Shivers has twenty-two career BFTS wins. He has recorded the following history-making firsts: the first PBR bull rider to win more than $300,000 in prize money in one year (1998); the first PBR bull rider to reach the $1 million mark (2001), the $2 million mark (2003) and the $3 million mark (2006); the first PBR bull rider to register 13 90-point rides in one season (1998); the highest marked ride in PBR history (96.5 points - twice); and the first bull rider to win three consecutive Bud Light Cup events (2000). He is the second man to win multiple PBR world titles, after Adriano Moraes (1994, 2001).
Retirement
Shivers announced that the 2012 PBR season would be his last. He retired after the Finals that year. His final earnings during his 16-year PBR career total to $3,989,209.33. He was inducted into the PBR's Ring of Honor in 2013.
Unfinished Business
On May 30, 2015, Shivers came out of retirement for one more ride at "Unfinished Business" (a special event featuring several PBR legends coming out of retirement to attempt one final bull, held during the PBR's J.W. Hart Challenge at the Wise County Sheriff's Posse Arena in Decatur, Texas). There, he rode a bull named Black Cat for 88.5 points and split the event win with J.W. Hart (whose 88.5-point ride came aboard King Buck). Shivers and Hart were the only two PBR legends to ride their bulls for the full 8 seconds in the event.
