User blog comment:Salubri/Power Rating - Shinigami/@comment-5693502-20151120014617/@comment-5693502-20151120123424

Granted, on the articles many have the same level but even so, they only give ball-park level e.g. Hitsugaya and Kenpachi both are listed as having Immense Spiritual Power but everyone knows that Kenpachi definitely has much larger levels than Hitsugaya. I mean sure, it's hard to quantify certain stats against others without measurable values but you can infer them by using the information we've been presented in the series.

I was only using the stat of "Intellect" as an example; also I never said any of the other characters were stupid in comparison to Urahara, I merely implied they wouldn't be on the same level as him. 'Intellect' seems too vague anyway for the very reasons you've given: street smarts, book smarts, battle smarts etc. etc.

Well as much as I try to, it's very difficult not to compare characters when trying to rate them as accurately as one can. Comparing helps to give one a base-point or top-level value with which to work off of. I'd show you what I mean in terms of character ratings, but I'll refrain from doing so as per your request in the original post.