Current defensive statistics are tar less meaningful than batting or fielding statistics, mostly because the correct information is not collected. Statistics that do exist tend either to be not revealing or incredibly complex. I propose the collection of a single new piece of information that I think might change popular understandings of defense and allow complex analyses. By simply assessing the difficulty of the play, it should be possible to measure Hit Saving Plays and Difficult Plays Not Made. Sample data are presented for the first 21 games of the 2004 Anaheim Angels season.

Defense makes a profound difference in the outcome of baseball games but is usually not ...

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