Matchup · Original Sinister Six

Spider-Man vs. Kraven the Hunter

Sergei Kravinoff, one of the original Sinister Six. 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

Kraven the Hunter45%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

Stronger and faster, and spider-sense counters his hunting tricks.

Kraven the Hunter's edge

Jungle potions that push him past human limits, expert hunting and tracking, spears, nets and poisons, and a hunter's patience. He once buried Peter alive and took his identity (Kraven's Last Hunt, 1987).

Odds for every Spider-Man

Each version of Spider-Man's chance of beating Kraven the Hunter. 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	55%	Toss-up	Overall −3 for this version; +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	53%	Toss-up	Overall −3 for this version; +4: Venom blasts stun or knock out living opponents.; −3: She has no spider-sense to catch an ambush.
Silk Earth-616 comics	57%	Toss-up	Overall −1 for this version; +3: Her Silk-sense is sharper than Peter's spider-sense.
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	54%	Toss-up	−4: No spider-sense: ambushes and surprise attacks land.; +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	53%	Toss-up	Overall −5 for this version; +3: Venom strike can stun a living opponent.
Spider-Verse Gwen Film	50%	Toss-up	Overall −5 for this version
Peter B. Parker Film	52%	Toss-up	Overall −5 for this version; +2: Twenty-two years against these villains.
1994 animated Peter TV and animation	54%	Toss-up	Overall −3 for this version; +2: He has fought nearly every one of these villains.
Spectacular Peter TV and animation	50%	Toss-up	Overall −5 for this version
Insomniac Peter Video games	58%	Toss-up	Overall +1 for this version; +2: He has beaten his own world's version of this villain.
Insomniac Miles Video games	60%	Favored	Overall +1 for this version; +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 Kraven the Hunter. How the stat scales work.

StatSpider-ManKraven the Hunter

Strength65

Speed65

Agility107

Durability65

Size45

Fighting skill78

Intelligence75

Ranged attack34

Kraven the Hunter's power set

Hunting10/10
The world's greatest hunter and tracker.
Jungle potions5/10
Strength, speed and stamina beyond peak human.
Martial arts8/10
An expert hand-to-hand fighter.
Heightened senses7/10
Tracks prey by scent and sound.
Weapons7/10
Spears, nets, knives and poison darts.

Who is Kraven the Hunter?

Sergei Kravinoff is a Russian aristocrat turned big-game hunter who drank jungle potions that gave him strength, speed and senses beyond any human's. He debuted in Amazing Spider-Man #15 (1964), determined to prove himself by hunting the most dangerous prey of all. In Kraven's Last Hunt (1987), he buried Spider-Man alive and took his place before taking his own life. He has since been resurrected, and his sprawling family of hunters has followed him into the trade.

First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #15 (1964)

Affiliations

Sinister Six: Founding member of the original team.
Kravinoff family: Patriarch of a family of hunters.
Big-game hunting: Famous as the world's greatest hunter.