Matchup · Spider-Man rogue

Spider-Man vs. Hammerhead

Hammerhead, one of Spider-Man's own rogues. In this site's ratings, the classic Peter Parker Spider-Man wins 80% of their one-on-one fights, so Spider-Man is the favorite.

Spider-Man (Peter Parker)80%Favored

Hammerhead20%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

Faster and more agile. Hammerhead's best weapon is his skull, and he has to land it.

Hammerhead's edge

A steel-reinforced skull that makes his headbutts deadly, and a mob boss's guns.

Odds for every Spider-Man

Each version of Spider-Man's chance of beating Hammerhead. The best placed, Cosmic Spider-Man, wins 95% of the time; the worst placed, Spider-Ham, wins 74%. The last column says what moves each version away from classic Peter's 80%.

Spider-Man	Spidey wins	Outcome	What changes
Peter Parker Earth-616 comics	80%	Favored	The baseline Spider-Man
Miles Morales Earth-616 comics	80%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +3: Venom strike: one clean jolt can stun or paralyze a living opponent.
Ben Reilly Earth-616 comics	79%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version; +1: Impact webbing pins a shooter's arms from range.
Superior Spider-Man Earth-616 comics	81%	Favored	Overall +2 for this version
Black-suit Peter Earth-616 comics	83%	Favored	Overall +5 for this version
Iron Spider Peter Earth-616 comics	84%	Favored	Overall +3 for this version; +3: Bulletproof plating and three waldo arms blunt guns, blades and arrows.
Cosmic Spider-Man Earth-616 comics	95%	Favored	Overall +40 for this version
Spider-Woman Earth-616 comics	81%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +4: Venom blasts stun or knock out living opponents.
Silk Earth-616 comics	79%	Favored	Overall −1 for this version
Ultimate Peter Alternate comics	78%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version
Ultimate Peter (2024) Alternate comics	77%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Spider-Gwen Alternate comics	78%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version
Spider-Man 2099 Alternate comics	82%	Favored	+3: Talons and a paralytic bite can end it against anything short of superhuman toughness.
Spider-Man Noir Alternate comics	79%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version
Spider-Ham Alternate comics	74%	Favored	Overall −8 for this version
Spider-Punk Alternate comics	81%	Favored	Overall −1 for this version; +2: Sonic blasts stagger living opponents.
Maguire's Peter Film	77%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Garfield's Peter Film	77%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Holland's Peter Film	79%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version
Spider-Verse Miles Film	79%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version; +3: Venom strike can stun a living opponent.
Spider-Verse Gwen Film	77%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version
Peter B. Parker Film	78%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version; +2: Twenty-two years against these villains.
1994 animated Peter TV and animation	79%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +2: He has fought nearly every one of these villains.
Spectacular Peter TV and animation	78%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version; +2: His tactical style shines against brawlers who don't think ahead.
Insomniac Peter Video games	82%	Favored	Overall +1 for this version; +2: He has beaten his own world's version of this villain.
Insomniac Miles Video games	83%	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 Hammerhead. How the stat scales work.

StatSpider-ManHammerhead

Strength64

Speed64

Agility104

Durability66

Size45

Fighting skill76

Intelligence74

Ranged attack34

Hammerhead's power set

Steel skull8/10
A reinforced head that cracks concrete.
Durability6/10
A rebuilt skeleton that takes huge punishment.
Tommy gun5/10
A gangster's favorite weapon.
Criminal organization7/10
Commands gangsters and resources.

Who is Hammerhead?

Hammerhead was a mobster beaten nearly to death and left in an alley, where the surgeon Jonas Harrow rebuilt his shattered skull with a steel alloy. He woke up obsessed with 1920s gangster movies and became a crime boss with a flat steel head he uses as a battering ram. He debuted in Amazing Spider-Man #113 (1972) as Doctor Octopus's rival in a gang war. A later rebuild reinforced his whole skeleton to match his head.

First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #113 (1972)

Affiliations

Maggia: Crime boss among the Maggia families.
Doctor Octopus: Rival in a gang war for New York.
Kingpin's organization: Has worked under Wilson Fisk.