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Lyle vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Lyle James

By Year

Year	Lyle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	218 \| 0/218	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	200 \| 8/192	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	219 \| 10/209	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	225 \| 8/217	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	207 \| 0/207	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	242 \| 7/235	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	225 \| 5/220	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	205 \| 0/205	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	214 \| 6/208	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	183 \| 0/183	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Lyle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	182 \| 10/172	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	178 \| 10/168	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	133 \| 0/133	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	137 \| 0/137	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	101 \| 0/101	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	86 \| 0/86	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	78 \| 0/78	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	86 \| 0/86	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	104 \| 0/104	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	88 \| 5/83	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Lyle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	79 \| 0/79	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	117 \| 0/117	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	107 \| 0/107	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	100 \| 0/100	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	102 \| 0/102	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	100 \| 7/93	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	97 \| 0/97	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	122 \| 0/122	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	118 \| 0/118	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	143 \| 0/143	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Lyle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	149 \| 0/149	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	159 \| 0/159	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	189 \| 0/189	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	179 \| 0/179	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	257 \| 0/257	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	252 \| 0/252	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	248 \| 0/248	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	253 \| 0/253	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	297 \| 0/297	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	246 \| 0/246	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Lyle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	255 \| 0/255	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	247 \| 0/247	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	230 \| 6/224	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	246 \| 0/246	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	268 \| 0/268	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	251 \| 5/246	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	241 \| 6/235	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	279 \| 0/279	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	221 \| 0/221	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	247 \| 0/247	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Lyle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	271 \| 0/271	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	287 \| 0/287	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	319 \| 6/313	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	400 \| 5/395	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	474 \| 9/465	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	441 \| 6/435	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	434 \| 0/434	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	377 \| 0/377	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	435 \| 0/435	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	454 \| 0/454	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Lyle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	522 \| 7/515	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	575 \| 0/575	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	654 \| 10/644	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	668 \| 9/659	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	737 \| 7/730	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	768 \| 7/761	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	779 \| 9/770	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	846 \| 8/838	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	809 \| 15/794	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	829 \| 8/821	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Lyle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	900 \| 11/889	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	907 \| 16/891	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	914 \| 17/897	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	830 \| 15/815	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	843 \| 15/828	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	842 \| 7/835	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	877 \| 13/864	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	912 \| 8/904	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	870 \| 11/859	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	774 \| 8/766	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Lyle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	825 \| 12/813	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	900 \| 16/884	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	899 \| 9/890	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	951 \| 12/939	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	874 \| 10/864	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	843 \| 9/834	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	796 \| 6/790	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	887 \| 12/875	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	924 \| 14/910	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	943 \| 9/934	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Lyle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	954 \| 15/939	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	925 \| 9/916	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	985 \| 16/969	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	965 \| 21/944	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	966 \| 19/947	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	1,021 \| 14/1,007	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	1,015 \| 16/999	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	1,071 \| 17/1,054	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	1,073 \| 22/1,051	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	1,034 \| 22/1,012	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Lyle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	1,023 \| 23/1,000	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	1,031 \| 20/1,011	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	1,071 \| 16/1,055	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	1,039 \| 32/1,007	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	996 \| 29/967	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	901 \| 24/877	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	1,010 \| 17/993	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	882 \| 27/855	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	822 \| 16/806	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	736 \| 17/719	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Lyle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	522 \| 27/495	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	358 \| 16/342	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	340 \| 15/325	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	140 \| 12/128	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	125 \| 8/117	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	72 \| 0/72	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	82 \| 7/75	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	84 \| 8/76	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	98 \| 5/93	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	71 \| 10/61	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Lyle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	74 \| 0/74	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	66 \| 0/66	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	55 \| 7/48	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	65 \| 5/60	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	55 \| 6/49	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	42 \| 0/42	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	65 \| 9/56	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	49 \| 10/39	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	45 \| 10/35	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	40 \| 0/40	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Lyle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	56 \| 8/48	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	36 \| 7/29	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	34 \| 5/29	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	31 \| 0/31	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	27 \| 5/22	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	18 \| 0/18	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	29 \| 7/22	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	17 \| 0/17	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	12 \| 0/12	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	13 \| 0/13	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Lyle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	12 \| 0/12	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	7 \| 0/7	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	12 \| 0/12	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	6 \| 0/6	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	7 \| 0/7	5,949 \| 22/5,927