Career
A right-handed pitcher, Shifflett"s 18-year professional career was spent almost exclusively in minor league baseball. The first 16 of those years were spent in one Major League organization, with the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins. He stood 5 feet 10 inches (178 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg).
Shifflett had two MLB trials, with the 1957 Senators and the 1964 Twins, appearing in 16 games (all but one in relief) and going winless with two defeats.