User blog comment:Godisme/San'ou/@comment-5336416-20120802225211/@comment-4538911-20120802232734

Saying that Yam is above captain level means he isn't a captain which means he isn't the leader of the 1. div. which means he isn't the leader of the Gotei 13 which means he is on pair with the likes of Rukia and Rneji. And by that I mean there isn't a rank higher than captain. You could be the strongest in the whole world but you would still be in the same catagori with Mayuri.