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Melvin vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Melvin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	275 \| 0/275	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	298 \| 0/298	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	300 \| 0/300	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	305 \| 0/305	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	323 \| 0/323	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	314 \| 0/314	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	333 \| 0/333	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	328 \| 0/328	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	336 \| 0/336	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	364 \| 0/364	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Melvin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	386 \| 0/386	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	402 \| 0/402	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	393 \| 0/393	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	390 \| 0/390	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	456 \| 0/456	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	534 \| 0/534	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	592 \| 0/592	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	632 \| 0/632	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	671 \| 0/671	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	627 \| 0/627	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Melvin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	611 \| 0/611	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	656 \| 0/656	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	908 \| 0/908	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	534 \| 0/534	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	525 \| 0/525	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	555 \| 0/555	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	577 \| 0/577	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	590 \| 0/590	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	597 \| 0/597	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	657 \| 0/657	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Melvin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	699 \| 0/699	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	729 \| 0/729	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	784 \| 0/784	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	858 \| 5/853	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	948 \| 8/940	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	908 \| 8/900	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	904 \| 12/892	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	833 \| 9/824	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	874 \| 12/862	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	918 \| 11/907	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Melvin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	920 \| 11/909	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	955 \| 7/948	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	1,049 \| 14/1,035	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	1,059 \| 7/1,052	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	1,121 \| 18/1,103	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	1,175 \| 17/1,158	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	1,175 \| 13/1,162	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	1,159 \| 15/1,144	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	1,185 \| 20/1,165	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,222 \| 14/1,208	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Melvin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,222 \| 25/1,197	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,391 \| 11/1,380	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,468 \| 12/1,456	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,601 \| 23/1,578	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,707 \| 28/1,679	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,790 \| 20/1,770	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	1,813 \| 15/1,798	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	1,864 \| 20/1,844	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,065 \| 21/2,044	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	2,253 \| 23/2,230	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Melvin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	2,457 \| 26/2,431	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	2,572 \| 27/2,545	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	2,611 \| 35/2,576	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	2,870 \| 26/2,844	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	3,037 \| 29/3,008	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	3,189 \| 19/3,170	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	3,171 \| 23/3,148	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	3,426 \| 28/3,398	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	3,663 \| 25/3,638	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	3,679 \| 33/3,646	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Melvin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	3,745 \| 36/3,709	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	3,843 \| 30/3,813	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	3,956 \| 36/3,920	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	3,860 \| 23/3,837	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	3,923 \| 37/3,886	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	4,007 \| 35/3,972	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	4,082 \| 25/4,057	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	4,202 \| 34/4,168	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	3,774 \| 31/3,743	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	3,433 \| 25/3,408	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Melvin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	3,778 \| 33/3,745	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	4,101 \| 33/4,068	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	4,216 \| 27/4,189	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	3,980 \| 29/3,951	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	3,971 \| 36/3,935	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	3,884 \| 31/3,853	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	3,842 \| 24/3,818	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	3,915 \| 25/3,890	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	3,770 \| 40/3,730	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	3,622 \| 22/3,600	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Melvin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	3,733 \| 31/3,702	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	3,623 \| 35/3,588	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	3,810 \| 34/3,776	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	3,736 \| 36/3,700	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	4,094 \| 46/4,048	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	4,140 \| 40/4,100	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	4,311 \| 62/4,249	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	4,245 \| 43/4,202	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	4,228 \| 34/4,194	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	4,179 \| 33/4,146	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Melvin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	4,221 \| 53/4,168	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	4,056 \| 44/4,012	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	3,951 \| 43/3,908	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	3,927 \| 40/3,887	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	3,753 \| 36/3,717	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	3,412 \| 28/3,384	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	3,499 \| 30/3,469	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	3,179 \| 24/3,155	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	3,007 \| 23/2,984	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	2,798 \| 18/2,780	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Melvin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	2,091 \| 27/2,064	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	1,656 \| 14/1,642	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	1,201 \| 16/1,185	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	605 \| 11/594	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	495 \| 13/482	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	457 \| 9/448	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	372 \| 6/366	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	338 \| 7/331	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	285 \| 0/285	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	296 \| 5/291	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Melvin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	234 \| 0/234	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	230 \| 0/230	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	254 \| 6/248	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	176 \| 0/176	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	231 \| 0/231	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	166 \| 0/166	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	159 \| 0/159	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	133 \| 5/128	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	158 \| 0/158	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	163 \| 5/158	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Melvin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	125 \| 0/125	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	111 \| 0/111	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	114 \| 0/114	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	108 \| 0/108	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	98 \| 0/98	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	97 \| 0/97	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	119 \| 0/119	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	95 \| 0/95	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	83 \| 0/83	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	110 \| 0/110	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Melvin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	95 \| 0/95	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	96 \| 0/96	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	86 \| 0/86	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	76 \| 0/76	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	103 \| 0/103	5,949 \| 22/5,927