Strength gap:

• Spider-Man can lift 10 tons (20,000 pounds).
• Captain America can lift 1,200 pounds max.
• Spider-Man is over 16 times stronger in lifting force.
• Striking force: "a large armored truck traveling 100 mph if he's not holding back. Cap's durability – even at peak human – cannot survive a full-force hit to the torso or head. Bones turn to powder, organs rupture. One clean hit = dead Cap.

Speed/reflexes gap:

• Spider-Man's reflexes are superhuman – bullet-timing after they're fired, scaling to milliseconds.
• Cap's are peak human – maybe 0.05-second reaction.
• Spider-Man perceives Cap moving in slow motion. Plus precognition means Cap cannot land a surprise hit.

Defense vs Offense:

Cap's shield can block Spider-Man's punches if he positions it perfectly. But Spider-Man can:

• Punch elsewhere (legs, back) faster than Cap can move shield.
• Yank shield with webbing (stronger than steel, Cap can't out-muscle a 10-ton pull).
• Web Cap's limbs or face faster than Cap can dodge, given speed difference.

Fight analysis:

In a death match in Midtown Manhattan, starting 50 feet apart. Spider-Man doesn't joke around, doesn't hold back:

• He either immediately webs Cap from range (webs shoot faster than Cap can throw shield), entangling him completely. Cap can't break stronger than steel web strands. Spidey just walks over and crushes his skull with a punch.
• Or if Cap closes distance, Spider-Man dodges every strike, grabs Cap's arm, and rips it off (10-ton grip strength vs human tendons).
• Even if Cap gets a shield throw off, Spider-Sense lets Spider-Man dodge or catch it. If Spider-Man wants to end it fast, he leaps over, web-lines Cap's neck to a building, and snaps his spine with a tug.

Conclusion:

• Spider-Man wins 10 out of 10 times.
• The physical disparity is so vast it's like a professional fighter against a toddler with a knife – except the toddler is Captain America, a master tactician, but still stat-checked into oblivion.
• In a death match, no morals, Spider-Man kills him in under 30 seconds every single time.

27 dec 2025: AI said... that Spidey crushes Cap (1970s/1980s versions).

I agree. Also... I totally did not phrase my prompt in such a way as to guide AI toward a specific answer. I merely provided the character specs and to be objective. - signed... a Spidey Fan. 😇