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Obie vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Obie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	18 \| 0/18	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	15 \| 0/15	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	22 \| 0/22	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	16 \| 0/16	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	12 \| 0/12	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	12 \| 0/12	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	19 \| 0/19	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	11 \| 0/11	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	13 \| 0/13	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	15 \| 0/15	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Obie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	9 \| 0/9	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	5 \| 0/5	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	12 \| 0/12	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	13 \| 0/13	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	9 \| 0/9	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	6 \| 0/6	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	15 \| 0/15	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	22 \| 0/22	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	23 \| 0/23	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	22 \| 0/22	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Obie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	27 \| 0/27	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	6 \| 0/6	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	7 \| 0/7	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	6 \| 0/6	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	7 \| 0/7	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	5 \| 0/5	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	6 \| 0/6	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	8 \| 0/8	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	0 \| 0/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	0 \| 0/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Obie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	12 \| 0/12	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	7 \| 0/7	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	9 \| 0/9	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	10 \| 0/10	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	10 \| 0/10	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	13 \| 0/13	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	17 \| 0/17	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	11 \| 0/11	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	10 \| 0/10	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	14 \| 0/14	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Obie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	10 \| 0/10	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	16 \| 0/16	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	17 \| 0/17	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	18 \| 0/18	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	16 \| 0/16	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	16 \| 0/16	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	22 \| 0/22	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	27 \| 0/27	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	22 \| 0/22	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	12 \| 0/12	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Obie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	34 \| 0/34	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	27 \| 0/27	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	24 \| 0/24	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	33 \| 0/33	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	27 \| 0/27	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	26 \| 0/26	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	28 \| 0/28	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	25 \| 0/25	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	31 \| 0/31	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	24 \| 0/24	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Obie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	29 \| 0/29	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	29 \| 0/29	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	35 \| 0/35	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	27 \| 0/27	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	28 \| 0/28	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	30 \| 0/30	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	36 \| 0/36	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	47 \| 0/47	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	28 \| 0/28	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	39 \| 0/39	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Obie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	48 \| 0/48	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	38 \| 0/38	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	46 \| 0/46	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	52 \| 0/52	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	43 \| 0/43	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	50 \| 0/50	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	59 \| 5/54	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	51 \| 0/51	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	59 \| 6/53	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	58 \| 8/50	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Obie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	47 \| 0/47	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	65 \| 0/65	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	49 \| 0/49	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	50 \| 6/44	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	68 \| 9/59	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	43 \| 0/43	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	49 \| 0/49	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	54 \| 0/54	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	66 \| 6/60	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	67 \| 5/62	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Obie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	47 \| 0/47	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	52 \| 0/52	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	73 \| 10/63	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	76 \| 5/71	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	65 \| 7/58	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	66 \| 9/57	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	62 \| 0/62	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	61 \| 9/52	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	75 \| 8/67	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	69 \| 9/60	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Obie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	95 \| 7/88	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	86 \| 9/77	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	77 \| 8/69	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	79 \| 10/69	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	79 \| 0/79	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	87 \| 11/76	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	63 \| 9/54	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	90 \| 10/80	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	85 \| 13/72	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	77 \| 8/69	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Obie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	68 \| 12/56	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	47 \| 5/42	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	69 \| 11/58	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	34 \| 8/26	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	29 \| 6/23	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	24 \| 8/16	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	23 \| 7/16	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	31 \| 7/24	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	14 \| 0/14	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	30 \| 9/21	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Obie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	17 \| 0/17	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	17 \| 0/17	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	17 \| 6/11	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	11 \| 0/11	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	20 \| 5/15	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	17 \| 0/17	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	13 \| 0/13	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	13 \| 0/13	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	13 \| 0/13	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	16 \| 0/16	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Obie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	14 \| 0/14	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	9 \| 0/9	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	6 \| 0/6	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	8 \| 0/8	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	9 \| 0/9	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	7 \| 0/7	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	8 \| 0/8	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	7 \| 0/7	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	10 \| 0/10	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	7 \| 0/7	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Obie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	9 \| 0/9	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	6 \| 0/6	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	5 \| 0/5	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	6 \| 0/6	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	9 \| 0/9	5,949 \| 22/5,927