I don't think there is really any proper answer for any class. You might be able to evaluate some people for pvp, and some guildies for pve, but at best you're only catching fragments of the population or what a person can do.
My RL friend doesn't have a pally here, but I can guarantee he is one of the best, if not the best, pve paladins you will ever see. He plays a damn good SK too. I have no idea on pvp because I stay out of it. I get a nice lecture now and then for it.
I've been a shaman since I started EQ and I still love the class. I missed this era which makes it fun for me, even soloing. I still have more experience as a shaman than likely anyone on p99 Blue or Red, which is probably something to be more sad about than proud.
I have done a portion of Kunark and Velious events and every single raid event from Luclin through an ungodly amount of expansions. I've created and led a raiding guild that took casual players and turned them into a raid force. Leading raids is horrible btw, those guys have a shitty, often thankless job. I'm much better as a peacekeeper.
Anyway, point is, I would put my skill level as a shaman against anyone with confidence. Even for pvp when I am proud of the fact that I have never killed anyone.
I still wouldn't put myself on any list, except as maybe the most stubborn.
Too many people take this shit far too seriously. I bet I have more fun running around on Neefin helping out newbies than most people will ever get on their pixel quests. It's supposed to be fun, for everyone. Even dying should be fun. I've camped an item for hours, finally had the named spawn with it, and got killed from behind while fighting the named. It was hilarious. I congratulated my killer and spent a little while bullshitting and trading good humored insults.
Have fun or play solitaire. If you pop a blood vessel over a pvp death, there's always minesweeper. We all knew what this server was going to be, so double up the therapy sessions and just laugh it off.
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