Originally posted by CobbleR
This is very true. I will also heed your warning about using the term average. What I'm not sure of is did Spider-man fight someone like Grundy? If not then you are using him as a bad example. Batman has no powers. His gadgets are kick ass but I doubt any of them will be any use to him when fighting Spider-man who really incorperates jumping in his fighting style.
Spiderman has fought many people "like" grundy. He is regularly pitted up against people who have higher strength and durability than himself. But my point was not to say "grundy>spiderman>and thus batman>spiderman." Not at all. I simply wanted to show that someone with greater durability and strength than spiderman was defeated in hand to hand combat by Batman.
As for gadgets, why whould they be of no use? Pumpkin bombs work often against Spiderman. Batman is also a more capable assailaint than the Goblins when it comes to projectiles. It stands to reason for me that the Batman's gadgetry will play a pivotal role in a fight between the two.