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Val James

By Year

Year	Val (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	23 \| 6/17	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	25 \| 6/19	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	22 \| 6/16	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	10 \| 0/10	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	6 \| 0/6	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	10 \| 0/10	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	8 \| 0/8	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	12 \| 0/12	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	6 \| 0/6	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	12 \| 0/12	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Val (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	10 \| 0/10	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	0 \| 0/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	7 \| 0/7	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	8 \| 0/8	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	8 \| 0/8	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	9 \| 0/9	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	6 \| 0/6	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	8 \| 0/8	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	11 \| 0/11	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	13 \| 0/13	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Val (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	12 \| 0/12	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	13 \| 0/13	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	14 \| 0/14	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	12 \| 0/12	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	21 \| 0/21	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	14 \| 0/14	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	27 \| 0/27	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	17 \| 0/17	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	14 \| 0/14	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	9 \| 0/9	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Val (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	16 \| 0/16	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	11 \| 0/11	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	13 \| 0/13	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	14 \| 0/14	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	16 \| 0/16	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	14 \| 0/14	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	7 \| 0/7	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	9 \| 0/9	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	14 \| 0/14	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	21 \| 5/16	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Val (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	15 \| 0/15	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	9 \| 0/9	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	14 \| 0/14	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	26 \| 0/26	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	29 \| 6/23	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	28 \| 0/28	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	21 \| 0/21	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	36 \| 0/36	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	21 \| 5/16	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	27 \| 0/27	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Val (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	36 \| 0/36	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	50 \| 9/41	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	53 \| 12/41	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	63 \| 11/52	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	69 \| 11/58	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	75 \| 13/62	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	65 \| 17/48	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	84 \| 16/68	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	83 \| 19/64	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	97 \| 24/73	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Val (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	114 \| 37/77	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	156 \| 59/97	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	161 \| 59/102	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	184 \| 96/88	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	197 \| 75/122	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	223 \| 93/130	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	237 \| 110/127	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	233 \| 91/142	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	253 \| 85/168	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	223 \| 73/150	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Val (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	217 \| 69/148	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	215 \| 59/156	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	226 \| 48/178	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	177 \| 39/138	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	174 \| 36/138	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	157 \| 25/132	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	153 \| 24/129	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	140 \| 24/116	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	124 \| 19/105	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	92 \| 21/71	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Val (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	103 \| 16/87	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	87 \| 16/71	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	129 \| 26/103	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	82 \| 8/74	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	103 \| 19/84	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	95 \| 15/80	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	97 \| 19/78	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	91 \| 20/71	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	100 \| 25/75	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	91 \| 14/77	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Val (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	70 \| 7/63	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	85 \| 18/67	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	91 \| 22/69	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	72 \| 16/56	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	76 \| 11/65	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	66 \| 22/44	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	62 \| 5/57	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	59 \| 7/52	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	50 \| 11/39	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	54 \| 14/40	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Val (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	46 \| 9/37	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	72 \| 11/61	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	45 \| 8/37	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	41 \| 9/32	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	52 \| 15/37	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	39 \| 11/28	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	40 \| 6/34	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	48 \| 11/37	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	40 \| 5/35	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	42 \| 14/28	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Val (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	24 \| 6/18	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	30 \| 6/24	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	27 \| 5/22	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	10 \| 5/5	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	6 \| 0/6	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	6 \| 0/6	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	16 \| 9/7	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	10 \| 0/10	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	7 \| 0/7	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	0 \| 0/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Val (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	5 \| 0/5	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	5 \| 0/5	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	9 \| 0/9	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	0 \| 0/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	7 \| 0/7	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	0 \| 0/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	5 \| 0/5	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	8 \| 0/8	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	Val (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	0 \| 0/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	6 \| 0/6	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	0 \| 0/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	0 \| 0/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	0 \| 0/0	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	Val (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	5 \| 0/5	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	0 \| 0/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	0 \| 0/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927