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Willard vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Willard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	41 \| 0/41	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	43 \| 0/43	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	41 \| 0/41	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	28 \| 0/28	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	44 \| 0/44	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	46 \| 0/46	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	50 \| 0/50	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	55 \| 0/55	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	47 \| 0/47	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	44 \| 0/44	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Willard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	35 \| 0/35	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	31 \| 0/31	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	47 \| 0/47	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	36 \| 0/36	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	49 \| 0/49	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	40 \| 0/40	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	57 \| 0/57	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	48 \| 0/48	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	55 \| 0/55	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	60 \| 0/60	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Willard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	63 \| 0/63	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	59 \| 0/59	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	64 \| 0/64	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	61 \| 0/61	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	60 \| 0/60	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	59 \| 0/59	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	64 \| 0/64	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	66 \| 0/66	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	67 \| 0/67	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	83 \| 0/83	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Willard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	72 \| 0/72	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	76 \| 0/76	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	89 \| 0/89	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	81 \| 0/81	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	91 \| 0/91	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	113 \| 0/113	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	99 \| 0/99	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	117 \| 0/117	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	111 \| 0/111	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	105 \| 0/105	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Willard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	103 \| 0/103	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	128 \| 0/128	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	130 \| 0/130	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	136 \| 0/136	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	164 \| 0/164	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	171 \| 0/171	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	155 \| 0/155	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	172 \| 0/172	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	177 \| 0/177	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	229 \| 0/229	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Willard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	198 \| 0/198	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	220 \| 0/220	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	284 \| 0/284	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	306 \| 0/306	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	350 \| 0/350	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	316 \| 5/311	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	344 \| 5/339	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	400 \| 6/394	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	389 \| 0/389	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	413 \| 0/413	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Willard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	438 \| 0/438	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	497 \| 0/497	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	460 \| 0/460	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	513 \| 7/506	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	547 \| 5/542	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	573 \| 0/573	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	586 \| 0/586	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	636 \| 0/636	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	659 \| 5/654	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	723 \| 0/723	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Willard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	682 \| 6/676	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	773 \| 6/767	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	805 \| 6/799	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	778 \| 0/778	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	846 \| 5/841	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	935 \| 8/927	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	950 \| 0/950	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,032 \| 7/1,025	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,057 \| 0/1,057	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	963 \| 6/957	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Willard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,048 \| 9/1,039	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,238 \| 7/1,231	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,201 \| 10/1,191	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,094 \| 9/1,085	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,150 \| 10/1,140	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,111 \| 8/1,103	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,106 \| 11/1,095	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,177 \| 14/1,163	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,168 \| 11/1,157	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,227 \| 13/1,214	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Willard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,185 \| 11/1,174	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,301 \| 18/1,283	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	1,369 \| 12/1,357	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	1,401 \| 25/1,376	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	1,558 \| 21/1,537	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	1,532 \| 21/1,511	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	1,641 \| 13/1,628	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	1,765 \| 31/1,734	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	1,835 \| 25/1,810	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	1,824 \| 29/1,795	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Willard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	1,860 \| 26/1,834	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	1,968 \| 23/1,945	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	2,041 \| 24/2,017	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	2,106 \| 29/2,077	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	2,120 \| 31/2,089	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	2,047 \| 33/2,014	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	2,354 \| 43/2,311	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	2,229 \| 41/2,188	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	2,445 \| 32/2,413	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	2,924 \| 35/2,889	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Willard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	1,330 \| 28/1,302	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	946 \| 20/926	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	737 \| 19/718	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	353 \| 15/338	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	275 \| 10/265	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	232 \| 13/219	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	238 \| 9/229	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	207 \| 6/201	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	189 \| 11/178	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	194 \| 14/180	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Willard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	188 \| 8/180	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	170 \| 8/162	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	164 \| 0/164	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	136 \| 0/136	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	181 \| 9/172	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	151 \| 7/144	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	142 \| 5/137	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	143 \| 0/143	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	152 \| 0/152	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	113 \| 0/113	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Willard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	122 \| 0/122	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	118 \| 0/118	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	121 \| 0/121	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	101 \| 0/101	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	89 \| 0/89	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	100 \| 0/100	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	123 \| 0/123	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	95 \| 0/95	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	80 \| 0/80	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	95 \| 0/95	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Willard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	89 \| 0/89	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	92 \| 0/92	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	83 \| 0/83	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	94 \| 0/94	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	88 \| 0/88	5,949 \| 22/5,927