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Spider-Man vs. Captain America

Steven Rogers, a fellow hero. In this site's ratings, the classic Peter Parker Spider-Man wins 55% of their one-on-one fights, so it is close to a coin flip.

Spider-Man (Peter Parker)55%Toss-up

Captain America45%Toss-up

The verdict: A coin flip, with Spider-Man by a hair

Fight rules: both fighters at their peak, no preparation, no allies, only their own powers and personal gear. A win is a knockout, a restraint they can't escape, or a forced surrender. The percentages are fan estimates, not official information.

Spider-Man's edge

Many times stronger and far faster. Spider-sense reads every shield ricochet, and one good web line can rip the shield away and leave Cap with his fists.

Captain America's edge

Super-soldier stamina, the sharpest tactical mind in the Avengers, mastery of boxing, judo and his own shield style, and a near-indestructible vibranium-alloy shield that blocks anything and comes back to his hand.

Odds for every Spider-Man

Each version of Spider-Man's chance of beating Captain America. The best placed, Cosmic Spider-Man, wins 86% of the time; the worst placed, Spider-Ham, wins 47%. The last column says what moves each version away from classic Peter's 55%.

Spider-Man	Spidey wins	Outcome	What changes
Peter Parker Earth-616 comics	55%	Toss-up	The baseline Spider-Man
Miles Morales Earth-616 comics	61%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +6: Camouflage: an opponent who aims by eye loses him completely.; +3: Venom strike: one clean jolt can stun or paralyze a living opponent.
Ben Reilly Earth-616 comics	57%	Toss-up	Overall −2 for this version; +3: Stingers: a sedative dart can end it against an opponent without superhuman toughness.; +1: Impact webbing pins a shooter's arms from range.
Superior Spider-Man Earth-616 comics	57%	Toss-up	Overall +2 for this version
Black-suit Peter Earth-616 comics	60%	Favored	Overall +5 for this version
Iron Spider Peter Earth-616 comics	61%	Favored	Overall +3 for this version; +3: Bulletproof plating and three waldo arms blunt guns, blades and arrows.
Cosmic Spider-Man Earth-616 comics	86%	Favored	Overall +40 for this version
Spider-Woman Earth-616 comics	56%	Toss-up	Overall −3 for this version; +4: Venom blasts stun or knock out living opponents.
Silk Earth-616 comics	54%	Toss-up	Overall −1 for this version
Ultimate Peter Alternate comics	52%	Toss-up	Overall −3 for this version
Ultimate Peter (2024) Alternate comics	51%	Toss-up	Overall −4 for this version
Spider-Gwen Alternate comics	52%	Toss-up	Overall −3 for this version
Spider-Man 2099 Alternate comics	58%	Toss-up	+3: Talons and a paralytic bite can end it against anything short of superhuman toughness.
Spider-Man Noir Alternate comics	53%	Toss-up	Overall −2 for this version
Spider-Ham Alternate comics	47%	Toss-up	Overall −8 for this version
Spider-Punk Alternate comics	56%	Toss-up	Overall −1 for this version; +2: Sonic blasts stagger living opponents.
Maguire's Peter Film	51%	Toss-up	Overall −4 for this version
Garfield's Peter Film	51%	Toss-up	Overall −4 for this version
Holland's Peter Film	53%	Toss-up	Overall −2 for this version
Spider-Verse Miles Film	59%	Toss-up	Overall −5 for this version; +6: Camouflage: an opponent who aims by eye loses him completely.; +3: Venom strike can stun a living opponent.
Spider-Verse Gwen Film	50%	Toss-up	Overall −5 for this version
Peter B. Parker Film	50%	Toss-up	Overall −5 for this version
1994 animated Peter TV and animation	52%	Toss-up	Overall −3 for this version
Spectacular Peter TV and animation	50%	Toss-up	Overall −5 for this version
Insomniac Peter Video games	56%	Toss-up	Overall +1 for this version
Insomniac Miles Video games	65%	Favored	Overall +1 for this version; +6: Camouflage: an opponent who aims by eye loses him.; +4: His venom blasts hit far harder than the comic version's.

Tale of the tape

Eight stats on a 1-to-10 scale, classic Spider-Man against Captain America. How the stat scales work.

StatSpider-ManCaptain America

Strength64

Speed64

Agility105

Durability65

Size45

Fighting skill79

Intelligence76

Ranged attack35

Captain America's power set

Super-soldier physiology4/10
Peak human strength, speed, stamina and healing; he lifts about 800 lb and almost never tires.
Vibranium-alloy shield9/10
Virtually indestructible; he blocks nearly anything with it and throws it in ricochets nobody else can.
Hand-to-hand combat9/10
Boxing, judo and decades of war make him one of the best fighters alive.
Tactics and leadership10/10
Reads a battlefield faster than anyone in the Avengers.

Official handbook power grid

Category	Rating (1 to 7)
Intelligence	3
Strength	3
Speed	2
Durability	3
Energy projection	1
Fighting skills	6

Who is Captain America?

Steve Rogers was a frail art student from New York's Lower East Side who volunteered for Project Rebirth in 1941 and became the only successful subject of Dr. Abraham Erskine's super-soldier serum. As Captain America, he fought through World War II beside Bucky Barnes and the Invaders until a 1945 explosion sent him into the North Atlantic, where he lay frozen for decades. The Avengers found and revived him in Avengers #4 (1964), and he has led the team for most of its history. His shield, his tactical genius and his refusal to bend his principles have made him the moral center of the Marvel Universe.

Affiliations

Avengers: Revived by the team in 1964 and its leader for most of its history.
Invaders: Fought World War II beside Bucky, Namor and the original Human Torch.
S.H.I.E.L.D.: Longtime ally, and at times its top commander.
Secret Avengers: Ran the covert team as America's top cop during the Heroic Age.