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Spider-Man vs. Daredevil

Matthew Murdock, a fellow hero. In this site's ratings, the classic Peter Parker Spider-Man wins 75% of their one-on-one fights, so Spider-Man is the favorite.

Spider-Man (Peter Parker)75%Favored

Daredevil25%Underdog

The verdict: Spider-Man wins most nights

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 by a wide margin. Spider-sense matches his radar for warning, and a loud fight overloads his senses.

Daredevil's edge

Radar sense that perceives in every direction, elite martial arts taught by Stick, a billy club for swinging and striking, and a fighter's tolerance for pain.

Odds for every Spider-Man

Each version of Spider-Man's chance of beating Daredevil. The best placed, Cosmic Spider-Man, wins 94% of the time; the worst placed, Spider-Ham, wins 69%. The last column says what moves each version away from classic Peter's 75%.

Spider-Man	Spidey wins	Outcome	What changes
Peter Parker Earth-616 comics	75%	Favored	The baseline Spider-Man
Miles Morales Earth-616 comics	75%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +3: Venom strike: one clean jolt can stun or paralyze a living opponent.
Ben Reilly Earth-616 comics	76%	Favored	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	76%	Favored	Overall +2 for this version
Black-suit Peter Earth-616 comics	79%	Favored	Overall +5 for this version
Iron Spider Peter Earth-616 comics	79%	Favored	Overall +3 for this version; +3: Bulletproof plating and three waldo arms blunt guns, blades and arrows.
Cosmic Spider-Man Earth-616 comics	94%	Favored	Overall +40 for this version
Spider-Woman Earth-616 comics	76%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +4: Venom blasts stun or knock out living opponents.
Silk Earth-616 comics	74%	Favored	Overall −1 for this version
Ultimate Peter Alternate comics	73%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version
Ultimate Peter (2024) Alternate comics	72%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Spider-Gwen Alternate comics	73%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version
Spider-Man 2099 Alternate comics	77%	Favored	+3: Talons and a paralytic bite can end it against anything short of superhuman toughness.
Spider-Man Noir Alternate comics	76%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version; +3: He carries pistols, and a bullet ends it against an opponent without superhuman toughness.
Spider-Ham Alternate comics	69%	Favored	Overall −8 for this version
Spider-Punk Alternate comics	76%	Favored	Overall −1 for this version; +2: Sonic blasts stagger living opponents.
Maguire's Peter Film	72%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Garfield's Peter Film	72%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Holland's Peter Film	73%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version
Spider-Verse Miles Film	73%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version; +3: Venom strike can stun a living opponent.
Spider-Verse Gwen Film	71%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version
Peter B. Parker Film	71%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version
1994 animated Peter TV and animation	73%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version
Spectacular Peter TV and animation	71%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version
Insomniac Peter Video games	76%	Favored	Overall +1 for this version
Insomniac Miles Video games	79%	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 Daredevil. How the stat scales work.

StatSpider-ManDaredevil

Strength64

Speed64

Agility105

Durability64

Size45

Fighting skill78

Intelligence76

Ranged attack33

Daredevil's power set

Radar sense8/10
Perceives everything around him in every direction.
Heightened senses9/10
Hears heartbeats, smells lies and feels the faintest vibrations.
Martial arts9/10
Boxing, ninjutsu and Stick's training.
Billy club6/10
A cable-firing club for swinging, throwing and striking.
Acrobatics8/10
An Olympic-level gymnast.

Official handbook power grid

Category	Rating (1 to 7)
Intelligence	3
Strength	3
Speed	2
Durability	2
Energy projection	4
Fighting skills 5 (the 2004 handbook gave Energy projection	1)

Who is Daredevil?

Matt Murdock was blinded as a boy in Hell's Kitchen when a truck's radioactive cargo splashed his eyes, and the accident heightened his other senses to superhuman levels and gave him a radar sense. Trained by the blind martial artist Stick and driven by the murder of his boxer father, he became Daredevil, the Man Without Fear, while working as a defense lawyer by day. He has fought the Kingpin, Bullseye and the Hand for decades, and he even led the Hand for a time. He's one of the finest fighters in the Marvel Universe.

Affiliations

Defenders: Core member of the street-level team.
Nelson & Murdock: Defense attorney and law partner of Foggy Nelson.
The Chaste: Trained by Stick's order of warrior monks.
The Hand: Ruled the ninja clan during Shadowland.