By the numbers: Entering Year 22, LeBron James' résumé keeps growing

LeBron James is entering his record-tying 22nd NBA season, a mark that only newly enshrined Basketball Hall of Famer Vince Carter has reached.

Obviously, that's not the only number that jumps out when talking about James' career.

Already the NBA's career leading scorer and now a four-time Olympic medalist, James' body of work in the league is evident by looking at just about any stat list that can be drummed up. And this year, the Los Angeles Lakers star — who is set to play alsongside son Bronny this season — is set to keep climbing the charts.

A look inside James' statistics and his still-evolving place in NBA history:

This is one of the more fascinating stats of James' career. To this point — and this has been the case for the majority of his time in the NBA — James averages 27.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game.

But he's never had an average night.

None of James' 1,492 regular-season games (or any of his 287 playoff games) has ended with him having exactly 27.0 points,7.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists. He has been close, many times — 77 games ended with him scoring exactly 27.0 points, 11 games had him with 27.0 points and 7.0 rebounds, six games had him with 27.0 points and 7.0 assists, and 11 games saw him one rebound and one assist away from finishing at 27-7-7.

For the record, 27-7-7 nights are rare. There's been only 51 in NBA history, not counting four others in the playoffs.

Jerry West had two in the regular season and one more in postseason play. Grant Hill, Russell Westbrook and Jo Jo White all had 27-7-7 games twice. Kevin Durant has one in the regular season and one more in the playoffs.

Nobody else has ever had more than one. Paul George had the only such game last season.

James is on the verge of