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Sheldon vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Sheldon James

By Year

Year	Sheldon (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	80 \| 0/80	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	59 \| 0/59	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	68 \| 0/68	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	72 \| 0/72	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	79 \| 0/79	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	110 \| 0/110	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	126 \| 0/126	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	134 \| 0/134	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	131 \| 0/131	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	140 \| 0/140	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Sheldon (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	166 \| 0/166	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	179 \| 0/179	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	216 \| 0/216	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	176 \| 0/176	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	200 \| 0/200	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	189 \| 0/189	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	211 \| 0/211	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	206 \| 0/206	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	241 \| 0/241	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	257 \| 0/257	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Sheldon (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	239 \| 0/239	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	230 \| 0/230	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	273 \| 8/265	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	339 \| 10/329	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	309 \| 8/301	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	372 \| 9/363	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	416 \| 15/401	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	468 \| 14/454	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	478 \| 18/460	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	513 \| 20/493	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Sheldon (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	544 \| 24/520	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	501 \| 11/490	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	624 \| 16/608	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	563 \| 16/547	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	516 \| 15/501	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	402 \| 11/391	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	400 \| 13/387	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	375 \| 8/367	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	370 \| 18/352	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	339 \| 13/326	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Sheldon (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	310 \| 5/305	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	299 \| 5/294	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	280 \| 6/274	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	330 \| 7/323	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	321 \| 0/321	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	328 \| 6/322	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	325 \| 9/316	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	346 \| 7/339	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	397 \| 6/391	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	376 \| 8/368	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Sheldon (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	369 \| 8/361	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	347 \| 9/338	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	331 \| 7/324	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	390 \| 7/383	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	424 \| 9/415	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	419 \| 11/408	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	407 \| 5/402	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	396 \| 6/390	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	401 \| 9/392	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	410 \| 14/396	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Sheldon (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	417 \| 6/411	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	413 \| 14/399	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	443 \| 7/436	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	413 \| 5/408	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	390 \| 0/390	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	377 \| 0/377	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	412 \| 0/412	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	432 \| 7/425	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	414 \| 0/414	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	358 \| 5/353	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Sheldon (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	418 \| 9/409	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	328 \| 5/323	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	367 \| 0/367	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	329 \| 9/320	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	410 \| 6/404	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	377 \| 0/377	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	406 \| 5/401	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	429 \| 0/429	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	395 \| 0/395	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	368 \| 0/368	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Sheldon (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	380 \| 0/380	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	465 \| 7/458	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	432 \| 0/432	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	421 \| 7/414	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	384 \| 0/384	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	374 \| 0/374	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	438 \| 0/438	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	437 \| 0/437	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	461 \| 8/453	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	465 \| 0/465	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Sheldon (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	462 \| 0/462	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	429 \| 0/429	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	423 \| 0/423	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	415 \| 5/410	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	405 \| 0/405	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	403 \| 0/403	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	421 \| 0/421	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	370 \| 0/370	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	351 \| 0/351	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	323 \| 0/323	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Sheldon (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	311 \| 0/311	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	243 \| 0/243	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	233 \| 0/233	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	223 \| 0/223	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	200 \| 0/200	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	198 \| 0/198	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	170 \| 0/170	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	147 \| 0/147	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	135 \| 0/135	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	125 \| 0/125	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Sheldon (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	90 \| 0/90	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	59 \| 0/59	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	73 \| 0/73	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	25 \| 0/25	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	15 \| 0/15	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	17 \| 0/17	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	16 \| 0/16	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	15 \| 0/15	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	17 \| 0/17	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	5 \| 0/5	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Sheldon (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	12 \| 0/12	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	10 \| 0/10	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	10 \| 0/10	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	11 \| 0/11	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	13 \| 0/13	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	5 \| 0/5	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	6 \| 0/6	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	7 \| 0/7	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	8 \| 0/8	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	0 \| 0/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

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

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By Year

Year	Sheldon (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	7 \| 0/7	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	0 \| 0/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	0 \| 0/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	7 \| 0/7	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	0 \| 0/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927