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Willis vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Willis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	49 \| 0/49	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	60 \| 0/60	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	44 \| 0/44	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	62 \| 0/62	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	62 \| 0/62	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	50 \| 0/50	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	55 \| 0/55	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	51 \| 0/51	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	70 \| 0/70	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	74 \| 0/74	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Willis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	81 \| 0/81	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	75 \| 0/75	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	78 \| 0/78	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	74 \| 0/74	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	52 \| 0/52	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	66 \| 0/66	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	59 \| 0/59	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	80 \| 0/80	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	79 \| 0/79	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	66 \| 0/66	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Willis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	65 \| 0/65	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	78 \| 0/78	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	70 \| 0/70	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	82 \| 0/82	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	107 \| 0/107	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	109 \| 0/109	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	106 \| 0/106	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	95 \| 0/95	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	113 \| 0/113	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	115 \| 0/115	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Willis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	119 \| 0/119	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	127 \| 0/127	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	126 \| 0/126	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	163 \| 0/163	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	159 \| 0/159	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	171 \| 5/166	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	183 \| 0/183	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	169 \| 0/169	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	176 \| 0/176	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	186 \| 0/186	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Willis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	186 \| 0/186	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	203 \| 0/203	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	227 \| 0/227	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	199 \| 0/199	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	228 \| 0/228	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	233 \| 0/233	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	214 \| 0/214	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	232 \| 0/232	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	181 \| 0/181	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	203 \| 0/203	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Willis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	199 \| 0/199	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	193 \| 0/193	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	245 \| 0/245	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	253 \| 0/253	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	260 \| 0/260	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	227 \| 0/227	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	230 \| 0/230	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	238 \| 0/238	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	254 \| 0/254	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	305 \| 5/300	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Willis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	324 \| 0/324	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	349 \| 9/340	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	374 \| 0/374	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	365 \| 8/357	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	414 \| 0/414	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	412 \| 5/407	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	416 \| 0/416	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	455 \| 8/447	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	457 \| 13/444	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	461 \| 9/452	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Willis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	452 \| 5/447	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	486 \| 6/480	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	519 \| 6/513	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	520 \| 16/504	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	487 \| 11/476	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	484 \| 5/479	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	590 \| 6/584	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	611 \| 11/600	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	602 \| 18/584	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	584 \| 5/579	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Willis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	631 \| 8/623	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	770 \| 18/752	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	679 \| 13/666	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	696 \| 11/685	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	614 \| 5/609	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	705 \| 12/693	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	744 \| 13/731	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	745 \| 21/724	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	785 \| 17/768	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	811 \| 22/789	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Willis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	886 \| 19/867	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	829 \| 17/812	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	932 \| 21/911	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	952 \| 21/931	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	983 \| 18/965	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	1,050 \| 20/1,030	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	1,106 \| 21/1,085	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	1,087 \| 29/1,058	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	1,264 \| 31/1,233	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	1,221 \| 23/1,198	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Willis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	1,276 \| 15/1,261	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	1,215 \| 32/1,183	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	1,275 \| 25/1,250	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	1,234 \| 25/1,209	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	1,216 \| 19/1,197	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	1,165 \| 29/1,136	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	1,108 \| 17/1,091	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	979 \| 25/954	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	1,009 \| 19/990	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	965 \| 15/950	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Willis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	752 \| 9/743	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	583 \| 10/573	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	464 \| 11/453	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	247 \| 14/233	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	223 \| 7/216	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	200 \| 11/189	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	168 \| 7/161	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	146 \| 0/146	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	148 \| 0/148	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	136 \| 0/136	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Willis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	136 \| 0/136	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	133 \| 0/133	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	144 \| 0/144	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	115 \| 9/106	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	169 \| 0/169	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	133 \| 7/126	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	121 \| 0/121	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	132 \| 0/132	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	145 \| 0/145	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	135 \| 0/135	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Willis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	133 \| 0/133	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	149 \| 0/149	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	143 \| 0/143	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	118 \| 0/118	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	129 \| 0/129	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	124 \| 0/124	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	135 \| 0/135	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	118 \| 5/113	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	150 \| 0/150	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	133 \| 0/133	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Willis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	151 \| 0/151	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	131 \| 0/131	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	143 \| 0/143	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	142 \| 0/142	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	166 \| 0/166	5,949 \| 22/5,927