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Nelson vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Nelson James

By Year

Year	Nelson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	322 \| 0/322	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	317 \| 6/311	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	320 \| 5/315	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	358 \| 0/358	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	393 \| 5/388	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	411 \| 5/406	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	374 \| 0/374	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	411 \| 0/411	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	431 \| 0/431	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	426 \| 0/426	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Nelson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	409 \| 0/409	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	442 \| 0/442	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	465 \| 0/465	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	456 \| 0/456	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	447 \| 0/447	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	519 \| 0/519	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	551 \| 0/551	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	584 \| 0/584	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	605 \| 0/605	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	594 \| 0/594	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Nelson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	578 \| 6/572	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	612 \| 0/612	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	619 \| 0/619	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	615 \| 0/615	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	602 \| 0/602	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	610 \| 5/605	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	614 \| 0/614	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	619 \| 0/619	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	621 \| 0/621	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	687 \| 6/681	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Nelson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	728 \| 8/720	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	767 \| 6/761	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	809 \| 8/801	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	810 \| 0/810	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	936 \| 5/931	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	864 \| 8/856	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	767 \| 9/758	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	716 \| 5/711	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	723 \| 9/714	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	706 \| 0/706	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Nelson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	660 \| 9/651	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	630 \| 0/630	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	664 \| 6/658	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	646 \| 6/640	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	690 \| 6/684	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	676 \| 6/670	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	685 \| 5/680	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	681 \| 11/670	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	738 \| 7/731	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	695 \| 5/690	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Nelson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	686 \| 11/675	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	587 \| 7/580	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	632 \| 12/620	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	782 \| 8/774	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	768 \| 12/756	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	769 \| 5/764	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	772 \| 8/764	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	796 \| 7/789	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	732 \| 8/724	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	820 \| 5/815	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Nelson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	826 \| 0/826	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	981 \| 0/981	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	939 \| 7/932	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	950 \| 0/950	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	1,021 \| 5/1,016	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	1,083 \| 0/1,083	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	956 \| 6/950	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	949 \| 7/942	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	920 \| 5/915	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	914 \| 0/914	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Nelson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	952 \| 5/947	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	1,012 \| 0/1,012	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	829 \| 0/829	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	803 \| 0/803	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	804 \| 0/804	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	787 \| 5/782	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	814 \| 0/814	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	814 \| 0/814	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	741 \| 0/741	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	695 \| 0/695	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Nelson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	722 \| 7/715	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	800 \| 6/794	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	878 \| 8/870	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	796 \| 5/791	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	807 \| 0/807	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	801 \| 0/801	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	795 \| 0/795	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	661 \| 0/661	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	644 \| 13/631	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	584 \| 6/578	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Nelson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	576 \| 7/569	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	578 \| 6/572	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	635 \| 6/629	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	613 \| 6/607	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	637 \| 7/630	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	596 \| 6/590	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	681 \| 0/681	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	686 \| 13/673	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	690 \| 5/685	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	738 \| 0/738	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Nelson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	762 \| 9/753	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	704 \| 0/704	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	666 \| 7/659	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	712 \| 8/704	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	745 \| 5/740	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	682 \| 0/682	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	670 \| 6/664	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	610 \| 5/605	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	619 \| 0/619	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	611 \| 5/606	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Nelson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	527 \| 0/527	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	362 \| 5/357	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	349 \| 0/349	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	180 \| 0/180	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	142 \| 0/142	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	113 \| 0/113	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	112 \| 0/112	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	129 \| 0/129	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	100 \| 0/100	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	126 \| 0/126	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Nelson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	81 \| 0/81	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	93 \| 0/93	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	78 \| 0/78	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	97 \| 0/97	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	135 \| 0/135	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	107 \| 0/107	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	112 \| 0/112	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	104 \| 0/104	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	86 \| 0/86	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	108 \| 0/108	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Nelson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	76 \| 0/76	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	72 \| 0/72	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	98 \| 0/98	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	86 \| 0/86	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	71 \| 0/71	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	80 \| 0/80	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	85 \| 0/85	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	62 \| 0/62	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	78 \| 0/78	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	83 \| 0/83	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Nelson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	89 \| 0/89	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	79 \| 0/79	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	104 \| 0/104	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	90 \| 0/90	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	99 \| 0/99	5,949 \| 22/5,927