I like to have a precise overview.
For example, in Vanilla I don't have a "Sharpness 11" sword. In vanilla, with "durability III" you don't wear out 75% of the time. But I checked an item with "durability X" that just wears off a little and less often. That's the whole point. I don't want to invest 220 lvl and find out afterwards that it was downright useless.
I guess there is no list or scale :(