Villains and NPCs and mooks are not the stars, so a suggestion is to adjust the rank numbers when creating them to be inferior. This gives some numeric variety, too.
Feeble (1)
Poor (3)
Typical (5)
Good (8)
Excellent (18)
Remarkable (28)
Incredible (38)
Amazing (45)
Monstrous (70)
Unearthly (90)
For normal people and mooks you could take that further and actually go the minimum starting route:
Feeble (1)
Poor (3)
Typical (5)
Good (8)
Excellent (16)
Remarkable (26)
Incredible (36)
Amazing (46)
Monstrous (63)
Unearthly (88)