Too many people pay attention to that. Like Llewelyn says, it's the individual ratings that matter.
What I've also noticed, since doing a lot more skilling, is how people jump up and down the rankings by altering perks. It's kind of obvious it would happen, they are skill buffs, but interesting to see the difference it makes.
Aye the perks make a huge difference. From having made and skilled about 150 players you learn not to pay much attention to overall. Most batsmen or bowlers will be lucky to be over 75