> OPS equivalent for pitchers?

OPS equivalent for pitchers?

Posted at: 2015-05-07 
If OPS roughly represents the production of a position player, than what basic stat can be used for pitching statistics?

http://www.fangraphs.com/library/pitchin...

You could look at Opponent OPS to evaluate pitchers. Clayton Kershaw led the majors with a .502 Opponent OPS last season while Max Scherzer led the AL with .564 Opponent OPS.

ESPN has the stat on their website:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/pitching/_/...

You can look at OPS against the pitcher if you want.

OPS is offense only, and wOBA is a better stat for that. For a position player, you also want to look at defense and baserunning.

For a pitcher, your most interested in pitching only, and for that, stats like FIP/xFIP, tERA, and SIERA are much better than wins, ERA, and the other traditional pitcher stats.

If OPS roughly represents the production of a position player, than what basic stat can be used for pitching statistics?