Matchup · Original Sinister Six

Spider-Man vs. Vulture

Adrian Toomes, one of the original Sinister Six. In this site's ratings, the classic Peter Parker Spider-Man wins 85% of their one-on-one fights, so Spider-Man is the favorite.

Spider-Man (Peter Parker)85%Favored

Vulture15%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 more agile, and a web line to the wings brings him down.

Vulture's edge

A flight harness that also boosts his strength, aerial speed, and an old man's cunning.

Odds for every Spider-Man

Each version of Spider-Man's chance of beating Vulture. The best placed, Cosmic Spider-Man, wins 97% of the time; the worst placed, Spider-Ham, wins 80%. The last column says what moves each version away from classic Peter's 85%.

Spider-Man	Spidey wins	Outcome	What changes
Peter Parker Earth-616 comics	85%	Favored	The baseline Spider-Man
Miles Morales Earth-616 comics	85%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +3: Venom strike: one clean jolt can stun or paralyze a living opponent.
Ben Reilly Earth-616 comics	86%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version; +3: Stingers: a sedative dart can end it against an opponent without superhuman toughness.
Superior Spider-Man Earth-616 comics	88%	Favored	Overall +2 for this version; +4: Otto reverse-engineers tech-based opponents faster than anyone alive.
Black-suit Peter Earth-616 comics	87%	Favored	Overall +5 for this version
Iron Spider Peter Earth-616 comics	86%	Favored	Overall +3 for this version
Cosmic Spider-Man Earth-616 comics	97%	Favored	Overall +40 for this version
Spider-Woman Earth-616 comics	87%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +4: Venom blasts stun or knock out living opponents.; +3: She can take the fight into the air with flyers.
Silk Earth-616 comics	84%	Favored	Overall −1 for this version
Ultimate Peter Alternate comics	83%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version
Ultimate Peter (2024) Alternate comics	83%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Spider-Gwen Alternate comics	83%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version
Spider-Man 2099 Alternate comics	86%	Favored	+3: Talons and a paralytic bite can end it against anything short of superhuman toughness.
Spider-Man Noir Alternate comics	86%	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	80%	Favored	Overall −8 for this version
Spider-Punk Alternate comics	86%	Favored	Overall −1 for this version; +2: Sonic blasts stagger living opponents.
Maguire's Peter Film	83%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Garfield's Peter Film	83%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Holland's Peter Film	86%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version; +3: He has beaten a Vulture before (Homecoming).
Spider-Verse Miles Film	84%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version; +3: Venom strike can stun a living opponent.
Spider-Verse Gwen Film	82%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version
Peter B. Parker Film	83%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version; +2: Twenty-two years against these villains.
1994 animated Peter TV and animation	84%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +2: He has fought nearly every one of these villains.
Spectacular Peter TV and animation	82%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version
Insomniac Peter Video games	88%	Favored	Overall +1 for this version; +3: An engineer with an arsenal built to short out and dismantle tech.; +2: He has beaten his own world's version of this villain.
Insomniac Miles Video games	89%	Favored	Overall +1 for this version; +4: His venom blasts hit far harder than the comic version's.; +4: Bio-electric venom fries electronics, shields and drones.

Tale of the tape

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

StatSpider-ManVulture

Strength64

Speed67

Agility105

Durability64

Size44

Fighting skill75

Intelligence77

Ranged attack32

Vulture's power set

Flight harness8/10
Flies silently.
Strength6/10
The harness boosts his strength.
Talons5/10
Sharp claws.
Aerial combat8/10
An expert flier.

Who is Vulture?

Adrian Toomes was an engineer whose business partner cheated him out of his company, and he built an electromagnetic flying harness to get revenge. As the Vulture, he became one of Spider-Man's first villains in Amazing Spider-Man #2 (1963). He's an elderly man, but the harness gives him strength and flight. He was a founding member of the Sinister Six.

First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #2 (1963)

Affiliations

Sinister Six: Founding member.
Vulturions: Led a gang of winged thieves.
Bestman and Toomes: Co-founded the engineering firm.