Villanueva's better against righties, Soriano's worse against righties. Villanueva averages one HR allowed per 25-26 PA vs. righties. Soriano sends one to the stands.
Could it be (ominous music) Mike Rivera's fault? Uh, no, but check it out:
Villanueva's PA/HR by catcher:
Estrada 26.4
Kendall 26.3
Miller 29.7
Rivera 21.2
Moeller (no HR)
40% more HR/PAs with Rivera than with Miller!
Another interesting item from bb.ref.com: the pitcher "most similar" to Villy is his opposite number in today's game, Carlos Marmol. (For the record, a late-1970s non-entity named Mike Paxton is "most similar by age"; Paxton lasted barely four seasons, but that was before there were pitch counts.)
