Study Shows Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira Get Favorable Calls While Alex Rodriguez Doesn’t

Being a superstar has its benefits. In the case of Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira that includes a $20 million salary, infinite fame and, according to a Wall Street Journal study, favorable strike zones.

While the first two perks are true for Alex Rodriguez, the study showed that he doesn't enjoy the benefit of a smaller strike zone.

The study, conducted by physicist John Walsh, showed that Jeter's strike zone was 84.2 percent of the size of what it should be when adjusted for height and batting stance. It also determined that Robinson Cano's was 85.4 percent of what it should be, and Teixeira's 85.6 percent.

A-Rod, however, had a strike zone that was 92.1 percent of what it should be, the study said.

The study analyzed 33,000 pitches, and while nothing can ever be deadly accurate when it comes to an inexact science such as the strike zone, the fact that Brett Gardner had the biggest zone lends some credence to its reliability.

The study also showed that the Yankees had more favorable strike zones than the crosstown Mets, with Jose Reyes having a strike zone that is 103.6 percent the size of what it should be.