title: Getting max value(s) in JSON array
body: <p>I'm trying to create a JavaScript function which takes information from an array in an external JSON and then takes the max value (or the top 5 values) for one of the JSON variables. For this example, let's say I want to get the max value for the value "ppg". Here is a small sample of the array:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[
  {
      "player" : "Andre Drummond",
      "team" : "Detroit Pistons",
      "ppg" : "15.4",
      "rpg" : "11.6",
      "apg" : "2.4",
      "bpg" : "1.6",
      "spg" : "0.8",
      "3pg" : "0.1"
  },
  {
      "player" : "Anthony Davis",
      "team" : "New Orleans Pelicans",
      "ppg" : "16.4",
      "rpg" : "13.6",
      "apg" : "2.6",
      "bpg" : "3.5",
      "spg" : "1.2",
      "3pg" : "0.1"
  },
  {
      "player" : "Carmelo Anthony",
      "team" : "New York Knicks",
      "ppg" : "27.4",
      "rpg" : "5.4",
      "apg" : "4.5",
      "bpg" : "1.1",
      "spg" : "1.5",
      "3pg" : "1.6"
  }
  ]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What would be the best way to go through the array to get the max value and then get the values "player" and "team" from this value? The page will be interactive, as I will have a drop-down menu bar with allows the viewer to choose between one of the six JSON values aside from "player" and "team". Thanks in advance!</p>