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Payton vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Payton (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	937 \| 820/117	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	1,111 \| 991/120	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	1,241 \| 1,097/144	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	1,322 \| 1,168/154	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	1,507 \| 1,331/176	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	1,600 \| 1,422/178	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	1,665 \| 1,428/237	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	1,938 \| 1,650/288	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	2,082 \| 1,801/281	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	2,481 \| 2,117/364	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Payton (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	2,824 \| 2,414/410	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	3,129 \| 2,619/510	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	3,544 \| 2,946/598	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	3,871 \| 3,151/720	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	4,479 \| 3,589/890	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	4,618 \| 3,646/972	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	4,852 \| 3,612/1,240	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	3,515 \| 2,284/1,231	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	3,449 \| 2,158/1,291	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	3,613 \| 2,184/1,429	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Payton (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	3,473 \| 2,077/1,396	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	2,887 \| 1,619/1,268	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	3,031 \| 1,758/1,273	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	3,298 \| 1,983/1,315	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	3,639 \| 2,058/1,581	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	2,341 \| 1,394/947	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	2,282 \| 1,368/914	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	2,020 \| 1,336/684	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	1,594 \| 1,018/576	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	1,038 \| 638/400	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Payton (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	969 \| 568/401	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	842 \| 522/320	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	569 \| 307/262	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	208 \| 45/163	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	155 \| 23/132	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	115 \| 18/97	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	128 \| 22/106	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	126 \| 22/104	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	103 \| 13/90	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	52 \| 13/39	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Payton (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	43 \| 0/43	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	29 \| 6/23	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	20 \| 0/20	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	30 \| 8/22	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	38 \| 8/30	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	31 \| 6/25	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	41 \| 9/32	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	22 \| 9/13	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	23 \| 5/18	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	20 \| 5/15	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Payton (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	18 \| 5/13	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	18 \| 0/18	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	25 \| 6/19	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	27 \| 0/27	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	21 \| 0/21	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	21 \| 0/21	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	18 \| 0/18	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	31 \| 14/17	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	29 \| 18/11	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	19 \| 0/19	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Payton (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	14 \| 0/14	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	16 \| 0/16	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	12 \| 0/12	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	15 \| 0/15	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	10 \| 0/10	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	12 \| 0/12	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	11 \| 0/11	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	15 \| 0/15	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	19 \| 0/19	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	11 \| 0/11	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Payton (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	6 \| 0/6	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	21 \| 0/21	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	9 \| 0/9	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	11 \| 0/11	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	7 \| 0/7	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	11 \| 0/11	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	18 \| 0/18	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	17 \| 0/17	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	22 \| 0/22	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	9 \| 0/9	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Payton (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	14 \| 0/14	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	19 \| 0/19	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	12 \| 0/12	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	13 \| 0/13	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	13 \| 0/13	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	17 \| 0/17	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	9 \| 0/9	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	16 \| 0/16	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	10 \| 0/10	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	18 \| 0/18	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Payton (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	11 \| 0/11	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	13 \| 0/13	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	11 \| 0/11	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	14 \| 0/14	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	12 \| 0/12	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	15 \| 0/15	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	20 \| 0/20	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	17 \| 0/17	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	13 \| 0/13	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	19 \| 0/19	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Payton (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	16 \| 0/16	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	23 \| 0/23	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	13 \| 0/13	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	18 \| 0/18	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	17 \| 0/17	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	19 \| 0/19	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	21 \| 0/21	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	14 \| 0/14	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	11 \| 0/11	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	12 \| 0/12	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

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

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By Year

Year	Payton (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	0 \| 0/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	0 \| 0/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	0 \| 0/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	0 \| 0/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	0 \| 0/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	0 \| 0/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	0 \| 0/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	0 \| 0/0	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	Payton (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	0 \| 0/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	0 \| 0/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	0 \| 0/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	5 \| 0/5	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	0 \| 0/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	0 \| 0/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	0 \| 0/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

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