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	1,589 \| 1,502/87	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	1,218 \| 1,100/118	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,270 \| 1,169/101	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Kelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,324 \| 1,208/116	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,298 \| 1,201/97	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,319 \| 1,217/102	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,428 \| 1,287/141	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,629 \| 1,497/132	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,834 \| 1,686/148	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	2,086 \| 1,918/168	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	1,715 \| 1,583/132	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	1,651 \| 1,516/135	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	1,571 \| 1,461/110	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Kelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	1,660 \| 1,537/123	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	1,598 \| 1,482/116	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	1,448 \| 1,311/137	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	1,396 \| 1,250/146	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	1,159 \| 1,004/155	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	961 \| 817/144	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	800 \| 650/150	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	397 \| 290/107	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	267 \| 159/108	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	164 \| 90/74	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Kelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	138 \| 73/65	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	124 \| 46/78	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	117 \| 52/65	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	90 \| 36/54	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	69 \| 23/46	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	48 \| 12/36	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	43 \| 12/31	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	55 \| 9/46	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	49 \| 5/44	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	49 \| 13/36	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Kelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	38 \| 6/32	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	38 \| 7/31	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	47 \| 7/40	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	38 \| 5/33	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	35 \| 5/30	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	24 \| 0/24	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	22 \| 0/22	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	23 \| 0/23	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	18 \| 0/18	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	37 \| 0/37	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Kelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	17 \| 0/17	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	20 \| 0/20	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	21 \| 0/21	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	26 \| 0/26	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	25 \| 0/25	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	28 \| 0/28	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	28 \| 0/28	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	32 \| 0/32	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	31 \| 0/31	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	30 \| 0/30	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Kelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	24 \| 0/24	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	29 \| 0/29	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	28 \| 0/28	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	33 \| 0/33	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	51 \| 5/46	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	40 \| 6/34	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	31 \| 0/31	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	32 \| 0/32	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	30 \| 0/30	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	33 \| 0/33	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Kelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	17 \| 0/17	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	22 \| 0/22	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	18 \| 0/18	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	16 \| 0/16	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	11 \| 0/11	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	7 \| 0/7	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	11 \| 0/11	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	9 \| 0/9	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	5 \| 0/5	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	8 \| 0/8	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Kelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	5 \| 0/5	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	0 \| 0/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	11 \| 0/11	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	8 \| 0/8	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	17 \| 0/17	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	0 \| 0/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	6 \| 0/6	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	9 \| 0/9	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	Kelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	6 \| 0/6	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	6 \| 0/6	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	0 \| 0/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	0 \| 0/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	5 \| 0/5	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	0 \| 0/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	6 \| 0/6	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	6 \| 0/6	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	6 \| 0/6	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	0 \| 0/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

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