At the time I think you could put Earl above GHM in overall capabilities. Remember, Gouhoumei himself said he still needed a few years to surpass Reiou in over capabilities, and I always had Earl Shi>Reiou. Though u probably think Ranbihaku one shots Earl Shi
That's like saying Sengoku got overshadowed by Roger and Garp, so he loses to Oven. That's literally your logic by saying Batei>Earl Shi lol.