Databooks also say Vista is as strong as Mihawk and that Ben Beckman is stronger than the Vice Admirals, almost on the same level as Shanks.
Databooks don't mean shit
Databooks don't mean shit
Again, unless you are saying that the only aspects of the databooks that can be personally attributed to Oda are the character heights. Lmao.
Even the character birthdays that Oda reveals in the SBS (the only source outside the manga that can actually be attributed to Oda) are just fan suggestions that he goes along with.