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Lester vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Lester James

By Year

Year	Lester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	109 \| 0/109	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	82 \| 0/82	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	94 \| 0/94	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	109 \| 0/109	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	109 \| 0/109	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	100 \| 0/100	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	93 \| 0/93	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	87 \| 0/87	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	105 \| 0/105	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	104 \| 0/104	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Lester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	106 \| 0/106	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	125 \| 0/125	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	104 \| 0/104	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	102 \| 0/102	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	118 \| 0/118	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	127 \| 0/127	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	142 \| 0/142	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	119 \| 0/119	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	146 \| 0/146	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	127 \| 0/127	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Lester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	137 \| 0/137	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	148 \| 0/148	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	139 \| 0/139	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	142 \| 0/142	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	144 \| 0/144	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	173 \| 0/173	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	133 \| 0/133	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	166 \| 0/166	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	172 \| 0/172	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	179 \| 0/179	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Lester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	207 \| 0/207	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	252 \| 0/252	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	251 \| 0/251	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	287 \| 0/287	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	260 \| 0/260	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	314 \| 0/314	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	309 \| 0/309	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	277 \| 0/277	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	302 \| 0/302	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	327 \| 6/321	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Lester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	351 \| 5/346	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	399 \| 0/399	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	400 \| 0/400	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	437 \| 0/437	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	472 \| 6/466	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	429 \| 7/422	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	392 \| 5/387	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	460 \| 7/453	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	481 \| 6/475	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	497 \| 0/497	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Lester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	471 \| 0/471	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	509 \| 5/504	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	596 \| 7/589	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	632 \| 0/632	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	689 \| 9/680	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	727 \| 9/718	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	747 \| 0/747	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	739 \| 8/731	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	779 \| 8/771	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	964 \| 8/956	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Lester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	1,012 \| 13/999	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	1,117 \| 16/1,101	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	1,124 \| 8/1,116	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	1,297 \| 12/1,285	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	1,328 \| 12/1,316	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	1,350 \| 15/1,335	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	1,480 \| 14/1,466	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	1,645 \| 9/1,636	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	1,716 \| 14/1,702	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	1,706 \| 15/1,691	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Lester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	1,776 \| 17/1,759	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	1,792 \| 16/1,776	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	1,744 \| 20/1,724	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	1,734 \| 13/1,721	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	1,774 \| 14/1,760	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,766 \| 15/1,751	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,795 \| 13/1,782	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,959 \| 15/1,944	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,679 \| 10/1,669	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,631 \| 13/1,618	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Lester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,663 \| 13/1,650	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,784 \| 20/1,764	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,763 \| 14/1,749	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,579 \| 16/1,563	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,610 \| 19/1,591	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,561 \| 12/1,549	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,622 \| 18/1,604	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,588 \| 12/1,576	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,563 \| 17/1,546	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,644 \| 18/1,626	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Lester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,705 \| 18/1,687	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,663 \| 19/1,644	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	1,831 \| 18/1,813	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	1,943 \| 24/1,919	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	2,044 \| 24/2,020	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	2,136 \| 30/2,106	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	2,262 \| 33/2,229	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	2,480 \| 40/2,440	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	2,570 \| 31/2,539	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	2,581 \| 22/2,559	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Lester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	2,814 \| 34/2,780	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	2,801 \| 36/2,765	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	2,988 \| 37/2,951	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	3,109 \| 33/3,076	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	3,101 \| 33/3,068	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	3,055 \| 35/3,020	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	3,265 \| 36/3,229	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	2,889 \| 35/2,854	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	2,930 \| 23/2,907	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	2,971 \| 28/2,943	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Lester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	2,176 \| 12/2,164	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	1,753 \| 17/1,736	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	1,463 \| 20/1,443	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	664 \| 7/657	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	566 \| 10/556	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	511 \| 10/501	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	522 \| 13/509	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	500 \| 9/491	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	488 \| 6/482	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	450 \| 18/432	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Lester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	409 \| 11/398	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	408 \| 8/400	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	398 \| 13/385	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	338 \| 6/332	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	441 \| 10/431	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	300 \| 10/290	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	307 \| 9/298	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	318 \| 8/310	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	326 \| 8/318	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	300 \| 5/295	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Lester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	291 \| 0/291	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	248 \| 5/243	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	250 \| 10/240	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	191 \| 0/191	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	231 \| 5/226	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	218 \| 5/213	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	189 \| 0/189	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	168 \| 0/168	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	166 \| 6/160	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	141 \| 0/141	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Lester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	123 \| 0/123	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	116 \| 0/116	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	134 \| 0/134	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	87 \| 0/87	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	109 \| 0/109	5,949 \| 22/5,927