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Lou vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Lou James

By Year

Year	Lou (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	140 \| 70/70	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	143 \| 69/74	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	136 \| 62/74	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	115 \| 54/61	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	101 \| 43/58	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	84 \| 40/44	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	71 \| 39/32	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	67 \| 30/37	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	80 \| 35/45	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	67 \| 29/38	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Lou (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	49 \| 22/27	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	39 \| 15/24	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	36 \| 18/18	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	43 \| 16/27	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	27 \| 11/16	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	27 \| 5/22	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	19 \| 6/13	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	19 \| 6/13	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	29 \| 9/20	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	35 \| 14/21	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Lou (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	26 \| 10/16	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	20 \| 10/10	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	21 \| 8/13	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	28 \| 8/20	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	20 \| 9/11	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	14 \| 6/8	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	19 \| 8/11	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	21 \| 7/14	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	14 \| 0/14	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	13 \| 0/13	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Lou (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	27 \| 7/20	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	24 \| 10/14	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	28 \| 9/19	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	30 \| 6/24	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	36 \| 12/24	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	31 \| 13/18	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	21 \| 11/10	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	29 \| 13/16	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	24 \| 13/11	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	31 \| 12/19	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Lou (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	38 \| 19/19	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	31 \| 18/13	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	51 \| 29/22	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	46 \| 30/16	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	42 \| 19/23	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	65 \| 40/25	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	63 \| 38/25	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	60 \| 43/17	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	68 \| 48/20	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	70 \| 49/21	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Lou (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	83 \| 64/19	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	120 \| 91/29	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	126 \| 101/25	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	172 \| 134/38	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	199 \| 159/40	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	194 \| 165/29	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	201 \| 169/32	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	200 \| 171/29	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	225 \| 186/39	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	258 \| 225/33	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Lou (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	325 \| 277/48	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	420 \| 382/38	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	443 \| 396/47	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	527 \| 473/54	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	657 \| 593/64	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	763 \| 706/57	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	918 \| 851/67	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	956 \| 884/72	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	1,120 \| 1,066/54	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	1,274 \| 1,225/49	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Lou (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	1,547 \| 1,495/52	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	1,470 \| 1,434/36	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	609 \| 569/40	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	495 \| 440/55	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	445 \| 414/31	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	476 \| 441/35	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	478 \| 439/39	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	566 \| 510/56	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	525 \| 478/47	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	447 \| 399/48	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Lou (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	501 \| 463/38	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	495 \| 456/39	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	583 \| 536/47	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	545 \| 506/39	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	533 \| 494/39	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	549 \| 502/47	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	562 \| 532/30	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	565 \| 539/26	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	532 \| 506/26	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	551 \| 522/29	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Lou (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	583 \| 559/24	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	572 \| 534/38	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	585 \| 540/45	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	503 \| 463/40	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	496 \| 468/28	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	502 \| 474/28	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	469 \| 425/44	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	526 \| 489/37	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	446 \| 417/29	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	436 \| 395/41	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Lou (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	418 \| 381/37	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	378 \| 343/35	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	390 \| 350/40	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	348 \| 320/28	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	369 \| 336/33	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	334 \| 313/21	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	402 \| 371/31	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	383 \| 338/45	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	347 \| 308/39	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	316 \| 285/31	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Lou (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	265 \| 227/38	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	216 \| 199/17	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	234 \| 212/22	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	162 \| 153/9	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	162 \| 144/18	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	140 \| 140/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	162 \| 147/15	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	136 \| 124/12	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	100 \| 100/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	156 \| 143/13	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Lou (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	124 \| 117/7	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	144 \| 133/11	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	127 \| 121/6	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	103 \| 96/7	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	153 \| 140/13	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	138 \| 125/13	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	166 \| 156/10	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	127 \| 114/13	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	140 \| 130/10	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	134 \| 125/9	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Lou (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	130 \| 118/12	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	147 \| 137/10	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	146 \| 137/9	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	117 \| 109/8	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	141 \| 132/9	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	137 \| 120/17	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	179 \| 169/10	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	157 \| 147/10	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	138 \| 129/9	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	148 \| 135/13	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Lou (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	156 \| 146/10	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	153 \| 142/11	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	141 \| 131/10	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	129 \| 114/15	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	145 \| 131/14	5,949 \| 22/5,927