I have used GC for about 4 years and can say with some certainty that the more QAB=more on base. Whether a walk or finally getting a hit the runner gets on. Usually when DD has a QAB that goes 7-8 pitches she is fouling off a few that were down and away. Pitches that the blue was giving but not over the plate. This works best when the batter is behind in the count and the P is trying to get them to chase. If it's far enough off to lay off you get the ball and run the count full. I can pretty much guarantee if a kid has a high number of QAB she is up in your order whether you keep track or not.