Ultimate zone rating (UZR) is a sabermetric statistic used to measure fielding.
It compares the event that actually happened (hit/out/error) to data on similarly hit balls in the past to determine how much better or worse the fielder did than the "average" player.
[1] UZR calculations are provided at FanGraphs by Mitchel Lichtman.
[2] Former Major League Baseball shortstop David Eckstein says "a lot of defense is putting yourself in the right position to make plays."
Josh Stein, San Diego Padres director of baseball operations, said UZR "can be skewed if the player is not starting from the exact middle of [UZR's zone] chart.